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idle Adjective 1. not doing anything 2. not operating or being used 3. not wanting to work; lazy 4. ineffective or useless: it would be idle to look for a solution at this stage 5. frivolous or trivial: idle pleasures 6. without basis; unfounded: idle rumours Verb [idling, idled] 1. (often foll. by away)to waste or pass (time) in idleness 2. (of an engine) to run at low speed without transmitting any power [Old English īdel] idleness n
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idle adjective 1. unoccupied, unemployed, redundant, jobless, out of work, out of action, inactive, at leisure, between jobs, unwaged, at a loose end << OPPOSITE occupied adjective 2. unused, stationary, inactive, out of order, ticking over, gathering dust, mothballed, out of service, out of action or operation adjective 3. lazy, slow, slack, sluggish, lax, negligent, inactive, inert, lethargic, indolent, lackadaisical, good-for-nothing, remiss, workshy, slothful, shiftless << OPPOSITE busy adjective 4. useless, vain, pointless, hopeless, unsuccessful, ineffective, worthless, futile, fruitless, unproductive, abortive, ineffectual, groundless, of no use, valueless, disadvantageous, unavailing, otiose, of no avail, profitless, bootless << OPPOSITE useful adjective 5. trivial, superficial, insignificant, frivolous, silly, unnecessary, irrelevant, foolish, unhelpful, flippant, puerile, flighty, ill-considered, empty-headed, nugatory << OPPOSITE meaningful Translations idle [ˈaɪdl] adj (= lazy) → holgazán/ana (= unemployed); parado, desocupado; [talk] → frívolo idle money (COMM) → capital m improductivo; idle away vt to idle away one's time → malgastar or desperdiciar el tiempo idle [ˈaɪdl] adj (= doing nothing) → sans occupation, désœuvré(e) (= lazy); oisif/ive, paresseux/euse (= unemployed); au chômage; [machinery] → au repos; [question, pleasures] → vain(e) → futile to lie idle → être arrêté, ne pas fonctionner idle [ˈaɪdl] adj → untätig; (lazy) → faul; (unemployed) → unbeschäftigt; (machinery, factory) → stillstehend; (question) → müßig; (conversation, pleasure) → leer vi → leerlaufen, im Leerlauf sein; (factory) → die Arbeit eingestellt haben idle away idle vt (time) → vertrödeln, verbummeln idle [ˈaɪdl] adj → inattivo/a (= lazy); pigro/a, ozioso/a (= unemployed); disoccupato/a; [question, pleasures] → ozioso/a to lie idle → stare fermo, non funzionare adj idle [ˈaidl] 1 not working; not in use ships lying idle in the harbour. ongebruik بلا عَمَل، عاطِل незает nečinný uvirksom; ude af drift unnütz αργόσχολος, άπρακτος, αχρησιμοποίητος parado, inactivo jõude بلا استفاده toimeton au repos מוּשְבַּת מִפּעִילוּת बेकार, खाली besposlen nem működő menganggur aðgerðalaus; ekki í notkun inattivo 使われていない 사용되지 않는 be darbo, nenaudingas dīks; nenodarbināts menganggur inactief, ongebruikt ledig, ubeskjeftiget bezczynny inactivo inactiv; degeaba простаивающий nečinný neizkoriščen nepomičan oanvänd, overksam, ur drift เกียจคร้าน boş, işlemeyen, kullanılmaz 閑著的 непрацюючий, простоюючий بے کار nhàn rỗi 闲着的 2 lazy He has work to do, but he's idle and just sits around. ledig كَسول мързелив líný doven faul τεμπέλης perezoso, vago, holgazán, gandul laisk تنبل laiska fainéant עֲצלָן आलसी, सुस्त lijen henye malas latur pigro, ozioso のらくらしている 빈둥거리는 tingus slinks; laisks malas lui lat, doven leniwy desocupado leneş ленивый lenivý len lenj lat เกียจคร้าน tembel 懶散的 лінивий; бездіяльний کاہل lười nhác 懒散的 3 having no effect or result idle threats. ongegronde بلا جَدْوى، بلا فائِدَه безрезултатен marný tom; indholdsløs vergeblich κενός, ανούσιος, αναποτελεσματικός vano, inútil tühi بیهوده tehoton vain סְרָק कोरी धमकी इत्यादि neproduktivan üres hampa, sia-sia gagnslaus; innantómur vano むだな 효과가 없는 tuščias tukšs sia-sia loos tom, innholdsløs próżny vão van бесполезный márny, planý prazen prazan resultatlös, fruktlös, tom ซึ่งยังไม่ได้ใช้การ temelsiz, boş 無效的 марний خالی vô dụng 无效的 4 unnecessary; without good reason or foundation idle fears; idle gossip. ongegronde لا أساس لَه، لا مُبرِّر له ненужен zbytečný grundløs nutzlos αβάσιμος, άσκοπος, άχρηστος vano; infundado põhjendamatu بی اساس joutava sans fondement, futile חֲסַר בָּסִיס फिजूल beznačajan haszontalan tanpa alasan ástæðulaus futile, inutile 根拠のない 아무 근거도 없는 tuščias, nepagrįstas nepamatots tanpa alasan yang kukuh ongegrond grunnløs bezpodstawny vão fără temei; inutil напрасный zbytočný prazen zaludan löst [] ซึ่งไร้สาระ asılsız, aslı astarı olmayan 無根據的 пустий, безґрунтовний بے مقصد không căn cứ 无根据的 v 1 to be idle or do nothing On holiday they just idled from morning till night. leegloop, rondloop يَتَكاسَل، يَقضي وقتَه دون أن يَفْعَل شَيْئا в покой zahálet dovne faulenzen χασομερώ, τεμπελιάζω holgazanear, gandulear, haraganear laisklema تنبلی کردن؛ ول گشتن laiskotella paresser בָּטֵל कुछ नहीं करना ljenčariti henyél menganggur vera iðjulaus; slæpast oziare ぶらぶらする 빈둥빈둥 지내다; 시간을 허비하다 tinginiauti slinkot; slaistīties tak buat apa-apa nietsdoen drive omkring próżnować preguiçar a trândăvi бездельничать zaháľať lenariti besposličiti lata sig ปล่อยเวลาให้เสียไปโดยเปล่าประโยชน์ aylak aylak dolaşmak 無所事事 ледарювати وقت گزاری کرنا không làm gì 无所事事 2 of an engine etc, to run gently without doing any work They kept the car engine idling while they checked their position with the map. luier يَتَحَرَّك بِبُطء دون أن يَعْمَل празен ход běžet naprázdno gå i tomgang leer laufen δουλεύω στο ρελαντί (π.χ. για μηχανή) funcionar en vacío tühikäigul käima در جا کار کردن olla tyhjäkäynnillä (faire) tourner au ralenti סְרָק निष्क्रिय mirovanje üresen jár (gép) tidak dijalankan í lausagangi (girare al minimo) 空回りする (기계가) 헛돌다 dirbti tuščiąja eiga strādāt tukšgaitā (par motoru) melahu stationair draaien gå på tomgang chodzić na wolnych obrotach rodar a merge în ralanti работать вхолостую bežať naprázdno biti v prostem teku, teči v prazno raditi u praznom hodu gå på tomgång ปล่อยเวลาให้เสียไปโดยเปล่าประโยชน์ rölantide çalışmak (發動機等)空轉 простоювати بغری بڑھے حرکت کرتے رہنا chạy không (发动机等)空转 n idler a lazy person. leegloper كَسول мързел lenoch dovenlas der/die Faulenzer(in) αργόσχολος, χασομέρης perezoso, gandul, holgazán, vago laiskvorst آدم تنبل laiskuri paresseux/-euse בַּטלָן आलसी ljenčina naplopó pemalas letingi, iðjuleysingi ozioso, pigro 怠け者 게으름뱅이 tinginys dīkdienis; slaists pemalas leegloper lathans, dagdriver próżniak preguiçoso leneş лентяй leňoch lenuh, brezdelnež lenjivac dagdrivare, lätting คนเกียจคร้าน tembel kişi, avare, aylak 懶漢 нероба, ледар کاہل شخص người lười nhác 懒汉 n idleness ledigheid تَعَطُّل، كَسَل، تَكاسُل мързеливост lenost dovenskab die Faulheit αργία, απραξία ociosidad, gandulería, holgazanería jõudeolek تنبلی toimettomuus paresse בַּטָלָה आलस्य beskorisnost semmittevés kemalasan leti; iðjuleysi ozio, pigrizia 怠惰 빈둥거림 darbo nebuvimas, tinginiavimas dīkdienība; laiskums kemalasan luiheid lediggang, latskap bezczynność preguiça lene, trândăvie праздность lenivosť lenoba nepomičnost sysslolöshet, lathet ความเกียจคร้าน tembellik, aylaklık 遊手好閑 лінощі, ледарство کاہلیت sự lười nhác 游手好闲 adv idly ledig بِتَكاسُل лениво líně dovent faul τεμπέλικα ociosamente laisalt با تنبلی laiskasti paresseusement בְּבַטָלָה लक्ष्यहीन रूप से beskorisno dologtalanul dengan malas letilega oziosamente, pigramente のらくらして 빈둥거리며 tingiai, tuščiai dīkdienīgi; laiski sahaja lui, werkloos uvirksomt bezczynnie preguiçosamente leneş лениво lenivo leno nepomično sysslolöst อย่างเกียจคร้าน tembelce, aylakça 懶散地 ліниво; марно کاہلی سے một cách lười biếng 懒散地 idle away to spend (time) doing nothing idling the hours away. rondsit يَقضي وَقَتَه بلا عَمَل губя си времето prolenošit drive væk vertrödeln χασομερώ desperdiciar, perder, malgastar aega raiskama به بطالت گذراندن vetelehtiä perdre son temps לְהִתבַּטֵל समय नष्ट करना tratiti vrijeme semmittevéssel tölti az idejét buang-buang waktu sóa, eyða sprecare (nell'ozio) ぶらぶらする (시간을) 허비하다 tuščiai leisti notriekt laiku [] membuang-buang masa verdoen kaste/sløse bort trwonić desperdiçar a-şi pierde timpul растрачивать впустую preleňošiť zapravljati čas dokoličiti slösa bort อย่างเอ้อระเหย boşa harcamak, ziyan etmek 虛度 марнувати час وقت گزارنا lãng phí thời gian 虚度 How to thank TFD for its existence? 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