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1 idle
1. adjective1) (lazy) faul; träge2) (not in use) außer Betrieb nachgestellt4) (groundless) unbegründet [Annahme, Mutmaßung]; bloß, rein [Spekulation, Gerücht]no idle boast or jest — (iron.) kein leeres Versprechen
5) (ineffective) sinnlos, (geh.) müßig [Diskussion, Streit]; leer [Versprechen]6) (unoccupied) frei [Zeit, Stunden, Tag]7) (unemployed)2. intransitive verbbe made idle — [Arbeiter:] arbeitslos werden
[Motor:] leer laufen, im Leerlauf laufenPhrasal Verbs:* * *1. adjective2) (lazy: He has work to do, but he's idle and just sits around.) faul3) (having no effect or result: idle threats.) vergeblich2. verb1) (to be idle or do nothing: On holiday they just idled from morning till night.) faulenzen2) (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.) leer laufen•- idler- idleness
- idly
- idle away* * *[ˈaɪdl̩]I. adj1. (lazy) faul, trägehis bike lay \idle most of the time sein Fahrrad stand die meiste Zeit unbenutzt herum\idle capacity ungenutzte Kapazität\idle resources unproduktive Ressourcen plthe \idle rich die reichen Müßiggängerto lie \idle factory stillstehen, stillliegen4. moment müßigin my \idle moments I dream of sun-kissed beaches in Zeiten der Muße träume ich von sonnenverwöhnten Stränden\idle boast bloße Angeberei\idle chatter hohles Geschwätz\idle fear unbegründete Angst\idle rumours reine Gerüchte\idle speculation reine Spekulation\idle threat leere Drohung6. FIN unproduktiv\idle capital totes Kapitalmoney lying \idle nicht angelegtes [o nicht arbeitendes] [o brachliegendes] Geldto sit \idle brach liegen7. machine, telephone line bereitII. vi2. (engine) leerlaufen, im Leerlauf laufen* * *['aɪdl]1. adjidle money, money lying idle — totes or brachliegendes Kapital
2) (= lazy) faul, träge500 men have been made idle by the strike — durch den Streik mussten 500 Leute ihre Arbeit einstellen
the machine stood idle — die Maschine stand still or arbeitete nicht or war außer Betrieb
idle curiosity — pure or bloße Neugier
5)(= useless)
it would be idle to go on trying — es wäre nutzlos or zwecklos, (es) weiter zu versuchen2. vi1) (person) untätig sein, faulenzen, nichts tuna day spent idling on the river — ein Tag, den man untätig auf dem Wasser verbringt
2) (engine) leerlaufen* * *idle [ˈaıdl]A adj (adv idly)1. untätig, müßig. the idle rich die reichen Müßiggänger2. unbeschäftigt, arbeitslos:3. ungenutzt, ruhig, still, Muße…:4. faul, träge (Person)5. TECHa) stillstehend, außer Betriebb) leerlaufend, im Leerlauf:lie idle stillliegen;run idle leerlaufen;stand idle stillstehen, außer Betrieb sein;idle motion Leergang m;idle speed Leerlaufdrehzahl f;6. AGR brachliegend (auch fig)9. a) müßig, nutz-, sinn-, zwecklos:b) vergeblich (Versuch etc)10. leer, hohl:idle threats leere DrohungenB v/i1. nichts tun, faulenzen:2. TECH leerlaufenC v/t2. zum Nichtstun verurteilen:idled → A 23. TECH leerlaufen lassen* * *1. adjective1) (lazy) faul; träge2) (not in use) außer Betrieb nachgestellt3) (having no special purpose) bloß [Neugier]; nutzlos, leer [Geschwätz]4) (groundless) unbegründet [Annahme, Mutmaßung]; bloß, rein [Spekulation, Gerücht]no idle boast or jest — (iron.) kein leeres Versprechen
5) (ineffective) sinnlos, (geh.) müßig [Diskussion, Streit]; leer [Versprechen]6) (unoccupied) frei [Zeit, Stunden, Tag]7) (unemployed)2. intransitive verbbe made idle — [Arbeiter:] arbeitslos werden
[Motor:] leer laufen, im Leerlauf laufenPhrasal Verbs:* * *(computers) n.Leerbefehl m. adj.faul adj.faulenz adj.faulenzen adj.müßig adj.nutzlos adj.träg adj.untätig adj. n.Leerlauf -¨e m.
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