idle character in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for idle character in the English»French Dictionary

idle character N COMPUT

idle character

caractère m blanc

Translations for idle character 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

character [Brit ˈkarəktə, Am ˈkɛrəktər] N

1. character (personality):

character

caractère m

to have a pleasant character

être d'un caractère agréable

a house with character

une maison qui a du caractère

to act in/out of character

agir de façon habituelle/surprenante

his remarks are totally in character/out of character

ces remarques ne me surprennent pas/me surprennent de sa part

2. character (reputation):

character

réputation f

a person of good/bad character

une personne d'une bonne/mauvaise réputation

3. character (nature):

character

caractère m

4. character:

character LIT, THEAT, TV

personnage m (from de)

to play the character of Romeo

jouer le rôle m de Roméo

I hardly recognize her in character

je la reconnais à peine sous son rôle

5. character (person):

character (in general)

individu m

character (appreciative)

numéro m inf

a real character

un sacré numéro inf

a local character

une figure f locale

6. character (moral strength):

character

caractère m

strength of character

force f de caractère

7. character:

character COMPUT, TYPO

caractère m

character attr density, generator, reader, recognition, string

de caractères

idle character in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for idle character 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

character [ˈkærəktəʳ, Am ˈkerəkt̬ɚ] N

1. character no pl (set of qualities) a. COMPUT, TYPO:

character

caractère m

2. character (decidedly different person):

character

personnage m