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idle ['aɪdəl]∎ in her idle moments à ses moments perdus;∎ 1,500 men have been made idle 1500 hommes ont été mis au chômage;∎ he's an idle good-for-nothing c'est un fainéant et un bon à rien∎ to stand idle (machine) être arrêté ou au repos;∎ to let one's money lie idle laisser dormir son argent(c) (futile, pointless) inutile, vain; (empty → threat, promise etc) vain, en l'air; (→ rumour) sans fondement; (→ boast) mal placé;∎ it would be idle to speculate il ne servirait à rien de se livrer à de vaines conjectures∎ an idle glance un regard distrait;∎ out of idle curiosity par pure curiosité(engine) tourner au ralentiAmerican (make unemployed → permanently) mettre au chômage; (→ temporarily) mettre en chômage technique►► idle gossip ragots mpl;idle pleasure plaisir m futile;the idle rich les riches mpl désœuvrés ou oisifsBritish traîner∎ to idle away one's time tuer le temps -
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idle [ˈaɪdl]a. ( = lazy) fainéantb. ( = inactive) [person] inactif ; [employee] désœuvré ; [machinery] à l'arrêt ; [factory] arrêté ; [land] inexploité• to stand idle [machinery, vehicle, factory] être à l'arrêt* * *['aɪdl] 1.1) ( lazy) [person] paresseux/-euse, fainéant2) ( vain) [boast, threat] vain; [curiosity] oiseux/-euse; [chatter] inutile3) ( without occupation) [person] oisif/-ive; [day, hour, moment] de loisir4) ( not functioning) [port, dock, mine] à l'arrêt; [machine] arrêté2.to lie ou stand idle — [machine, factory] être à l'arrêt; [land] rester inexploité
intransitive verb [engine] tourner au ralentiPhrasal Verbs:••the devil makes work for idle hands — Prov l'oisiveté est mère de tous les vices Prov
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A adj2 (vain, pointless) [boast, threat] vain ; [speculation, question, curiosity] oiseux/-euse ; [conversation, chatter, remark] inutile ; it would be idle to attempt to do ce serait vain de tenter de faire ;3 ( without occupation) [person] oisif/-ive ; [day, hour, moment] de loisir ; the idle rich les riches oisifs ; 100 men made idle 100 hommes mis au chômage ;4 ( not functioning) [port, dock, mine] à l'arrêt ; [machine] arrêté ; to lie ou stand idle [machine, factory] être à l'arrêt ; [land] rester inexploité ;5 Fin [capital] dormant.B vi1 [engine] tourner au ralenti ;2 [person] paresser, flemmarder ○.■ idle away:▶ idle away [sth], idle [sth] away passer [qch] à ne rien faire [time, day, hours]. -
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idle away [something], idle [something] away passer [quelque chose] à ne rien faire [day]to idle away one's life/time — passer sa vie/son temps à ne rien faire
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1. adjective1) (not working; not in use: ships lying idle in the harbour.) au repos2) (lazy: He has work to do, but he's idle and just sits around.) fainéant3) (having no effect or result: idle threats.) vain4) (unnecessary; without good reason or foundation: idle fears; idle gossip.) sans fondement, futile2. verb1) (to be idle or do nothing: On holiday they just idled from morning till night.) paresser2) (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.) (faire) tourner au ralenti•- idler- idleness - idly - idle away -
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(a) (employee) désœuvré(e); (factory, machine) arrêté(e); STOCK EXCHANGE (markets) improductif(ive), dormant(e)∎ to let one's money lie idle laisser dormir son argentAmerican (make unemployed)(permanently) mettre au chômage; (temporarily) mettre en chômage technique -
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machine arrêtée f, machine en chômage f, machine immobilisée fDictionary of Engineering, architecture and construction > idle machine
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9 idle pulley
poulie folle f, roue folle fDictionary of Engineering, architecture and construction > idle pulley
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adj.1) oisif; désoeuvré2) vain; futile; sans conséquence3) Fin. dormant; inutilisé; inemployé; inactif, improductifEnglish-French dictionary of law, politics, economics & finance > idle
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11 idle capacity
Ind. capacité (de production) inutiliséeEnglish-French dictionary of law, politics, economics & finance > idle capacity
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12 idle funds
Fin. [Banque] capitaux dormantsEnglish-French dictionary of law, politics, economics & finance > idle funds
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13 idle time
Ind. temps mortEnglish-French dictionary of law, politics, economics & finance > idle time
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15 idle water spill
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16 idle sheave
English-French architecture and construction dictionary > idle sheave
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(very lazy: He could find a job but he's bone idle.) fainéant -
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IDLE — Pour l’article homonyme, voir Eric Idle. … Wikipédia en Français
Idle — I dle, a. [Compar. {Idler}; superl. {Idlest}.] [OE. idel, AS. [=i]del vain, empty, useless; akin to OS. [=i]dal, D. ijdel, OHG. [=i]tal vain, empty, mere, G. eitel, Dan. & Sw. idel mere, pure, and prob. to Gr. ? clear, pure, ? to burn. Cf.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Idle pulley — Idle I dle, a. [Compar. {Idler}; superl. {Idlest}.] [OE. idel, AS. [=i]del vain, empty, useless; akin to OS. [=i]dal, D. ijdel, OHG. [=i]tal vain, empty, mere, G. eitel, Dan. & Sw. idel mere, pure, and prob. to Gr. ? clear, pure, ? to burn. Cf.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Idle wheel — Idle I dle, a. [Compar. {Idler}; superl. {Idlest}.] [OE. idel, AS. [=i]del vain, empty, useless; akin to OS. [=i]dal, D. ijdel, OHG. [=i]tal vain, empty, mere, G. eitel, Dan. & Sw. idel mere, pure, and prob. to Gr. ? clear, pure, ? to burn. Cf.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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