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1 idle away
• paha• pahoin• tuskin• huono• hukata• huonosti• vetelehtiä• vaivoinlaw• haitta• sairas• kuluttaa hukkaan* * *(to spend (time) doing nothing: idling the hours away.) vetelehtiä -
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• olla joutilaana• tulokseton• toimeton• hyödytön• jouten• jonninjoutava• joutava• joutilas• joutavanpäiväinen• jouto-• joutokäynti• työtön• turha• tyhjä-• tyhjä• turhanpäiväinen• tyhjänpäiväinentechnology• tyhjäkäynti• velttoilla• veltto• varaamaton• vetelehtiä• epäonnistunut• ajelehtia• vapaa• levossa oleva• lepo-• lekotella• harhailla• mitäänsanomaton• nahjustella• maleksia• kuljeksia• käydä tyhjäkäyntiä• käydä tyhjänä• laiskotella• laiska• lorvia• lorvailla• lois-• lorvehtia* * *1. adjective1) (not working; not in use: ships lying idle in the harbour.) toimeton2) (lazy: He has work to do, but he's idle and just sits around.) laiska3) (having no effect or result: idle threats.) tehoton4) (unnecessary; without good reason or foundation: idle fears; idle gossip.) joutava2. verb1) (to be idle or do nothing: On holiday they just idled from morning till night.) laiskotella2) (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.) olla tyhjäkäynnillä•- idler- idleness
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idle away — ˌidle a ˈway [transitive] [present tense I/you/we/they idle away he/she/it idles away present participle idling away past tense idled away … Useful english dictionary
idle away — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms idle away : present tense I/you/we/they idle away he/she/it idles away present participle idling away past tense idled away past participle idled away to spend time relaxing and doing nothing Morse idled away… … English dictionary
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idle away — phr verb Idle away is used with these nouns as the object: ↑time … Collocations dictionary
idle away — Waste, spend in idleness … New dictionary of synonyms
idle — [īd′ l] adj. idler, idlest [ME idel < OE, empty, akin to Ger eitel, vain, empty < ? IE base * ai dh, to burn, shine: basic sense, either “only apparent, seeming” or “burned out”] 1. a) having no value, use, or significance; worthless;… … English World dictionary
idle — adj 1 *vain, nugatory, otiose, empty, hollow Analogous words: fruitless, bootless, *futile, vain: *ineffective, ineffectual, inefficacious: trivial, paltry, *petty, trifling Contrasted words: significant, pregnant, meaningful (see … New Dictionary of Synonyms
Idle — I dle, v. t. To spend in idleness; to waste; to consume; often followed by away; as, to idle away an hour a day. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
idle — i|dle1 [ˈaıdl] adj [: Old English; Origin: idel] 1.) not working or producing anything ≠ ↑busy ▪ I cannot afford to leave the land lying idle . ▪ The whole team stood idle , waiting for the mechanic. ▪ The workers have been idle for the last six… … Dictionary of contemporary English
idle — idleness, n. idly, adv. /uyd l/, adj., idler, idlest, v. idled, idling, n. adj. 1. not working or active; unemployed; doing nothing: idle workers. 2. not spent or filled with activity: idle hours. 3. not in use or operation; not kept busy: idle… … Universalium
idle — I UK [ˈaɪd(ə)l] / US adjective Word forms idle : adjective idle comparative idler superlative idlest 1) a) machines or factories that are idle are not being used The extra power stations are idle when demand is lower. stand/lie/sit idle: Valuable … English dictionary
