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1 idle
1. adjective1) (not working; not in use: ships lying idle in the harbour.) parado, inactivo2) (lazy: He has work to do, but he's idle and just sits around.) perezoso, vago, holgazán, gandul3) (having no effect or result: idle threats.) vano, inútil4) (unnecessary; without good reason or foundation: idle fears; idle gossip.) vano; infundado
2. verb1) (to be idle or do nothing: On holiday they just idled from morning till night.) holgazanear, gandulear, haraganear2) (of an engine etc, to run gently without doing any work: They kept the car engine idling while they checked their position with the map.) funcionar en vacío•- idler- idleness
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idle adj1. paradothe workers are on strike, the machines are idle los trabajadores están en huelga, las máquinas están paradas2. holgazán / vagohe's so idle, he'll never have any money es tan vago que nunca tendrá dinerotr['aɪdəl]1 (lazy) perezoso,-a, holgazán,-ana, vago,-a2 (not working - person) parado,-a, desempleado,-a, sin trabajo, inactivo,-a; (- machinery) parado,-a; (- money) improductivo,-a3 (groundless - threat, hope, promise) vano,-a, inútil; (- fear, suspicion) infundado,-a4 (frivolous, trivial) frívolo,-a, trivial, sin importancia, insignificante■ idle pleasures placeres frívolos, frivolidades1 (waste time) gandulear, holgazanear, perder el tiempo2 (engine) funcionar en vacío\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto be bone idle no dar ni golpe, ser gandul,-la1) loaf: holgazanear, flojear, haraganear2) : andar al ralentí (dícese de un automóvil), marchar en vacío (dícese de una máquina)idle vt: dejar sin trabajo1) vain: frívolo, vano, infundadoidle curiosity: pura curiosidad2) inactive: inactivo, parado, desocupado3) lazy: holgazán, haragán, perezosoadj.• apoltronado, -a adj.• baldío, -a adj.• desaplicado, -a adj.• desidioso, -a adj.• desmañado, -a adj.• desocupado, -a adj.• en reposo adj.• gandul adj.• holgado, -a adj.• holgazán adj.• ocioso, -a adj.• poltrón, -ona adj.• vago, -a adj.v.• gandulear v.• haraganear v.• holgar v.• perder v.• vagar v.
I 'aɪdḷ1)a) ( not in use or employment)to be idle — \<\<worker\>\> no tener* trabajo, estar* sin hacer nada; \<\<machine/factory\>\> estar* parado
don't let your money lie idle — no deje ocioso su dinero, no deje dormir su dinero
b) ( unoccupied) <hours/moment> de ocio2) ( lazy) holgazán, haragán, flojo (fam)3)a) ( frivolous)idle speculation — conjeturas fpl inútiles
b) < promise> vano
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a) ( be lazy) holgazanear, haraganear, flojear (fam)b) ( Auto) \<\<engine\>\> andar* or marchar al ralentíPhrasal Verbs:['aɪdl]1. ADJ(compar idler) (superl idlest)1) (=lazy) perezoso, holgazán, flojo (LAm); (=work-shy) vago; (=without work) parado, desocupado; (=inactive) [machine, factory] parado; [moment] de ocio, librethe reduction in orders made 100 workers idle — la caída en el número de pedidos dejó a 100 obreros sin trabajo
2) [fear, speculation] infundado; [threat] vanohe is not one to indulge in idle boasting/speculation — no es de los que se da a fanfarronear/especular porque sí
2. VI1) haraganear, gandulear2) (Tech) [engine] marchar en vacíoidling speed — velocidad f de marcha en vacío
3.CPDidle capacity N — (Comm) capacidad f sin utilizar
idle money N — (Comm) capital m improductivo
idle time N — (Comm) tiempo m de paro
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I ['aɪdḷ]1)a) ( not in use or employment)to be idle — \<\<worker\>\> no tener* trabajo, estar* sin hacer nada; \<\<machine/factory\>\> estar* parado
don't let your money lie idle — no deje ocioso su dinero, no deje dormir su dinero
b) ( unoccupied) <hours/moment> de ocio2) ( lazy) holgazán, haragán, flojo (fam)3)a) ( frivolous)idle speculation — conjeturas fpl inútiles
b) < promise> vano
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a) ( be lazy) holgazanear, haraganear, flojear (fam)b) ( Auto) \<\<engine\>\> andar* or marchar al ralentíPhrasal Verbs: -
2 máquina
Del verbo maquinar: ( conjugate maquinar) \ \
maquina es: \ \3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente indicativo2ª persona singular (tú) imperativoMultiple Entries: maquinar máquina
maquinar ( conjugate maquinar) verbo transitivo to plot, scheme
máquina sustantivo femenino 1◊ ¿se puede lavar a máquina? can it be machine-washed?;escribir a máquina to type; máquina de afeitar safety razor; ( eléctrica) electric razor, shaver;◊ máquina de coser/lavar sewing/washing machine;máquina de escribir typewriter; máquina expendedora vending machine; máquina tragamonedas or (Esp) tragaperras slot machine, fruit machineb) (Jueg) fruit machine;(Fot) camera 2a) (Ferr, Náut) engine
maquinar verbo transitivo to scheme, plot
máquina sustantivo femenino
1 machine: los botones están cosidos a máquina, the buttons are sewn on by machine
máquina de coser/tabaco, sewing/cigarette machine
máquina de escribir, typewriter
máquina tragaperras, fruit machine
2 fam (coche) car Locuciones: a toda máquina, at full speed ' máquina' also found in these entries: Spanish: A - agarrotarse - carro - cinta - copiar - de - deterioro - eje - escribir - estropear - estropearse - expendedor - expendedora - fastidiarse - foto - frenar - imprenta - ingenio - joderse - lubricación - lubrificación - mano - margarita - montaje - operador - operadora - oprimir - parada - parado - probar - quitanieves - rebanar - recambio - rendimiento - reparar - sacar - segadora - tabulador - teclado - teclear - zumbar - activar - agarrotar - alimentación - alimentar - aparato - arreglo - averiado - batidor - caja English: act up - action - adjust - adjustment - antiquated - assemble - behave - behavior - behaviour - blade - break - break down - broken - bulldozer - camera - control - custom - daisywheel - dead - dependable - disable - dispenser - efficiency - efficient - electronic - frame - fruit machine - go off - go on - handle - harvester - high-powered - hum - idle - idleness - jukebox - loud - machine - machine code - machine-washable - maintain - one-armed bandit - operate - operation - operator - order - output - pack up - performance - play up -
3 chatter
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1. verb1) (to talk quickly and noisily about unimportant things: The children chattered among themselves.) chacharear, parlotear2) ((of teeth) to knock together with the cold etc: teeth chattering with terror.) castañetear
2. noun(rapid, noisy talk: childish chatter.) cháchara, parloteochatter vb charlar / parloteartr['ʧætəSMALLr/SMALL]1 (rapid talk) cháchara, parloteo2 (noise - of teeth) castañeteo; (- of machine gun) tableteo; (- of birds) gorjeo; (- of monkeys) chillidos nombre masculino plural1 (talk rapidly) chacharear, parlotear, cotorrearchatter ['ʧæt̬ər] vi1) : castañetear (dícese de los dientes)2) gab: parlotear fam, cotorrear famchatter n1) chattering: castañeteo m (de dientes)2) gabbing: parloteo m fam, cotorreo m fam, cháchara f famn.• charla s.f.• chirrido s.m.• cháchara s.f.• garrulería s.f.• parla s.f.• parleta s.f.• tarabilla s.f.v.• hablar hasta los codos expr.v.• castañetear v.• chacharear v.• charlar v.• cotorrear v.• dentellar v.• parlar v.• picotear v.• trapalear v.
I 'tʃætər, 'tʃætə(r)intransitive verb \<\<person\>\> charlar, chacharear (fam), parlotear (fam), cotorrear (fam); \<\<monkeys\>\> parlotear; \<\<birds\>\> cotorrear
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['tʃætǝ(r)]1.2.stop chattering! — ¡silencio!
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I ['tʃætər, 'tʃætə(r)]intransitive verb \<\<person\>\> charlar, chacharear (fam), parlotear (fam), cotorrear (fam); \<\<monkeys\>\> parlotear; \<\<birds\>\> cotorrear
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