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1 idle
1. adjective1) (not working; not in use: ships lying idle in the harbour.) ledig, ubeskjeftiget2) (lazy: He has work to do, but he's idle and just sits around.) lat, doven3) (having no effect or result: idle threats.) tom, innholdsløs4) (unnecessary; without good reason or foundation: idle fears; idle gossip.) grunnløs2. verb1) (to be idle or do nothing: On holiday they just idled from morning till night.) drive omkring2) (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.) gå på tomgang•- idler- idleness
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- idle awaydovenIsubst. \/ˈaɪdl\/ eller idle speed( teknikk) tomgangchange the idle (speed) justere tomgangenrun at idle (speed) (la) gå på tomgangset the correct idle (speed) justere tomgangenIIverb \/ˈaɪdl\/1) sløse bort tiden, late seg, sløve, dovne seg, drive dank2) drive omkring, reke3) ( teknikk) gå på tomgang, få til å gå på tomgang4) (amer.) ta ut av arbeid, permittere5) sette ut av spillidle (away) sløse bortidle about gå og late seg, drive omkringIIIadj. \/ˈaɪdl\/1) sysselløs, uvirksom, ledig, ubeskjeftiget, ute av drift2) uanvendt, ubrukt, ledig3) ( om person) lat, doven, giddesløs, arbeidssky4) arbeidsløs5) (mekanikk, teknikk) stillestående6) ( teknikk) på tomgang7) ( om handling) meningsløs, nytteløs, fånyttes, unyttig, uten mening, ufruktbar, resultatløs, forgjeves8) (om snakk, trussel e.l.) tom, overflatiskbe idle ligge på latsidenbe\/lie idle stå stille, være ute av driftligge ubruktbe thrown idle se ➢ throw, 2sit idle sitte med hendene i fanget -
2 threat
Ɵret1) (a warning that one is going to hurt or punish someone: He will certainly carry out his threat to harm you.) trussel2) (a sign of something dangerous or unpleasant which may be, or is, about to happen: a threat of rain.) overhengende fare, trussel3) (a source of danger: His presence is a threat to our plan/success.) trussel, fare•- threatentrusselsubst. \/θret\/1) trussel2) (overhengende) farebe under the threat of trues avan idle threat en tom trusselmake\/utter threats against someone true noen, komme med trusler mot noenthreat to trussel mot fare for
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