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useless

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use·less  (ysls)
adj.
1. Being or having no beneficial use; futile or ineffective.
2. Incapable of functioning or assisting; ineffectual: He panics easily and is useless in an emergency. See Synonyms at futile.

useless·ly adv.
useless·ness n.

useless [ˈjuːslɪs]
adj
1. having no practical use or advantage
2. Informal ineffectual, weak, or stupid he's useless at history
uselessly  adv
uselessness  n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.uselessuseless - having no beneficial use or incapable of functioning usefully; "a kitchen full of useless gadgets"; "she is useless in an emergency"
ineffective, ineffectual, uneffective - not producing an intended effect; "an ineffective teacher"; "ineffective legislation"
unprofitable - producing little or no profit or gain; "deposits abandoned by mining companies as unprofitable"
unserviceable - not ready for service; "unserviceable equipment may be replaced"
useful, utile - being of use or service; "the girl felt motherly and useful"; "a useful job"; "a useful member of society"

useless
adjective
2. pointless, hopeless, futile, vain, idle, profitless She knew it was useless to protest.
pointless worthwhile, profitable
3. (Informal) inept, no good, hopeless, weak, stupid, pants (slang), incompetent, ineffectual He was useless at any game with a ball.
Translations
useless [ˈjuːslɪs] ADJ
1. (= ineffective) [object] → que no sirve para nada; [person] → inútil
this can opener's uselesseste abrelatas no sirve para nada
compasses are useless in the junglelas brújulas no sirven para or de nada en la selva
she's uselesses una inútil
he's useless as a forwardno vale para delanterono sirve como delantero
I was always useless at mathssiempre fui(un)negado or un inútil para las matemáticas
2. (= unusable) [object, vehicle] → inservible; [limb] → inutilizado, inútil
he's a mine of useless information! (hum) → se sabe todo tipo de datos y chorraditas que no sirven de nada
to render or make sth uselessinutilizar algo
3. (= pointless) → inútil
it's useless to shoutde nada sirve gritar, es inútil gritar

useless [ˈjuːsləs] adj
(= not useful) → inutile
useless information → renseignements mpl inutiles
(= pointless) → inutile
it's useless! → ça ne sert à rien!
Trying to persuade him would be useless → Essayer de le convaincre ne servirait à rien.
it is useless to do sth → il est inutile de faire qch, il ne sert à rien de faire qch
It is useless to complain → Inutile de se plaindre., Il ne sert à rien de se plaindre.
(= hopeless) → nul(le) >
This map is just useless → Cette carte est vraiment nulle.
You're useless! → Tu es nul!
to be useless at sth → être nul(le) en qch
to be useless at doing sth → être nul(le) pour faire qch

useless
adj
nutzlos; (= unusable)unbrauchbar; advice, suggestionnutzlos, unnütz; personnutzlos, zu nichts nütze; teacher, manager, playeruntauglich, unbrauchbar; schooluntauglich; remedyunwirksam, wirkungslos; to render something uselessetw unbrauchbar machen; to be useless to somebodyfür jdn nutzlos or ohne Nutzen sein; to prove uselesssich als nutzlos erweisen; (machine, object)sich als unbrauchbar erweisen; to be worse than uselessvöllig nutzlos sein; it is useless (for you) to complaines hat keinen Sinn, sich zu beschweren; shouting is uselessSchreien nützt nichts; it’s useless without a handleohne Griff nützt es nichts or ist es unbrauchbar; he’s full of useless informationer steckt voller nutzloser Informationen; he’s useless as a goalkeeperer ist als Torwart nicht zu gebrauchen, er taugt nichts als Torwart; you’re just useless!du bist auch zu nichts zu gebrauchen; to be useless at doing somethingunfähig dazu sein, etw zu tun; I’m useless at languagesSprachen kann ich überhaupt nicht; to feel uselesssich unnütz fühlen
(= pointless)zwecklos, sinnlos

useless [ˈjuːslɪs] adj
a. (no good, remedy) → inefficace; (advice) → inutile; (unusable, object) → inservibile
he's useless as a forward → come centravanti non vale niente
you are useless! → sei un inetto!
b. (pointless) → inutile
it's useless arguing with him → non serve a niente or è inutile discutere con lui

useless [ˈjuːslɪs] adj
a. (no good, remedy) → inefficace; (advice) → inutile; (unusable, object) → inservibile
he's useless as a forward → come centravanti non vale niente
you are useless! → sei un inetto!
b. (pointless) → inutile
it's useless arguing with him → non serve a niente or è inutile discutere con lui

useless عديم الجدوى neužitečný ubrugelig nutzlos άχρηστος inútil hyödytön inexploitable beskoristan inutile 役に立たない 무익한 onhandig ubrukelig bezużyteczny inútil бесполезный värdelös ซึ่งไม่มีประโยนช์ yararsız vô dụng 无用的


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Any change in function, which can be effected by insensibly small steps, is within the power of natural selection; so that an organ rendered, during changed habits of life, useless or injurious for one purpose, might easily be modified and used for another purpose.
He failed to see any advantage in carrying about such a useless encumbrance.
But while he was seeking with thimbles and care, A Bandersnatch swiftly drew nigh And grabbed at the Banker, who shrieked in despair, For he knew it was useless to fly.
 
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