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1 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
* * *fútil adjtrivial* * *adj trivial* * *fútil adj: trifling, trivial -
2 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 -
3 deconstructivismo
= deconstructivism, deconstructionism.Ex. The author presents 3 different text theories in order to explain what is meant by text, i.e. pragmatics, structuralism and deconstructivism = El autor presenta tres teorías diferentes sobre los textos para explicar qué se entiende por texto, es decir, la pragmática, el estructuralismo y el deconstructivismo.Ex. However, only certain philosophies are deemed relevant to social scientific inquiry; linguistic theory & deconstructionism are identified as inutile.* * *= deconstructivism, deconstructionism.Ex: The author presents 3 different text theories in order to explain what is meant by text, i.e. pragmatics, structuralism and deconstructivism = El autor presenta tres teorías diferentes sobre los textos para explicar qué se entiende por texto, es decir, la pragmática, el estructuralismo y el deconstructivismo.
Ex: However, only certain philosophies are deemed relevant to social scientific inquiry; linguistic theory & deconstructionism are identified as inutile.* * *Filosofía deconstruction
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
inutile — index expendable, futile, ineffective, ineffectual, nugatory, unavailing, unfit Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton … 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
inutile — (i nu ti l ) adj. 1° Qui n est point utile, en parlant des choses. • Il n est rien d inutile aux personnes de sens, LA FONT. Fabl. V, 19. • L amour est quelquefois bien inutile de s amuser à de si sottes gens ; je voudrais qu il ne fût que… … Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré
inutile — i·nù·ti·le agg. FO 1a. che non offre alcun vantaggio, che non è di alcuna utilità: parole, discussioni inutili, una guerra inutile; è inutile insistere, è inutile prendersela tanto! Sinonimi: gratuito. Contrari: utile, vantaggioso. 1b. che non… … Dizionario italiano
INUTILE — adj. des deux genres Qui n apporte aucun profit, aucun avantage ; qui n est ou ne peut être d aucune utilité, qui ne sert à rien. Un travail, une peine inutile. Un serviteur inutile. Un homme inutile à l État. Faire des pas inutiles. Démarche… … Dictionnaire de l'Academie Francaise, 7eme edition (1835)