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1 vergammeln
umg.I v/i (ist vergammelt) (verfaulen) rot; Person: go to seed; etw. vergammeln lassen (Haus etc.) let s.th. go to rack and ruinII v/t (hat) (Zeit) idle ( oder fritter) away; den größten Teil seines Studiums hat er vergammelt he idled away most of his time as a student* * *ver|gạm|meln ptp verga\#mmelt (inf)1. vi aux sein1) (= verderben) to get spoiled; (Speisen) to go badvergammeltes Obst — mouldy (Brit) or moldy (US) fruit
eine vergammelte Kneipe — a seedy pub (Brit) or bar
2. vtto waste* * *ver·gam·meln *▪ vergammelt bad, stale* * *1. 2.transitives Verb waste < time>* * *vergammeln umgetwas vergammeln (Haus etc) let sth go to rack and ruinden größten Teil seines Studiums hat er vergammelt he idled away most of his time as a student* * *1. 2.transitives Verb waste < time>* * *v.to go to seed expr. -
2 faulenzen
* * *to laze around; to be lazy; to laze; to lounge; to loaf* * *fau|len|zen ['faulɛntsn]vito laze or loaf (esp pej inf) about* * *(to be idle or do nothing: On holiday they just idled from morning till night.) idle* * *fau·len·zen[ˈfaulɛntsn̩]* * *intransitives Verb laze about; loaf about (derog.)* * ** * *intransitives Verb laze about; loaf about (derog.)* * *adj.idle adj. v.to laze v.to lounge v. -
3 idle
[ˈaɪdl]1. adjective1) not working; not in use:بلا عَمَل، عاطِلships lying idle in the harbour.
2) lazy:كَسولHe has work to do, but he's idle and just sits around.
3) having no effect or result:بلا جَدْوى، بلا فائِدَهidle threats.
4) unnecessary; without good reason or foundation:لا أساس لَه، لا مُبرِّر لهidle gossip.
2. verb1) to be idle or do nothing:يَتَكاسَل، يَقضي وقتَه دون أن يَفْعَل شَيْئاOn holiday they just idled from morning till night.
2) of an engine etc, to run gently without doing any work:يَتَحَرَّك بِبُطء دون أن يَعْمَلThey kept the car engine idling while they checked their position with the map.
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