Translations for „do-nothing“ in the English » German Dictionary

do-nothing case

Specialized Vocabulary

do-nothing case

Ohne-Fall

Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to do nothing about a problem

nicht gegen ein Problem vorgehen

to do nothing of the sort

nichts dergleichen tun

it ill behooves us to do nothing

es steht uns schlecht an, untätig zu bleiben veraltend form

we can do nothing except appeal to their conscience

wir können nur an ihr Gewissen appellieren

beyond getting up a petition, we can do nothing

außer Unterschriften sammeln, können wir nichts machen

I am not prepared to stand by and do nothing

ich denke nicht daran, untätig zuzusehen

to do nothing [or not do anything] other than sth

nur [o. ausschließlich] etw tun

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Beyond the legal risk, the do-nothing approach has additional ramifications.

www.theglobeandmail.com

At this point the do-nothing processes can exit.

en.wikipedia.org

The son, an insipid thirty-year-old, who acts half his age, is a do-nothing with strange habits.

en.wikipedia.org

The climate deniers in cabinet, the "fringe-dwellers" and troglodytes on the backbench, will almost certainly ensure a kind of do-nothing kind of climate policy.

www.theage.com.au