-
1 idle curiosity
Общая лексика: праздное любопытство -
2 idle curiosity
sekedar ingin tahu -
3 idle curiosity
s.pura curiosidad. -
4 intellectual (as opposed to idle) curiosity
Общая лексика: любознательностьУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > intellectual (as opposed to idle) curiosity
-
5 out of idle curiosity
Макаров: из праздного любопытства -
6 out through idle curiosity
Общая лексика: из праздного любопытстваУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > out through idle curiosity
-
7 through idle curiosity
Макаров: из праздного любопытстваУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > through idle curiosity
-
8 out of idle curiosity
из простого/из пустого любопытстваEnglish-Russian combinatory dictionary > out of idle curiosity
-
9 idle
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
-
10 idle
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 -
11 curiosity
curiosity [‚kjʊərɪˈɒsɪtɪ]• out of curiosity par curiosité (PROV) curiosity killed the cat(PROV) la curiosité est un vilain défaut* * *[ˌkjʊərɪ'ɒsətɪ]1) (desire to know, nosiness) curiosité f ( about sur, au sujet de)2) ( person) original/-e m/f3) ( object) curiosité f••curiosity killed the cat — Prov la curiosité est un vilain défaut
-
12 curiosity
1 ( desire to know) curiosité f (about sur, au sujet de) ; to arouse/satisfy sb's curiosity piquer/satisfaire la curiosité de qn ; out of (idle) curiosity par (simple) curiosité ;2 ( nosiness) curiosité f ;4 ( person) original/-e m/f.curiosity killed the cat Prov la curiosité est un vilain défaut. -
13 idle
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
- idly
- 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
II
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
* * *
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
II
a) ( be lazy) holgazanear, haraganear, flojear (fam)b) ( Auto) \<\<engine\>\> andar* or marchar al ralentíPhrasal Verbs: -
14 idle
I ['aɪdl]3) (without occupation) [ person] sfaccendato; [day, moment] di ozio4) (not functioning) [port, mine, machine] fermo, inattivoto lie o stand idle — [machine, factory] rimanere fermo; [ land] rimanere incolto
••II ['aɪdl]the devil makes work for idle hands — prov. l'ozio è il padre di tutti i vizi
verbo intransitivo [ engine] girare al minimo* * *1. adjective1) (not working; not in use: ships lying idle in the harbour.) inattivo2) (lazy: He has work to do, but he's idle and just sits around.) pigro, ozioso3) (having no effect or result: idle threats.) vano4) (unnecessary; without good reason or foundation: idle fears; idle gossip.) futile, inutile2. verb1) (to be idle or do nothing: On holiday they just idled from morning till night.) oziare2) (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.) (girare al minimo)•- idler- idleness
- idly
- idle away* * *['aɪdl]1) (lazy: student) pigro (-a), poltrone (-a), (inactive: machine, factory, workers) inattivo (-a), (unemployed: worker) disoccupato (-a)to stand or lie idle — (factory, machine) rimaner fermo (-a) or inattivo (-a)
2) (fear, speculation) infondato (-a), (gossip, pleasures) futile, (question) ozioso (-a), (threat) campato (-a) in aria2. vi•* * *idle /ˈaɪdl/A a.3 (fig.) ozioso; inutile; futile; vano: an idle question, una domanda oziosa (o inutile); idle tears, lacrime vane; an idle wish, un desiderio vano5 (poet.) fermo; immobileB n.● (fin.) idle balances, saldi monetari infruttiferi □ (fin.) idle capital, capitale inattivo □ idle curiosity, curiosità oziosa □ (fin.) idle money, moneta inattiva □ idle pulley, puleggia folle □ idle rumours, voci infondate □ (autom., mecc.) idle speed, minimo □ (autom.) idle speed cut-off, interruzione del flusso del carburante in fase di rilascio □ (mecc.) idle stroke, corsa a vuoto □ idle time, (cronot.) tempo d'attesa (o d'ozio); (comput.) tempo d'inattività □ idle wheel, ruota di rinvio □ (autom., mecc.) at idle speed, al minimo; ( anche) in fase di rilascio □ (fin.) to lie idle, essere infruttifero.(to) idle /ˈaɪdl/A v. i.1 oziare; pigrire, impigrirsiB v. t.2 – to idle away, sciupare (o sprecare) nell'ozio: Don't idle away the years of your youth, non sprecare la gioventù nell'ozio* * *I ['aɪdl]3) (without occupation) [ person] sfaccendato; [day, moment] di ozio4) (not functioning) [port, mine, machine] fermo, inattivoto lie o stand idle — [machine, factory] rimanere fermo; [ land] rimanere incolto
••II ['aɪdl]the devil makes work for idle hands — prov. l'ozio è il padre di tutti i vizi
verbo intransitivo [ engine] girare al minimo -
15 curiosity
[ˌkjʊərɪ'ɒsətɪ]1) (desire to know, nosiness) curiosità f. ( about per, riguardo a)2) (object, text) curiosità f., rarità f.3) (person) originale m. e f., tipo m. stravagante••curiosity killed the cat — prov. tanto va la gatta al lardo che ci lascia lo zampino
* * *[-'o-]1) (eagerness to learn: She was very unpopular because of her curiosity about other people's affairs.) curiosità2) (something strange and rare: That old chair is quite a curiosity.) curiosità, rarità* * *curiosity /kjʊərɪˈɒsətɪ/n. [uc]1 curiosità; desiderio di sapere: to burn with curiosity, ardere di curiosità; idle curiosity, curiosità oziosa4 curiosità; individuo strano, singolare: I was still a curiosity for the natives, per gli indigeni ero ancora una curiosità● (prov.) Curiosity killed the cat, tanto va la gatta al lardo che ci lascia lo zampino.NOTA D'USO: - curiosity e curiosita-* * *[ˌkjʊərɪ'ɒsətɪ]1) (desire to know, nosiness) curiosità f. ( about per, riguardo a)2) (object, text) curiosità f., rarità f.3) (person) originale m. e f., tipo m. stravagante••curiosity killed the cat — prov. tanto va la gatta al lardo che ci lascia lo zampino
-
16 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. -
17 idle
1. [aıdl] a1. 1) незанятый, неработающий, свободныйour team will be idle tomorrow - завтра наша команда не играет /не участвует в соревнованиях/
2) безработныйthe depression rendered thousands idle - из-за кризиса тысячи людей остались без работы
3) неиспользуемый, бездействующий, простаивающийidle plant - простаивающее /бездействующее/ предприятие
idle machines - бездействующие машины /-ее оборудование/
idle capacity - резервная /неиспользуемая/ мощность
idle premises - пустующее /неиспользуемое/ помещение
idle capital /money/ - мёртвый капитал
to stand idle - не работать, простаивать
the market is idle - эк. на рынке царит застой
4) незаполненный, незанятый, свободный ( о времени)idle day - день, свободный от работы
idle time - а) простой, перерыв в работе; б) свободное время
2. ленивый, праздныйthe idle rich - бездельники-богачи, живущие в праздности богачи
3. бесполезный, тщетный4. праздный, пустой; необоснованныйidle conceit - пустое самодовольство /-ая самонадеянность/
idle dreams [words] - пустые мечты [слова]
idle fears - напрасные страхи /опасения/
idle rumours - пустые /необоснованные/ слухи
idle pleasures - пустые /праздные/ развлечения
out of /through/ idle curiosity - из праздного любопытства
5. тех. холостой; работающий на малых оборотахidle jet - авт. жиклёр холостого хода или малых оборотов
6. тех. промежуточный, нейтральный; паразитный7. эл. безваттный, реактивный ( о токе)♢
idle Monday - прогулidle folk lack no excuses - посл. у лодырей оправдание всегда найдётся
an idle brain is the devil's workshop - посл. ≅ лень - мать всех пороков
2. [aıdl] vidle folks have the least leisure - посл. меньше всего свободного времени у бездельников, бездельникам всегда некогда
1. бездельничать, лодырничатьdon't idle about! - перестань слоняться без дела!
2. тратить время попусту (преим. idle away)to idle away one's time [one's life] - растрачивать своё время [свою жизнь]
3. лишать работы4. оставлять без дела или занятия5. тех. работать на холостом ходу -
18 idle
['aɪdl]adj1) бездействующий, простаивающий, неиспользуемыйI haven't an idle moment. — У меня нет ни одной свободной минуты.
The men were left idle during the power cut. — Рабочие простаивали, когда выключали электроэнергию.
He let the motor idle while he waited. — Пока он ждал, мотор работал в холостую/в пустую.
- idle machine- idle plant
- idle field
- idle hours
- idle premises
- idle capital
- idle capacity
- stand idle
- be idle
- plants stood idle
- tools lay idle
- market is idle2) ленивыйWe had an idle holiday. — В отпуске мы бездельничали.
- idle fellow- lead an idle life3) тщетный, бесполезный, праздный- idle wish
- idle attempt
- idle talk
- idle gossip
- idle rumours
- out of idle curiosity
- indulge in idle speculations
- it is idle to hope that he would return
- it is idle to count on his assistance
- it's just an idle thought
- it is not a idle question
- it would be idle to warn her -
19 idle
1. adjective1) (not working; not in use: ships lying idle in the harbour.) neizkoriščen2) (lazy: He has work to do, but he's idle and just sits around.) len3) (having no effect or result: idle threats.) prazen4) (unnecessary; without good reason or foundation: idle fears; idle gossip.) prazen2. verb1) (to be idle or do nothing: On holiday they just idled from morning till night.) lenariti2) (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.) biti v prostem teku, teči v prazno•- idler- idleness
- idly
- idle away* * *I [áidl]adjective ( idly adverb)brezdelen, nezaposlen, brezposeln; nedelaven, len; ničeven, prazen, nepomemben; nesmiseln, nekoristen; economy neproduktiven, neizrabljen, mrtev (kapital); technical ki stoji (stroj), v praznem teku; agronomy neobdelaneconomy idle capital — mrtev kapitalto lie ( —ali stand), idle — stati, ne delati (stroj)economy idle time — zgubljen časII [áidl]1.intransitive verblenariti, ne delati; technical biti v praznem teku (stroj);2.transitive verbzapravljati čas ( away), izgubljati (ure, čas); pustiti stroj v praznem teku -
20 curiosity
[ˌkjuərɪ'ɔsətɪ]сущ.Children have a natural curiosity about the world around them. — В детях от природы заложено стремление познавать окружающий мир.
2) любопытствоto be burning / bursting with curiosity — сгорать, умирать от любопытства
I just had to satisfy my curiosity, so I opened the parcel. — Меня распирало от любопытства, и я распечатал свёрток.
3) странностьSyn:curiousness, oddity4) диковина, редкостьcuriosity shop — антикварный магазин; лавка древностей
Syn:••Curiosity killed the cat. — посл. Много будешь знать, скоро состаришься. Любопытной Варваре нос оторвали.
См. также в других словарях:
curiosity — cu|ri|os|i|ty [ˌkjuəriˈɔsıti US ˌkjuriˈa:s ] n plural curiosities 1.) [singular, U] the desire to know about something ▪ I opened the packet just to satisfy my curiosity. ▪ The news aroused a lot of curiosity among local people. ▪ She decided to… … Dictionary of contemporary English
curiosity */ — UK [ˌkjʊərɪˈɒsətɪ] / US [ˌkjʊrɪˈɑsətɪ] noun Word forms curiosity : singular curiosity plural curiosities 1) [singular/uncountable] a strong feeling of wanting to find out about something curiosity about: All children have a certain curiosity… … English dictionary
curiosity — noun 1 (singular, uncountable) the desire to know about something, or to know about a lot of different things (+ about): Children have a natural curiosity about the world around them. | out of curiosity: Just out of curiosity, how old are you? |… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
curiosity — cu|ri|os|i|ty [ ,kjuri asəti ] noun * 1. ) singular or uncount a strong feeling of wanting to find out about something: curiosity about: All children have a certain curiosity about sexual matters. out of curiosity (=because of curiosity): Just… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
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
idle — i|dle1 [ aıdl ] adjective 1. ) 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 machinery is left to lie idle for long periods. a ) workers who are idle… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
idle — [[t]a͟ɪd(ə)l[/t]] idles, idling, idled 1) ADJ: v link ADJ If people who were working are idle, they have no jobs or work. Employees have been idle almost a month because of shortages. Ant: busy 2) ADJ: v link ADJ If machines or factories are idle … English dictionary
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 — 1 adjective 1 not working or operating productively: Owing to the electricity strike, a lot of factory workers were left idle. | We can t afford to have all this expensive machinery lying idle. | the | idle rich (=rich people who do not work for… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
idle — adj. & v. adj. (idler, idlest) 1 lazy, indolent. 2 not in use; not working; unemployed. 3 (of time etc.) unoccupied. 4 having no special basis or purpose (idle rumour; idle curiosity). 5 useless. 6 (of an action, thought, or word) ineffective,… … Useful english dictionary
curiosity — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ great, intense ▪ insatiable ▪ She has an insatiable curiosity about life. ▪ mild ▪ idle … Collocations dictionary
