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1 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 -
2 tijeras
f.pl.pair of scissors, pair of shears, scissors.* * *noun f. plural* * *femenino plural, tijera femenino (para cortar papel, tela, etc) scissors (pl); ( para uñas) nail scissors (pl); ( para césped) shears (pl)estar cortados por la misma tijeras — (AmL) to be cut from the same cloth
de tijeras — <silla/cama> folding (before n)
* * *= scissors.Ex. Glue, card, paper, gauze, leatherette, calico, scissors, ruler, set-square, hammer, binding-knife and press are necessary for rebinding.----* cortar con tijeras = snip.* escaleja de tijera = stepladder.* tijeras dentadas = pinking shears, pinking scissors.* tijeras de sastre = pinking shears, pinking scissors.* tijeras grandes = shears.* * *femenino plural, tijera femenino (para cortar papel, tela, etc) scissors (pl); ( para uñas) nail scissors (pl); ( para césped) shears (pl)estar cortados por la misma tijeras — (AmL) to be cut from the same cloth
de tijeras — <silla/cama> folding (before n)
* * *= scissors.Ex: Glue, card, paper, gauze, leatherette, calico, scissors, ruler, set-square, hammer, binding-knife and press are necessary for rebinding.
* cortar con tijeras = snip.* escaleja de tijera = stepladder.* tijeras dentadas = pinking shears, pinking scissors.* tijeras de sastre = pinking shears, pinking scissors.* tijeras grandes = shears.* * *(para cortar papel, tela, etc) scissors (pl); (para las uñas) nail scissors (pl); (para el césped) shears (pl)unas tijerass nuevas a new pair of scissors o some new scissorsechó or metió (la) tijeras y en cinco minutos me cortó una falda she started snipping away and in five minutes she'd cut me out a skirtestar cortados por la misma tijeras ( AmL); to be cut from the same cloth, be cast in the same moldde tijeras ‹silla/cama› folding ( before n)escalera de tijeras stepladderCompuestos:* * *
tijeras sustantivo femenino plural,
( para uñas) nail scissors (pl);
( para césped) shears (pl);
tijeras de podar pruning shears (pl);
de tijeras ‹silla/cama› folding ( before n);
escalera de tijeras stepladder
tijeras sustantivo femenino (pair of) scissors pl
' tijeras' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
roma
- romo
- cortar
- tomar
English:
clippers
- nail scissors
- pair
- pinking shears
- scissors
- shears
- snip
- use
- useless
* * *fpl scissors;tijeras de podar pruning shears
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