idle
Not being used appropriatelyNot being used appropriately; not occupied; (of time) with no, no important, or not much activity.
» Tom is not an idle boy any longer.
Tom ist nicht länger ein untätiger Junge.
Том больше не лентяй.
Значение
значений: 6Not being used appropriately; not occupied; (of time) with no, no important, or not much activity.
idle hours
My computer hibernates after it has been idle for 30 minutes.
ungenutzt, Mußezeit, Totzeit
Not engaged in any occupation or employment; unemployed; inactive; doing nothing in particular.
idle workmen
untätig, müßig
неза́нятыйnezánjatyj
Averse to work, labor or employment; lazy; slothful.
an idle fellow
faul, arbeitsscheu
лени́выйlenívyj
ліни́вийlinývyj, леда́чийledáčyj
Of no importance; useless; worthless; vain; trifling; thoughtless; silly.
an idle story; idle talk; idle rumor; idle threats; idle pleasures
nutzlos, müßig, überflüssig
(устаревшее)Empty, vacant.
(устаревшее)Light-headed; foolish.
- not in active use
- not in action or at work
- not having a job
- lacking a sense of restraint or responsibility
Примеры
предложений: 116Tom is not an idle boy any longer.
Том больше не лентяй.
deTom ist nicht länger ein untätiger Junge.
I don't engage in idle speculation.
An idle brain is the devil's workshop.
I regret having been idle in my youth.
The machines are idle now.
deDie Maschinen stehen jetzt still.
Переводы
языков: 9По значениям 1
По значениям 2
По значениям 4
Происхождение
From Middle English idel, ydel, from Old English īdel, from Proto-West Germanic *īdl, fromFrom Middle English idel, ydel, from Old English īdel, from Proto-West Germanic *īdl, from Proto-Germanic *īdlaz. Cognate with Dutch ijdel (“vain, meaningless”), ijl (“rareified, skinny”), iel (“thin, slender”); German Low German iedel (“vain, idle”); German eitel (“vain, conceited”); and possibly Old Norse illr ("bad"; > English ill).
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Формы
more idle, most idleСинонимы
синонимов: 184- not in active use:unused
- not having a job:joblessout of work
- lacking a sense of restraint or responsibility:loose
- silly or trivial:light
- not yielding a return:dead
- without a basis in reason or fact:baselessgroundlessunfoundedunwarrantedwild
Антонимы
антонимов: 1Однокоренные
связанных слов: 20Уроки к слову
уроков: 2- A2Сравнительная степень — Потому что у него есть сравнительная степень
- A2Превосходная степень — Потому что у него есть превосходная степень