idle away in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for idle away in the English»Italian Dictionary

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

idle away time, day, hours:

idle away

sprecare [qc] nell'ozio

Translations for idle away in the Italian»English Dictionary

passare, trascorrere delle giornate oziose

to idle the days away

Translations for idle away 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

I.away [Brit əˈweɪ, Am əˈweɪ] ADV Away often appears in English as the second element of a verb (run away, put away, get away, look away, give away etc.): for translations, consult the appropriate verb entry (run, put, get, look, give etc.). - Away often appears after a verb in English to show that an action is continuous or intense: if away does not change the basic meaning of the verb, only the verb is translated: he was snoring away = russava; if away does change the basic meaning of the verb (he's grinding away at his maths), consult the appropriate verb entry.

1. away (not present, gone):

to be away

essere via, essere assente (from da)

to be away SCHOOL

essere assente (from da)

to be away (on business trip)

essere in trasferta

I'll be away (for) two weeks

starò via (per) due settimane

to be away on vacation, on business

essere in vacanza, via per affari

to be away from home

essere lontano or via da casa

I'll have to be away by 10

dovrò andare via entro le 10

she's away in Paris

è a Parigi

she's away at a conference

è via per una conferenza

2. away (distant in space):

3 km, 50 m away

a 3 km, 50 m (di distanza)

10 cm away from the edge

a 10 cm dal bordo

a weekend away in the country

un week-end in campagna

I hate to be away from home

odio essere lontano da casa

far away

lontano

away with you!

ma va'!

3. away (distant in time):

London is two hours away

Londra è a due ore da qui

my birthday is two months away

il mio compleanno è tra due mesi

the election, the exam is only days away

mancano solo pochi giorni all'elezione, all'esame

4. away (in the opposite direction):

to shuffle, crawl away

andarsene strascicando i piedi, arrancando

5. away (for emphasis):

away back in 1920

nel lontano 1920

away over the other side of the lake

sull'altra riva del lago

6. away SPORTS:

away play, win

in trasferta, fuori casa

II.away [Brit əˈweɪ, Am əˈweɪ] ADJ

1. away SPORTS:

away goal, match, win

in trasferta, fuori casa

the away team

la squadra che gioca fuori casa

2. away Brit (drunk) inf:

to be well away

essere partito

III.away [Brit əˈweɪ, Am əˈweɪ]

to be away with the fairies inf

non esserci con la testa

idle away in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for idle away 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

away [ə·ˈweɪ] ADV

1. away (distant):

10 miles away

a 10 miglia

as far away as possible

il più lontano possibile

to be miles away fig

non prestare attenzione

2. away (absent):

away

via

to be away on vacation

essere in vacanza

3. away (in future time):

to be only a week away

mancare solo una settimana da

right away!

subito!

4. away (continuously):

to read/eat/write away

leggere/mangiare/scrivere in continuazione