Word: idle

Category: idle

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Synonyms: idle

waste time, dally, dawdle, loiter, linger, take one's time, delay, temporize, stall, procrastinate, pussyfoot around, drag one's feet, dither, hesitate, falter, vacillate, waver, hem and haw, shilly-shally, lollygag, let the grass grow under one's feet, tarry, dillydally, shillyshally, drag one's heels

Translations: idle

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spanish
Translations:
ocioso, poltrón, vacío, bribón
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german
Translations:
grundlos, arbeitslos, leerlauf, träge, untätig, müßig, nutzlos, leerbefehl, faul, unbegründet
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french
Translations:
muser, badauder, paresseux, chômeur, inutile, vain, inactif, vide, fainéant, inerte, ...
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italian
Translations:
pigro, ozioso, passivo, inutile
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dutch
Translations:
lui
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russian
Translations:
балбесничать, безработный, бездействующий, лодырничать, тщетный, пустой, напрасный, филонить, бездельничать, неиспользуемый, ...
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norwegian
Translations:
ørkesløs, uvirksom, doven
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swedish
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lat
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finnish
Translations:
joutavanpäiväinen, laiska, toimeton, jouten, joutilas
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czech
Translations:
planý, nepotřebný, jalový, prázdný, zahálčivý, zbytečný, nezaměstnaný, nečinný, zahálet
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polish
Translations:
lenić, gnuśny, daremny, próżniaczy, czczy, nieczynny, jałowy, leniwy, bezpodstawny, wolny, ...
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hungarian
Translations:
lusta, tétlen
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turkish
Translations:
aylak, işsiz, boş
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greek
Translations:
αδρανής, αργόσχολος, άνεργος, τεμπέλης
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ukrainian
Translations:
лінивий, простій, непрацюючий
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estonian
Translations:
jõude, tühikäigul
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croatian
Translations:
besposlen, lijen
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icelandic
Translations:
iðjalaus
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romanian
Translations:
neîntemeiat
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slovak
Translations:
nečinný, nevyužitý

The meaning and "use of": idle

adjective
  • (especially of a machine or factory) not active or in use. - assembly lines standing idle for lack of spare parts
  • without purpose or effect; pointless. - he did not want to waste valuable time in idle chatter
verb
  • (of a person) spend time doing nothing; be idle. - four men were idling outside the shop

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