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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 away
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:
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