idle in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for idle in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.idle [Brit ˈʌɪd(ə)l, Am ˈaɪdl] ADJ

1. idle (lazy) pej:

idle person, worker

pigro, indolente

2. idle (vain, pointless):

idle boast, threat

vano

idle speculation, question, curiosity

ozioso

idle conversation, chatter, remark

inutile

it would be idle to attempt to do

sarebbe inutile cercare di fare

3. idle (without occupation):

idle person

sfaccendato

idle day, hour, moment

di ozio

idle worker

= momentaneamente privo di occupazione, disoccupato

the idle rich

i ricchi oziosi

100 men made idle

100 uomini rimasti momentaneamente disoccupati

4. idle (not functioning):

idle port, dock, mine, machine

fermo, inattivo

to lie or stand idle machine, factory:

rimanere fermo

to lie or stand idle land:

rimanere incolto

5. idle ECON:

idle capital

morto

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

1. idle engine:

idle

girare al minimo

2. idle person:

idle

oziare

III.idle [Brit ˈʌɪd(ə)l, Am ˈaɪdl]

the devil makes work for idle hands prov

l'ozio è il padre di tutti i vizi

idle away VB [ˈʌɪd(ə)l -] (idle away [sth], idle [sth] away)

idle away time, day, hours:

idle away

sprecare [qc] nell'ozio

bone idle [Brit] ADJ inf

bone idle

molto pigro

idle character [ˈaɪdlˌkærəktə(r)] N COMPUT

idle character

spazio m (vuoto)

Translations for idle in the Italian»English Dictionary

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inoperoso persona

idle

inoperoso capitale

idle

ozioso

idle

passare, trascorrere delle giornate oziose

to idle the days away

ozioso proposito

idle

inattivo capitale

idle

rimanere inattivo macchinario

to lay idle

scioperato

idle

infruttifero capitale

idle

sfaticato

idle

idle in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for idle in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.idle [ˈaɪ·dl] ADJ

1. idle (lazy):

idle

pigro, -a

2. idle (not busy):

idle

inoperoso, -a

idle machine

inattivo, -a

3. idle (frivolous):

idle pleasures

futile

4. idle (unfounded):

idle promise

vano, -a

idle gossip

ozioso, -a

idle fear

infondato, -a

5. idle (ineffective):

idle threat

inconsistente

6. idle FIN:

idle capital

infruttifero, -a

II.idle [ˈaɪ·dl] N AUTO

idle

minimo m

III.idle [ˈaɪ·dl] VB intr

idle machine

girare al minimo

idle person

oziare

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idle gossip

pettegolezzi

Translations for idle in the Italian»English Dictionary

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ozioso (-a)

idle

ozioso (-a)

idle

l'ozio è il padre dei vizi prov

idle hands are the devil's tools

-i di corridoio

idle rumors

giacere

to lie idle

starsene con le mani in tasca fig

to be idle

idle Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

idle gossip

pettegolezzi

idle hands are the devil's tools

l'ozio è il padre dei vizi prov

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

They did not know which way to take, and so took up an idle life.

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This means that the vast majority of drivers who idle their engines are already in violation of at least one existing traffic safety law.

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According to one superintendent of the reformatory, of all wretched women the idle are the most wretched.

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The situation is even worse when six tape drives are usedat least two will stand idle.

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For example, institutions that held power in rural areas were quick to implement national laws regarding the peasantrys use of idle land.

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The stated goal is to reduce the volume of regional truck traffic on local roads and reduce idling on local roads.

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Since then, much of the base property had been idle.

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The speaker turned on and the operator heard idle channel noise on a carrier.

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The oscillating merge sort does not waste rewind time or have tape drives sit idle as in the conventional tape merge.

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Additionally, active and idle power optimizations are to be investigated.

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