useless

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.

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useless·ly adv.

useless·ness n.

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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

Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

useless - 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"

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useless

adjective

1. worthless, of no use, valueless, pants (slang), ineffective, impractical, fruitless, unproductive, ineffectual, unworkable, disadvantageous, unavailing, bootless, unsuitable He realised that their money was useless in this country.
worthless useful, practical, valuable, effective, productive, fruitful, workable, advantageous

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 useless → este abrelatas no sirve para nada
compasses are useless in the jungle → las brújulas no sirven para or de nada en la selva
she's useless → es una inútil
he's useless as a forward → no vale para delantero → no sirve como delantero
I was always useless at maths → siempre 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 useless → inutilizar algo

3. (= pointless) → inútil
it's useless to shout → de nada sirve gritar, es inútil gritar

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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

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useless

adj

→ nutzlos; (= unusable) → unbrauchbar; advice, suggestion → nutzlos, unnütz; person → nutzlos, zu nichts nütze; teacher, manager, player → untauglich, unbrauchbar; school → untauglich; remedy → unwirksam, wirkungslos; to render something useless → etw unbrauchbar machen; to be useless to somebody → für jdn nutzlos or ohne Nutzen sein; to prove useless → sich als nutzlos erweisen; (machine, object) → sich als unbrauchbar erweisen; to be worse than useless → völlig nutzlos sein; it is useless (for you) to complain → es hat keinen Sinn, sich zu beschweren; shouting is useless → Schreien nützt nichts; it’s useless without a handle → ohne Griff nützt es nichts or ist es unbrauchbar; he’s full of useless information → er steckt voller nutzloser Informationen; he’s useless as a goalkeeper → er 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 something → unfähig dazu sein, etw zu tun; I’m useless at languages → Sprachen kann ich überhaupt nicht; to feel useless → sich unnütz fühlen

(= pointless) → zwecklos, sinnlos

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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

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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