bone idle in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for bone idle in the English»Spanish Dictionary

bone idle ADJ Brit inf

bone idle

haragán

bone idle

flojo inf

bone idle

vago inf

Translations for bone idle in the English»Spanish Dictionary

your problem is that you're bone idle

lo que pasa es que eres un gandul

your problem is that you're bone idle attr family/child

difícil

Translations for bone idle in the Spanish»English Dictionary

fiaca

bone idle inf

ser más vago que la chaqueta de un guardia Spain inf

to be bone idle

locho (locha)

bone-idle Brit inf

es muy holgazán

he's bone-idle Brit

tres cuartos de lo mismo inf tu hermana es una vaga … y tú, tres cuartos de lo mismo

your sister's bone-idle … and you're not much better inf

Translations for bone idle in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.idle <idler [ˈaɪdlər, ˈaɪdlə(r)], idlest [ˈaɪdləst, ˈaɪdlɪst]> [Am ˈaɪdl, Brit ˈʌɪd(ə)l] ADJ

1.1. idle (not in use or employment):

to be idle worker:

no tener trabajo

to be idle worker:

estar sin hacer nada

to be idle machine:

no funcionar

to be idle machine:

estar parado

to be idle factory:

estar parado

the closure has made hundreds of workers idle

el cierre ha dejado sin trabajo a cientos de obreros

why have a car and let it stand idle in the garage?

¿para qué tienes coche si no lo sacas del garaje?

don't let your money lie idle

no deje ocioso su dinero

don't let your money lie idle

no deje dormir su dinero

1.2. idle (unoccupied):

idle hours/moment

de ocio

she's never idle

nunca está ociosa or sin hacer nada

the idle rich

los que viven de las rentas

2. idle (lazy):

idle person

holgazán

idle person

haragán

idle person

flojo inf

3.1. idle (frivolous):

it's just idle chatter

no es más que cháchara inf

idle pleasures

frivolidades fpl

it was idle curiosity

era pura curiosidad

to waste time on idle speculation

perder el tiempo en conjeturas inútiles

it would be idle to imagine that … form

sería ocioso imaginar que … form

3.2. idle (empty, groundless):

idle promise/threat

vano

it was an idle boast

no fue más que una fanfarronada inf

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

1. idle (be lazy):

idle

holgazanear

idle

haraganear

idle

flojear inf

2. idle MOTOR:

idle engine:

andar al ralentí

idle engine:

marchar al ralentí

the engine is idling far too quickly

el motor está demasiado acelerado

III.idle [Am ˈaɪdl, Brit ˈʌɪd(ə)l] VB trans Am

idle workers:

idle

dejar sin trabajo

idle

dejar en el paro Spain

I.bone [Am boʊn, Brit bəʊn] N

1. bone C ANAT:

bone

hueso m

this is too much for my poor old bones

yo ya no estoy para estos trotes

I can feel it in my bones

tengo ese presentimiento

meat on/off the bone

carne f con/sin hueso

the bare bones (of sth)

lo básico (de algo)

as dry as a bone

requeteseco

to be a bone of contention

ser la manzana de la discordia

to be close to the bone

pasarse de castaño oscuro inf

to cut sth to the bone we've cut costs to the bone

hemos reducido los gastos a lo esencial or al mínimo

he cut his finger to the bone

se cortó el dedo hasta el hueso

to have a bone to pick with sb

tener que ajustar cuentas con alguien

to make no bones about sth she makes no bones about her sympathies/being an atheist

no esconde or no oculta sus preferencias/que es atea

let's make no bones about it

no nos andemos con tapujos or con rodeos

2. bone C (of fish):

bone

espina f

3. bone C <bones, pl > (of dead person):

bone

restos mpl

bone

huesos mpl inf

4. bone U (substance):

bone

hueso m

II.bone [Am boʊn, Brit bəʊn] VB trans

bone meat

deshuesar

bone fish

quitarle las espinas a

bone idle in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for bone idle in the English»Spanish Dictionary

bone idle ADJ, bone lazy ADJ inf

bone idle

vago, -a

Translations for bone idle in the Spanish»English Dictionary

no da golpe inf

he/she is bone-idle Brit

Translations for bone idle in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.idle [ˈaɪdl] ADJ

1. idle (lazy):

idle

holgazán, -ana

2. idle (with nothing to do):

idle

desocupado, -a

idle machine

parado, -a

3. idle (unfounded):

idle

vano, -a

idle chatter

insustancial

idle fear

infundado, -a

4. idle FIN:

idle

de paro

idle capital

improductivo, -a

II.idle [ˈaɪdl] VB intr

idle person

haraganear

idle machine

marchar al ralentí

I.bone [bəʊn, Am boʊn] N

bone ANAT:

bone

hueso m

bone (of a fish)

espina f

Phrases:

bone of contention

manzana f de la discordia

to work one's fingers to the bone

trabajar como un esclavo

close to the bone

fuera de tono

to cut sth to the bone

reducir algo a lo esencial

to feel sth in one's bones

tener un presentimiento de algo

to make no bones about sth

no ocultar algo

to have a bone to pick with sb inf

tener que ajustar cuentas con alguien

II.bone [bəʊn, Am boʊn] ADJ

bone

de hueso

III.bone [bəʊn, Am boʊn] VB trans

bone piece of meat

deshuesar

bone fish

quitar las espinas a

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

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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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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