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1 inutile
inutile [inytil]adjectivea. ( = qui ne sert pas) [objet] useless ; [effort, parole, démarche] pointless• inutile d'insister ! there's no point insisting!• vous voulez de l'aide ? -- non, c'est inutile do you want some help? -- no, there's no needb. ( = superflu) [travail, effort, dépense, bagages] unnecessary* * *inytil1) [objet, développement] useless; [travail, discussion] pointless; [crainte] needless2) [personne] useless* * *inytil adj1) (= dépourvu d'usage) useless2) (= superflu) unnecessary* * *inutile adj1 [objet, développement] useless; [fatigue, travail, démarche, discussion] pointless; [crainte, prescriptions] needless; (il est) inutile de faire there's no point in doing; il est inutile que vous partiez there's no point in your leaving; inutile de dire que needless to say; inutile de me demander si it's no use asking me whether; inutile de rincer no need to rinse; sans risques/frais inutiles without unnecessary risks/expenditure; mes efforts sont restés inutiles my efforts were in vain;2 [personne, employé] useless; se sentir inutile to feel useless.[inytil] adjectif1. [gadget] useless[digression] pointlessinutile de mentir! it's no use lying!, lying is useless!une leçon de conduite supplémentaire ne serait pas inutile avant l'examen an extra driving lesson wouldn't go amiss before the testinutile de préciser qu'il faut arriver à l'heure I hardly need to point out that ou needless to say you have to turn up on timeinutile de demander, sers-toi just help yourself, there's no need to ask————————[inytil] nom masculin et féminin -
2 inutile dire che...
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3 inutile
useless( superfluo) unnecessary, pointless* * *inutile agg. useless, (of) no use, pointless; (inefficace) ineffective; (inutilizzabile) unusable; (non necessario) unnecessary; (di scarto) waste: le mie parole sono state inutili, my words were useless (o ineffective); che lavoro inutile!, what a pointless job!; sentirsi inutile, to feel useless; è inutile che tu vada, it is useless for you to go; è inutile parlare con lui, it is no use (o no good) talking to him; è stato tutto inutile, non ce l'hanno fatta a salvarlo, it was all in vain, they didn't manage to save him; spese inutili, unnecessary expenses; impianto inutile, unusable plant; materiale inutile, waste material.* * *[i'nutile]1) (privo di utilità) [oggetto, informazione] useless; [lavoro, discussione, suggerimento, rimprovero] pointless, uselessinutile dire che... — needless to say
2) (senza risultati) [sforzo, tentativo] ineffectual, vain; [ viaggio] fruitless, wasted••Note:L'espressione è inutile fare qualcosa si può tradurre in vari modi; ad esempio, una frase come: è inutile andarci dopo le 8 se vuoi vedere Lisa, perché partirà verso le 6.30 si può rendere con "it's useless to go (o going) there after 8 o'clock if you want to meet Lisa, as she's leaving at about 6.30", oppure "it's no use / no good going there", oppure "it's pointless to go there", o infine "there's no point in going there". Mentre le prime espressioni inglesi definiscono semplicemente l'inutilità della cosa, le ultime due sottolineano l'irritazione che nascerebbe per un'azione destinata al fallimento, dalla perdita di tempo ecc. - Useless si usa normalmente anche come aggettivo in funzione attributiva ( un'informazione inutile = a useless piece of information) e predicativa ( questo attrezzo è inutile = this tool is useless), mentre no use e no good hanno solo funzione predicativa: "aiutala" "sarebbe inutile, è troppo stupida!" = "help her" "it would be no use / no good, she's too thick!". Per tradurre inutile si può usare anche unnecessary se il senso è quello di non necessario: è inutile dirglielo, sa già tutto = it's unnecessary to tell him, he knows everything already. - Per altri traducenti ed esempi, si veda la voce qui sotto* * *inutile/i'nutile/L'espressione è inutile fare qualcosa si può tradurre in vari modi; ad esempio, una frase come: è inutile andarci dopo le 8 se vuoi vedere Lisa, perché partirà verso le 6.30 si può rendere con "it's useless to go (o going) there after 8 o'clock if you want to meet Lisa, as she's leaving at about 6.30", oppure "it's no use / no good going there", oppure "it's pointless to go there", o infine "there's no point in going there". Mentre le prime espressioni inglesi definiscono semplicemente l'inutilità della cosa, le ultime due sottolineano l'irritazione che nascerebbe per un'azione destinata al fallimento, dalla perdita di tempo ecc. - Useless si usa normalmente anche come aggettivo in funzione attributiva ( un'informazione inutile = a useless piece of information) e predicativa ( questo attrezzo è inutile = this tool is useless), mentre no use e no good hanno solo funzione predicativa: "aiutala" "sarebbe inutile, è troppo stupida!" = "help her" "it would be no use / no good, she's too thick!". Per tradurre inutile si può usare anche unnecessary se il senso è quello di non necessario: è inutile dirglielo, sa già tutto = it's unnecessary to tell him, he knows everything already. - Per altri traducenti ed esempi, si veda la voce qui sotto.1 (privo di utilità) [oggetto, informazione] useless; [lavoro, discussione, suggerimento, rimprovero] pointless, useless; è inutile che partiate there's no point in your leaving; è inutile chiederlo a me it's no use asking me; inutile dire che... needless to say...2 (senza risultati) [sforzo, tentativo] ineffectual, vain; [ viaggio] fruitless, wasted; è inutile! Ci rinuncio! it's hopeless! I give up! -
4 inutile agg
[i'nutile](che non serve) useless, (superfluo) needless, unnecessaryè inutile insistere o che tu insista — it's no use o no good insisting, there's no point in insisting
è inutile, tanto non lo convinci — it's pointless, you won't persuade him
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5 inutile
agg [i'nutile](che non serve) useless, (superfluo) needless, unnecessaryè inutile insistere o che tu insista — it's no use o no good insisting, there's no point in insisting
è inutile, tanto non lo convinci — it's pointless, you won't persuade him
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6 inutile
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8 è inutile che partiate
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9 è inutile chiederlo a me
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10 è inutile piangere sul latte versato
è inutile piangere sul latte versatoit's no good crying over spilt milk\→ latte————————è inutile piangere sul latte versatoprov. (it's) no good crying over spilt milk\→ piangereDizionario Italiano-Inglese > è inutile piangere sul latte versato
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11 è inutile! Ci rinuncio!
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12 è inutile insistere, dev'essere uscito
è inutile insistere, dev'essere uscitoit's pointless to keep on trying, he must have gone out\Dizionario Italiano-Inglese > è inutile insistere, dev'essere uscito
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13 è inutile, tanto non sta a sentire!
Dizionario Italiano-Inglese > è inutile, tanto non sta a sentire!
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14 è perfettamente inutile
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15 projet aussi dispendieux qu'inutile
Dictionnaire juridique, politique, économique et financier > projet aussi dispendieux qu'inutile
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16 ненадобен
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17 ненужен
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18 insister
insister [ɛ̃siste]➭ TABLE 1 intransitive verba. insister sur [+ sujet, détail] to stress• frottez en insistant (bien) sur les taches rub hard, paying particular attention to stainsb. ( = s'obstiner) to be insistent• comme ça ne l'intéressait pas, je n'ai pas insisté since it didn't interest him, I didn't press the matter• j'avais dit non, mais il a insisté I had said no, but he wouldn't let the matter drop• j'a dit non, n'insistez pas ! I said no, don't pester me!* * *ɛ̃sisteverbe intransitif1) ( persévérer) to insistentendu, je n'insiste pas! — all right ou OK, I won't insist!
inutile d'insister, ils doivent être sortis — it's pointless to keep on trying, they must be out
inutile d'insister, il est têtu — there's no point in insisting, he's stubborn
2) ( mettre l'accent)insister sur — to stress [danger, besoin]; to put the emphasis on [orthographe, attitude]
3) ( repasser plusieurs fois)insister sur — to pay particular attention to [tache, défaut, aspérité]
* * *ɛ̃siste vi1) to insistinsister sur [détail, note] — to stress
et j'insiste sur ce point,... — and I want to stress this point,...
2) (= s'obstiner) to keep on* * *insister verb table: aimer vi1 ( persévérer) ( auprès d'une personne) to be insistent (auprès de with), to insist; (au téléphone, à une porte, avec machine) to keep trying; il ne voulait pas venir avec nous, j'ai dû insister he didn't want to come with us, I had to insist; entendu je n'insiste pas! OK I won't insist!; je n'insiste pas puisque vous conduisez I won't insist since you're driving; insister pour parler à qn to insist on speaking to sb; j'ai dû insister pour qu'il vienne I had to press him to come; il insiste pour être reçu he insists on being seen; ‘ça ne répond pas’-‘insiste, il est peut-être dans le jardin’ ‘there's no reply!’-‘keep on trying, he may be in the garden GB ou yard US’; inutile d'insister, ils doivent être sortis it's pointless to keep on trying, they must be out; inutile d'insister, il est têtu there's no point in insisting, he's stubborn; il est parti sans insister he left without further ado;2 ( mettre l'accent) insister sur to stress, to lay stress on [résultat, événement, danger, besoin]; to put the emphasis on [orthographe, présentation, attitude]; n'insistons pas sur cette question délicate let's not dwell on this delicate question; insister sur la nécessité de faire to stress the need to do;[ɛ̃siste] verbe intransitif1. [persévérer] to insistje ne vous dirai rien, inutile d'insister! I'm not telling you anything, so there's no point pressing me any further!ça ne répond pas — insistez! there's no answer — keep trying ou try again!il était en colère, alors je n'ai pas insisté he was angry, so I didn't push the matter (any further) ou I didn't insist2. [demander instamment] to insist————————insister sur verbe plus prépositionsi j'étais toi, je n'insisterais pas trop sur le salaire if I were you, I wouldn't lay too much emphasis on the salarydans notre école, nous insistons beaucoup sur la discipline in our school, we attach great importance to ou lay great stress on discipline2. [s'attarder sur - anecdote] to dwell on (inseparable) ; [ - tache, défaut] to pay particular attention tomes années d'école, sur lesquelles je n'insisterai pas my school years which I'd rather skate over ou I'd rather not dwell on -
19 fútil
adj.futile, trivial, useless, vain.* * *► adjetivo1 unimportant, trivial* * *ADJ1) (=inútil) futile2) (=sin importancia) trifling, trivial* * *futil adjetivo (liter) trivial, trifling* * *= sterile, inutile.Ex. Such a stance appears to ignore the many warnings to the effect that theory without practice may be sterile, but practice without theory is blind.Ex. However, only certain philosophies are deemed relevant to social scientific inquiry; linguistic theory & deconstructionism are identified as inutile.* * *futil adjetivo (liter) trivial, trifling* * *= sterile, inutile.Ex: Such a stance appears to ignore the many warnings to the effect that theory without practice may be sterile, but practice without theory is blind.
Ex: However, only certain philosophies are deemed relevant to social scientific inquiry; linguistic theory & deconstructionism are identified as inutile.* * *fútil, futil( liter); trivial, trifling* * *
fútil adjetivo futile, trivial: no me embarques en empresas fútiles, don't get me involved in futile pursuits
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20 inútil
adj.useless, needless, pointless, unnecessary.f. & m.lame duck, prat, ineffectual person, sad pack.* * *► adjetivo1 (gen) useless2 (intento) vain, futile3 MEDICINA disabled4 MILITAR unfit\es inútil que + subjuntivo there is no point in + gerund* * *adj.* * *1. ADJ1) (=vano) [intento, esfuerzo] unsuccessful, fruitlesslo intenté todo, pero fue inútil — I tried everything, but it was no use o useless
es inútil que usted proteste — it's no good o use you protesting, there's no point in protesting
2) (=inepto) useless *, hopeless *3) (=inválido) disabled4) (=inservible) useless5) (Mil) unfit2.SMF¡tu hermana es una inútil! — your sister is useless o hopeless! *
* * *I1)a) <esfuerzo/papeleo> uselesstodo fue inútil — it was all useless o in vain
b) < trasto> useless2)a) ( incompetente) uselessb) (Mil) ( no apto) unfitc) (Med) disabledIImasculino y femenino* * *= futile, useless, deadwood [dead wood], helpless, ineffectual, inutile, wasteful, good-for-nothing, vain [vainer -comp., vainest -sup.], duffer, toothless, ineffective.Ex. To describe discursively all that an imaginatively successful scene in fiction or drama or poem says, means and is would be futile.Ex. Numerous titles which have to be entered under the title, as you prescribed are completely useless.Ex. Ostensibly, the maneuver was accomplished to curb patronage abuses and make it easier to dismiss deadwood employees in the long run.Ex. In imposing penalties for book stealing libraries are particularly helpless.Ex. A perusal of book reviews shows that many parental figures fall into one of two categories -- ineffectual or antagonistic.Ex. However, only certain philosophies are deemed relevant to social scientific inquiry; linguistic theory & deconstructionism are identified as inutile.Ex. It is thus uneconomical and wasteful of space in the catalogue to provide entries for documents under all synonymous subject headings.Ex. He was a shiftless, good-for-nothing man and his shrewish wife was constantly importuning him.Ex. Some users hope that market forces will force some of the smaller hosts out of the marketplace, but with cheaper telecommunications and computing technology this seems something of a vain hope.Ex. Plus, no matter what she did to stop people from picking on her she always ended up being called a duffer.Ex. This is what happens when a company does not listen to their customers, you end up with a toothless and ineffective policy.Ex. Too often US library professionals have difficulty 'code switching' in order to accommodate the foreign students' needs and resort to familiar but ineffective patterns.----* algo inútil = a dead dog.* cosa inútil = dead horse.* misión inútil = fool's errand.* ser inútil = fire + blanks.* * *I1)a) <esfuerzo/papeleo> uselesstodo fue inútil — it was all useless o in vain
b) < trasto> useless2)a) ( incompetente) uselessb) (Mil) ( no apto) unfitc) (Med) disabledIImasculino y femenino* * *= futile, useless, deadwood [dead wood], helpless, ineffectual, inutile, wasteful, good-for-nothing, vain [vainer -comp., vainest -sup.], duffer, toothless, ineffective.Ex: To describe discursively all that an imaginatively successful scene in fiction or drama or poem says, means and is would be futile.
Ex: Numerous titles which have to be entered under the title, as you prescribed are completely useless.Ex: Ostensibly, the maneuver was accomplished to curb patronage abuses and make it easier to dismiss deadwood employees in the long run.Ex: In imposing penalties for book stealing libraries are particularly helpless.Ex: A perusal of book reviews shows that many parental figures fall into one of two categories -- ineffectual or antagonistic.Ex: However, only certain philosophies are deemed relevant to social scientific inquiry; linguistic theory & deconstructionism are identified as inutile.Ex: It is thus uneconomical and wasteful of space in the catalogue to provide entries for documents under all synonymous subject headings.Ex: He was a shiftless, good-for-nothing man and his shrewish wife was constantly importuning him.Ex: Some users hope that market forces will force some of the smaller hosts out of the marketplace, but with cheaper telecommunications and computing technology this seems something of a vain hope.Ex: Plus, no matter what she did to stop people from picking on her she always ended up being called a duffer.Ex: This is what happens when a company does not listen to their customers, you end up with a toothless and ineffective policy.Ex: Too often US library professionals have difficulty 'code switching' in order to accommodate the foreign students' needs and resort to familiar but ineffective patterns.* algo inútil = a dead dog.* cosa inútil = dead horse.* misión inútil = fool's errand.* ser inútil = fire + blanks.* * *A1 ‹esfuerzo/papeleo› uselesses inútil, no lo vas a convencer it's useless o you're wasting your time, you won't convince himtodo fue inútil it was all futile o useless o in vaines inútil que insistas there's no point (in) insistinges inútil que trates de hacerlo entender it's pointless trying to make him understand, there's no point trying to make him understand2 ‹trasto› uselessB1 (incompetente) useless3 ( Med) disabledquedó inútil después del accidente the accident left him disabledes un inútil he's useless* * *
inútil adjetivo
useless;
■ sustantivo masculino y femenino: es un inútil he's useless
inútil
I adjetivo
1 (sin utilidad) useless
(sin resultado) vain, pointless
2 Mil unfit (for service)
II mf fam good-for-nothing
' inútil' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
chisme
- desperdicio
- gasto
- lindeza
- pegote
- trasto
- vana
- vano
- cachivache
- calamidad
- incapaz
- inservible
- insistir
English:
breath
- dead loss
- dead weight
- dead wood
- dud
- futile
- gesture
- good-for-nothing
- helpless
- lemon
- render
- unhelpful
- unnecessary
- use
- useless
- vain
- which
- white elephant
- wild-goose chase
- hopeless
- incapable
- pointless
- waste
* * *♦ adj1. [objeto] useless;[intento, esfuerzo] unsuccessful, vain;sus intentos resultaron inútiles his attempts were unsuccessful o in vain;es inútil, ya es demasiado tarde there's no point, it's too late;es inútil que lo esperes, se ha ido para siempre there's no point in waiting for him, he's gone for good2. [inválido] disabled;le dieron la baja por inútil he was allowed to take disability leave;quedó inútil tras el accidente she was disabled as a result of the accident3. [no apto] unfit;fue declarado inútil para el servicio militar he was declared unfit for military service♦ nmfhopeless case, useless person;es un inútil he's useless o hopeless* * *I adj1 useless2 MIL unfitII m/f:es un inútil he’s useless* * *inútil adjinservible: useless♦ inútilmente advinútil nmf: good-for-nothing* * *inútil1 adj1. (que no sirve para nada) useless2. (que no vale la pena) pointlessinútil2 n
См. также в других словарях:
inutile — [ inytil ] adj. • XIVe; inutele 1120; lat. inutilis 1 ♦ Qui n est pas utile, ne sert pas. Vieilleries inutiles, de rebut. S encombrer de bagages inutiles. ⇒ superflu. Éviter toute fatigue inutile. C est complètement inutile : c est perdre son… … Encyclopédie Universelle
inutile — Inutile. adj. de tout genre. Qui n apporte aucun profit, qui ne produit aucune utilité, qui ne sert à rien. Un travail, une peine inutile. un serviteur inutile. un homme inutile à tout bien. faire des pas inutiles. voila bien des paroles inutiles … Dictionnaire de l'Académie française
Inutile — In*u tile, a. [L. inutilis: cf. F. inutile. See {In } not, {Utile}.] Useless; unprofitable. [Obs.] Bacon. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
inutile — (adj.) late 15c., from Fr. inutile (12c., inutele), from L. inutilis useless, unprofitable, from in “not” (see IN (Cf. in ) (1)) + utilis (see UTILITY (Cf. utility)) … Etymology dictionary
inutile — à toutes choses, Ad omnia inutilis. Il n est pas inutile d avoir marqué ce passage, Non ab re est notasse hunc locum … Thresor de la langue françoyse
Inutĭle terrae pondus — (lat.), eine unnütze Last der Erde, von Taugenichtsen gebraucht … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
Inutile pondus terrae — Inutile pondus terrae, lat., unnütze Last der Erde, d.h. Taugenichts … Herders Conversations-Lexikon
inutile — index expendable, futile, ineffective, ineffectual, nugatory, unavailing, unfit Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton … Law dictionary
inutile check — index bad check Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
inutile — /i nutile/ agg. [dal lat. inutĭlis ]. 1. [che non dà vantaggio: parole i. ] ▶◀ (non com.) disutile, (lett.) inane, inconcludente, infruttuoso, (lett.) irrito, sterile, vano. ◀▶ fruttuoso, proficuo, utile, vantaggioso. 2. a. [che non è necessario … Enciclopedia Italiana
inutile — [in yo͞ot′ l] adj. [ME < MFr < L inutilis < in , IN 2 + utilis, useful: see UTILITY] useless; unprofitable inutility [in΄yo͞o til′ə tē] n … English World dictionary