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useful [ˈjuːsfʊl] adj 1. able to be used advantageously, beneficially, or for several purposes; helpful or serviceable 2. Informal commendable or capable a useful term's work n
(Business / Professions) Austral informal an odd-jobman or general factotum usefully adv usefulness n ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
useful adjective helpful, effective, valuable, practical, of use, profitable, of service, worthwhile, beneficial, of help, fruitful, advantageous, all-purpose, salutary, general-purpose, serviceable The police gained useful information about the organisation. useless, ineffective, worthless, inadequate, pants (slang), vain, unproductive, unhelpful, unbeneficial Translations useful [ˈjuːsfʊl] ADJ 1. (= valuable) [information, advice, tool] → útil; [discussion, meeting] → fructífero; [experience] → provechoso, útil beans are a useful source of protein → las judías son una buena fuente de proteína a useful player → un buen jugador, un jugador que vale the time we spent in Spain was very useful → nuestra estancia en España fue muy provechosa he's a useful person to know → es una persona que conviene conocer it is very useful to be able to drive → es muy útil saber conducir useful capacity → capacidad f útil to come in useful → ser útil, venir bien the machine has reached the end of its useful life → la máquina ha llegado al final de su periodo de funcionamiento he lived a useful life → tuvo una vida provechosa to make o.s. useful → ayudar, echar una mano come on, make yourself useful! → ¡venga, haz algo!, ¡vamos, echa una mano! this discussion is not serving any useful purpose → esta discusión no está sirviendo para nada útil or provechoso I feel I am useful to the company → me parece que le soy de utilidad a or útil a la empresa useful [ˈjuːsfʊl] adj → utile to be useful to sb → être utile à qn, servir à qn to be useful for sb → être utile à qn to be useful for sth → être utile pour qch to be useful for doing sth → être utile pour faire qch it is useful to do sth → il est utile de faire qch It is useful to keep a diary → Il est utile d'avoir un agenda. to come in useful → être utile useful adj → nützlich; person, citizen, contribution, addition → wertvoll, nützlich; (= handy) tool, language → praktisch, nützlich; size → zweckmäßig; discussion → fruchtbar; life, employment → nutzbringend; it is useful for him to be able to … → das ist günstig or praktisch, dass er … kann; to make oneself useful → sich nützlich machen; he likes to feel useful → er hat gern das Gefühl, nützlich zu sein; he wants to be useful to others → er möchte anderen nützen; thank you, you’ve been very useful → vielen Dank, Sie haben mir/uns etc sehr geholfen; is that useful information? → nützt diese Information etwas?; to come in useful → sich als nützlich erweisen; we spent a useful week in London → wir waren eine Woche in London, was sehr nützlich war; that’s useful! (iro) → das nützt uns was!; he’s a useful man to know → es ist sehr nützlich ihn zu kennen; that advice was most useful to me → der Rat hat mir sehr genützt; that’s a useful thing to know → es ist gut das zu wissen; it has a useful life of 10 years → es hat eine Nutzungsdauer von 10 Jahren; the machine has reached the end of its useful life → die Maschine hat das Ende ihrer Nutzungsdauer erreicht; these drugs are useful in treating cancer → diese Medikamente sind bei der Krebsbehandlung nützlich; you may find it useful to discuss the problem with your doctor → es könnte hilfreich sein, wenn Sie das Problem mit Ihrem Arzt besprechen würden; to perform a useful function → eine sinnvolle Funktion haben; to prove useful → sich als nützlich erweisen; they ought to be doing something useful with their time → sie sollten etwas Sinnvolles mit ihrer Zeit anfangen useful [ˈjuːsfʊl] adj a. (gen) → utile he's a useful man to know → è una conoscenza utile that's a useful thing to know → buono a sapersi it is very useful to be able to drive → saper guidare è molto utile to make o.s. useful → rendersi utile to come in useful → fare comodo, tornare utile useful [ˈjuːsfʊl] adj a. (gen) → utile he's a useful man to know → è una conoscenza utile that's a useful thing to know → buono a sapersi it is very useful to be able to drive → saper guidare è molto utile to make o.s. useful → rendersi utile to come in useful → fare comodo, tornare utile How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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