bone idle in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for bone idle in the English»French Dictionary

bone idle ADJ inf

bone idle

flemmard inf

Translations for bone idle in the French»English Dictionary

cossard (cossarde)

bone idle inf

flemmard (flemmarde)

bone idle never attr

être paresseux comme un loir

to be bone idle

avoir les côtes en long inf

to be bone idle

être paresseux comme une couleuvre

to be bone idle Brit

avoir un poil dans la main inf

to be bone idle

Translations for bone idle in the English»French Dictionary

I.idle [Brit ˈʌɪd(ə)l, Am ˈaɪdl] ADJ

1. idle (lazy) pej:

idle person, worker

paresseux/-euse, fainéant

2. idle (vain, pointless):

idle boast, threat

vain

idle speculation, question, curiosity

oiseux/-euse

idle conversation, chatter, remark

inutile

it would be idle to attempt to do

ce serait vain de tenter de faire

3. idle (without occupation):

idle person

oisif/-ive

idle day, hour, moment

de loisir

the idle rich

les riches oisifs

100 men made idle

100 hommes mis au chômage

4. idle (not functioning):

idle port, dock, mine

à l'arrêt

idle machine

arrêté

to lie or stand idle machine, factory:

être à l'arrêt

to lie or stand idle land:

rester inexploité

5. idle FIN:

idle capital

dormant

II.idle [Brit ˈʌɪd(ə)l, Am ˈaɪdl] VB intr

1. idle engine:

idle

tourner au ralenti

2. idle person:

idle

paresser, flemmarder inf

III.idle [Brit ˈʌɪd(ə)l, Am ˈaɪdl]

the devil makes work for idle hands prov

l'oisiveté est mère de tous les vices prov

I.bone [Brit bəʊn, Am boʊn] N

1. bone:

bone (of human, animal)

os m

bone (of fish)

arête f

made of bone

en os

chicken on/off the bone

poulet à l'os/désossé

to break a bone

casser un os

to break every bone in one's body

se rompre les os

I'll break every bone in his body!

je vais lui tordre le cou!

no bones broken

rien de cassé

he hasn't got a romantic/jealous bone in his body

il n'a pas une once de romantisme/jalousie

he hasn't got a romantic/jealous bone in his body attr handle, button

en os

2. bone (in corset etc):

bone

baleine f

3. bone (trombone):

bone inf

trombone m

II.bones N npl

1. bones (animal skeleton):

bones

ossements mpl

2. bones (human remains):

bones (in archeology)

ossements mpl humains

to lay sb's bones to rest

enterrer la dépouille de qn

my old bones inf

mes vieux os inf

he'll never make old bones

il ne fera pas de vieux os

3. bones (dice):

bones

dés mpl

III.bone [Brit bəʊn, Am boʊn] VB trans

1. bone FOOD:

bone joint, chicken

désosser

bone fish

enlever les arêtes de

2. bone (reinforce):

bone corset, bodice

consolider

IV.bone [Brit bəʊn, Am boʊn]

bone of contention

sujet m de dispute

bone of contention

pomme f de discorde

close to the bone (wounding)

blessant

close to the bone (racy)

osé

to be a bag of bones

être un sac d'os inf

to cut sth to the bone

réduire qc au minimum

to feel sth in one's bones

avoir le pressentiment de qc

to have a bone to pick with sb

avoir un compte à régler avec qn

to make no bones about sth

ne pas cacher qc

sticks and stones may break my bones (but words will never harm me) prov

≈ les chiens aboient, la caravane passe prov

to work one's fingers to the bone

se crever à la tâche inf

bone idle in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for bone idle in the English»French Dictionary

bone idle, bone lazy ADJ pej

bone idle

flemmard(e)

Translations for bone idle in the English»French Dictionary

I.idle [ˈaɪdl] ADJ

1. idle (lazy, doing nothing):

idle

oisif(-ive)

to lie idle

rester inactif

2. idle (not working, without action):

idle person

inactif(-ive)

idle period

d'inactivité

in my idle moments

à mes moments de loisir

3. idle (with nothing to do):

idle person

désœuvré(e)

idle factory, machine

à l'arrêt

4. idle (pointless, without purpose):

idle

inutile

idle threat, talk

en l'air

idle rumours, fear

sans fondement

idle curiosity

simple

idle boast

bluff m

5. idle FIN:

idle capital

improductif(-ive)

II.idle [ˈaɪdl] VB intr

1. idle (willingly do nothing):

idle

paresser

2. idle (having nothing to do):

idle

être inactif

3. idle (operate at slow speed):

idle engine, machine

tourner au ralenti

idle computer, disk drive, screen

être en veille

I.bone [bəʊn, Am boʊn] N

bone

os m

bone of fish

arête f

II.bone [bəʊn, Am boʊn] ADJ

bone-handled knife

couteau m à manche d'os

III.bone [bəʊn, Am boʊn] VB trans

bone meat

désosser

bone fish

retirer les arêtes de

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Work commitments, prior engagements and bone idle laziness can all be contributing factors to why a team can start a game a man or two down on the opposition.

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Dreadlocks are not so much a hair style as what happens when somebody is too drugged up or just to bone idle to cut or comb their hair.

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