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useful

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use·ful  (ysfl)
adj.
1. Having a beneficial use; serviceable: a useful kitchen gadget.
2. Being of practical use: a useful job; useful members of society.

useful·ly adv.
useful·ness n.

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
Adj.1.usefuluseful - being of use or service; "the girl felt motherly and useful"; "a useful job"; "a useful member of society"
effective, effectual, efficacious - producing or capable of producing an intended result or having a striking effect; "an air-cooled motor was more effective than a witch's broomstick for rapid long-distance transportation"-LewisMumford; "effective teaching methods"; "effective steps toward peace"; "made an effective entrance"; "his complaint proved to be effectual in bringing action"; "an efficacious law"
expedient - serving to promote your interest; "was merciful only when mercy was expedient"
helpful - providing assistance or serving a useful function
profitable - yielding material gain or profit; "profitable speculation on the stock market"
serviceable - ready for service or able to give long service; "serviceable equipment"; "heavy serviceable fabrics"
useless - having no beneficial use or incapable of functioning usefully; "a kitchen full of useless gadgets"; "she is useless in an emergency"
2.usefuluseful - having a useful function; "utilitarian steel tables"
functional - designed for or capable of a particular function or use; "a style of writing in which every word is functional"; "functional architecture"

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 proteinlas judías son una buena fuente de proteína
a useful playerun buen jugador, un jugador que vale
the time we spent in Spain was very usefulnuestra estancia en España fue muy provechosa
he's a useful person to knowes una persona que conviene conocer
it is very useful to be able to drivees muy útil saber conducir
useful capacitycapacidad f útil
to come in usefulser útil, venir bien
the machine has reached the end of its useful lifela máquina ha llegado al final de su periodo de funcionamiento
he lived a useful lifetuvo una vida provechosa
to make o.s. usefulayudar, echar una mano
come on, make yourself useful!¡venga, haz algo!, ¡vamos, echa una mano!
this discussion is not serving any useful purposeesta discusión no está sirviendo para nada útil or provechoso
I feel I am useful to the companyme parece que le soy de utilidad a or útil a la empresa
2. (= capable)
he's useful with his fistssabe defenderse con los puños
he's useful with a gunsabe manejar un fusil

useful [ˈjuːsfʊl] adjutile
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, additionwertvoll, nützlich; (= handy) tool, languagepraktisch, nützlich; sizezweckmäßig; discussionfruchtbar; life, employmentnutzbringend; it is useful for him to be able to …das ist günstig or praktisch, dass er … kann; to make oneself usefulsich nützlich machen; he likes to feel usefuler hat gern das Gefühl, nützlich zu sein; he wants to be useful to otherser möchte anderen nützen; thank you, you’ve been very usefulvielen Dank, Sie haben mir/uns etc sehr geholfen; is that useful information?nützt diese Information etwas?; to come in usefulsich als nützlich erweisen; we spent a useful week in Londonwir waren eine Woche in London, was sehr nützlich war; that’s useful! (iro)das nützt uns was!; he’s a useful man to knowes ist sehr nützlich ihn zu kennen; that advice was most useful to meder Rat hat mir sehr genützt; that’s a useful thing to knowes ist gut das zu wissen; it has a useful life of 10 yearses hat eine Nutzungsdauer von 10 Jahren; the machine has reached the end of its useful lifedie Maschine hat das Ende ihrer Nutzungsdauer erreicht; these drugs are useful in treating cancerdiese Medikamente sind bei der Krebsbehandlung nützlich; you may find it useful to discuss the problem with your doctores könnte hilfreich sein, wenn Sie das Problem mit Ihrem Arzt besprechen würden; to perform a useful functioneine sinnvolle Funktion haben; to prove usefulsich als nützlich erweisen; they ought to be doing something useful with their timesie sollten etwas Sinnvolles mit ihrer Zeit anfangen
(inf) (= capable) playerbrauchbar, fähig; (= creditable) scorewertvoll; to be useful with one’s handsgeschickt mit den Händen sein; he’s quite useful with a gun/his fistser kann ziemlich gut mit der Pistole/seinen Fäusten umgehen

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
b. (fam) (capable, player) → bravino/a
he is useful with a gun → sa maneggiare il fucile

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
b. (fam) (capable, player) → bravino/a
he is useful with a gun → sa maneggiare il fucile

useful نافع užitečný nyttig nützlich χρήσιμος útil hyödyllinen utile koristan utile 役に立つ 유용한 handig nyttig użyteczny útil полезный användbar มีประโยชน์ yararlı hữu ích 有用的


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