idle in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for 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

idle away VB [Am ˈaɪdl -, Brit ˈʌɪd(ə)l -] (v + adv + o)

they idled away the hours chatting

pasaban las horas muertas charlando

bone idle ADJ Brit inf

bone idle

haragán

bone idle

flojo inf

bone idle

vago inf

Translations for idle in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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habladurías

idle gossip

habladurías

idle talk

haragán (haragana)

idle

locho (locha)

bone-idle Brit inf

manganzón (manganzona)

idle

comodón (comodona)

idle

candongo (candonga)

idle

remolón (remolona)

idle

idle in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for 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

bone idle ADJ, bone lazy ADJ inf

bone idle

vago, -a

Translations for idle in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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inoficioso (-a)

idle

zanganear

to idle

mangoneador(a)

idle

tumbarse a la bartola

to be idle

hacer sebo Arg inf

to idle

sotreta (holgazán)

idle

bribón (-ona)

idle

faltón (-ona)

idle

idle Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

idle gossip

rumor m infundado

the devil makes work for idle hands prov

la ociosidad es la madre de todos los vicios prov

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

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

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One of the problems is that idle motion affects all joints and simply showing statistical movements at each joint results in less than realistic portrayals.

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

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

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Even if the player remains idle, the monsters keep advancing and attacking.

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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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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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The engine and mines were destroyed by fire in 1772 and remained idle for some years.

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In the first, a young couple appear alienated and uncommunicativehe reading the newspaper while she idles by the piano.

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However, most commercial jet engines continue to produce thrust in the forward direction, even when idle, acting against the deceleration of the plane.

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