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1 useless
adjective (having no use or no effect: Why don't you throw away those useless things?; We can't do it - it's useless to try.) inútiluseless adj inútil / que no sirve para nadathis computer is useless! ¡este ordenador no sirve para nada!tr['jʊːsləs]1 inútil■ he's useless at football no sirve para el fútbol, es un negado para el fútbol■ he's absolutely useless es un cero a la izquierda, es un inepto totaluseless ['ju:sləs] adj: inútil♦ uselessly advadj.• baldío, -a adj.• desaprovechado, -a adj.• deslucido, -a adj.• fulero, -a adj.• gastado, -a adj.• inepto, -a adj.• inoficioso, -a adj.• inservible adj.• inútil adj.• ocioso, -a adj.• vacío, -a adj.• vano, -a adj.'juːsləs, 'juːslɪsa) ( ineffective) <object/tool/person> inútilb) ( futile) inútilit would be useless — sería inútil, no serviría de nada
c) ( not capable) (colloq) < person> inútil, negado (fam)to be useless AT something/-ING — ser* negado para algo/ + inf (fam)
['juːslɪs]ADJ1) (=ineffective) [object] que no sirve para nada; [person] inútilcompasses are useless in the jungle — las brújulas no sirven para or de nada en la selva
he's useless as a forward — no vale para delantero, no sirve como delantero
I was always useless at maths — siempre fui (un) negado or un inútil para las matemáticas
2) (=unusable) [object, vehicle] inservible; [limb] inutilizado, inútilhe's a mine of useless information! — hum se sabe todo tipo de datos y chorraditas que no sirven de nada *
to render or make sth useless — inutilizar algo
3) (=pointless) inútilit's useless to shout — de nada sirve gritar, es inútil gritar
* * *['juːsləs, 'juːslɪs]a) ( ineffective) <object/tool/person> inútilb) ( futile) inútilit would be useless — sería inútil, no serviría de nada
c) ( not capable) (colloq) < person> inútil, negado (fam)to be useless AT something/-ING — ser* negado para algo/ + inf (fam)
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2 trivial
1) (of very little importance: trivial details.) trivial, insignificante, banal2) ((especially of people) only interested in unimportant things; not at all serious: She's a very trivial person.) superficial, frívolotrivial adj insignificante / banal
trivial adjetivo trivial
trivial adjetivo trivial ' trivial' also found in these entries: Spanish: banal - fútil - lejanía - menudencia - mosquearse - tonta - tonto - insignificante - intrascendente - nimio - trivialidad English: trifling - trivial - futile - trifletr['trɪvɪəl]1 (unimportant) trivial, insignificante; (shallow) superficialtrivial ['trɪviəl] adj: trivial, intrascendente, insignificanteadj.• baladí adj.• insignificante adj.• leve adj.• liviano, -a adj.• trivial adj.• vulgar adj.'trɪviəladjective <events/concerns> trivial, banal; <sum/details> insignificante, nimio['trɪvɪǝl]ADJ [details, matter] trivial, banal; [person] frívolo; [sum] insignificante, nimio* * *['trɪviəl]adjective <events/concerns> trivial, banal; <sum/details> insignificante, nimio
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