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1 inútil
adj.useless, needless, pointless, unnecessary.f. & m.lame duck, prat, ineffectual person, sad pack.* * *► adjetivo1 (gen) useless2 (intento) vain, futile3 MEDICINA disabled4 MILITAR unfit\es inútil que + subjuntivo there is no point in + gerund* * *adj.* * *1. ADJ1) (=vano) [intento, esfuerzo] unsuccessful, fruitlesslo intenté todo, pero fue inútil — I tried everything, but it was no use o useless
es inútil que usted proteste — it's no good o use you protesting, there's no point in protesting
2) (=inepto) useless *, hopeless *3) (=inválido) disabled4) (=inservible) useless5) (Mil) unfit2.SMF¡tu hermana es una inútil! — your sister is useless o hopeless! *
* * *I1)a) <esfuerzo/papeleo> uselesstodo fue inútil — it was all useless o in vain
b) < trasto> useless2)a) ( incompetente) uselessb) (Mil) ( no apto) unfitc) (Med) disabledIImasculino y femenino* * *= futile, useless, deadwood [dead wood], helpless, ineffectual, inutile, wasteful, good-for-nothing, vain [vainer -comp., vainest -sup.], duffer, toothless, ineffective.Ex. To describe discursively all that an imaginatively successful scene in fiction or drama or poem says, means and is would be futile.Ex. Numerous titles which have to be entered under the title, as you prescribed are completely useless.Ex. Ostensibly, the maneuver was accomplished to curb patronage abuses and make it easier to dismiss deadwood employees in the long run.Ex. In imposing penalties for book stealing libraries are particularly helpless.Ex. A perusal of book reviews shows that many parental figures fall into one of two categories -- ineffectual or antagonistic.Ex. However, only certain philosophies are deemed relevant to social scientific inquiry; linguistic theory & deconstructionism are identified as inutile.Ex. It is thus uneconomical and wasteful of space in the catalogue to provide entries for documents under all synonymous subject headings.Ex. He was a shiftless, good-for-nothing man and his shrewish wife was constantly importuning him.Ex. Some users hope that market forces will force some of the smaller hosts out of the marketplace, but with cheaper telecommunications and computing technology this seems something of a vain hope.Ex. Plus, no matter what she did to stop people from picking on her she always ended up being called a duffer.Ex. This is what happens when a company does not listen to their customers, you end up with a toothless and ineffective policy.Ex. Too often US library professionals have difficulty 'code switching' in order to accommodate the foreign students' needs and resort to familiar but ineffective patterns.----* algo inútil = a dead dog.* cosa inútil = dead horse.* misión inútil = fool's errand.* ser inútil = fire + blanks.* * *I1)a) <esfuerzo/papeleo> uselesstodo fue inútil — it was all useless o in vain
b) < trasto> useless2)a) ( incompetente) uselessb) (Mil) ( no apto) unfitc) (Med) disabledIImasculino y femenino* * *= futile, useless, deadwood [dead wood], helpless, ineffectual, inutile, wasteful, good-for-nothing, vain [vainer -comp., vainest -sup.], duffer, toothless, ineffective.Ex: To describe discursively all that an imaginatively successful scene in fiction or drama or poem says, means and is would be futile.
Ex: Numerous titles which have to be entered under the title, as you prescribed are completely useless.Ex: Ostensibly, the maneuver was accomplished to curb patronage abuses and make it easier to dismiss deadwood employees in the long run.Ex: In imposing penalties for book stealing libraries are particularly helpless.Ex: A perusal of book reviews shows that many parental figures fall into one of two categories -- ineffectual or antagonistic.Ex: However, only certain philosophies are deemed relevant to social scientific inquiry; linguistic theory & deconstructionism are identified as inutile.Ex: It is thus uneconomical and wasteful of space in the catalogue to provide entries for documents under all synonymous subject headings.Ex: He was a shiftless, good-for-nothing man and his shrewish wife was constantly importuning him.Ex: Some users hope that market forces will force some of the smaller hosts out of the marketplace, but with cheaper telecommunications and computing technology this seems something of a vain hope.Ex: Plus, no matter what she did to stop people from picking on her she always ended up being called a duffer.Ex: This is what happens when a company does not listen to their customers, you end up with a toothless and ineffective policy.Ex: Too often US library professionals have difficulty 'code switching' in order to accommodate the foreign students' needs and resort to familiar but ineffective patterns.* algo inútil = a dead dog.* cosa inútil = dead horse.* misión inútil = fool's errand.* ser inútil = fire + blanks.* * *A1 ‹esfuerzo/papeleo› uselesses inútil, no lo vas a convencer it's useless o you're wasting your time, you won't convince himtodo fue inútil it was all futile o useless o in vaines inútil que insistas there's no point (in) insistinges inútil que trates de hacerlo entender it's pointless trying to make him understand, there's no point trying to make him understand2 ‹trasto› uselessB1 (incompetente) useless3 ( Med) disabledquedó inútil después del accidente the accident left him disabledes un inútil he's useless* * *
inútil adjetivo
useless;
■ sustantivo masculino y femenino: es un inútil he's useless
inútil
I adjetivo
1 (sin utilidad) useless
(sin resultado) vain, pointless
2 Mil unfit (for service)
II mf fam good-for-nothing
' inútil' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
chisme
- desperdicio
- gasto
- lindeza
- pegote
- trasto
- vana
- vano
- cachivache
- calamidad
- incapaz
- inservible
- insistir
English:
breath
- dead loss
- dead weight
- dead wood
- dud
- futile
- gesture
- good-for-nothing
- helpless
- lemon
- render
- unhelpful
- unnecessary
- use
- useless
- vain
- which
- white elephant
- wild-goose chase
- hopeless
- incapable
- pointless
- waste
* * *♦ adj1. [objeto] useless;[intento, esfuerzo] unsuccessful, vain;sus intentos resultaron inútiles his attempts were unsuccessful o in vain;es inútil, ya es demasiado tarde there's no point, it's too late;es inútil que lo esperes, se ha ido para siempre there's no point in waiting for him, he's gone for good2. [inválido] disabled;le dieron la baja por inútil he was allowed to take disability leave;quedó inútil tras el accidente she was disabled as a result of the accident3. [no apto] unfit;fue declarado inútil para el servicio militar he was declared unfit for military service♦ nmfhopeless case, useless person;es un inútil he's useless o hopeless* * *I adj1 useless2 MIL unfitII m/f:es un inútil he’s useless* * *inútil adjinservible: useless♦ inútilmente advinútil nmf: good-for-nothing* * *inútil1 adj1. (que no sirve para nada) useless2. (que no vale la pena) pointlessinútil2 n -
2 inútil
• futile• inamorata• inanely• needlelike as leaves of pine• needless repetition• otiose• pointless• purposefully• purposelessness• unavailing• unnecessary• worthily• worthless account -
3 ser inútil
v.1 to be useless, to be of no avail, to be no good, to be no good at all.Su hijo es un inútil Her son is lazy.Este aparato es inútil This apparatus is useless.2 to be useless, to be lazy.Su hijo es un inútil Her son is lazy.3 to be worthless.* * *(v.) = fire + blanksEx. Real Madrid spurned the chance to replace Barcelona at the top of the Spanish first division as they fired blanks in a frustrating 0-0 draw at Osasuna.* * *(v.) = fire + blanksEx: Real Madrid spurned the chance to replace Barcelona at the top of the Spanish first division as they fired blanks in a frustrating 0-0 draw at Osasuna.
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4 es inútil que
there is no point in + gerund -
5 algo inútil
Ex. For us in Russia, communism is a dead dog, while, for many people in the West, it is still a living lion.* * *Ex: For us in Russia, communism is a dead dog, while, for many people in the West, it is still a living lion.
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6 cosa inútil
f.1 useless object.2 useless thing.* * *(n.) = dead horseEx. And if the topic does become tomorrow's carrion, it would not, perhaps, be inappropriate that it was buried under its own dead horse subject heading.* * *(n.) = dead horseEx: And if the topic does become tomorrow's carrion, it would not, perhaps, be inappropriate that it was buried under its own dead horse subject heading.
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7 esfuerzo inútil
m.useless effort, waste of effort, flash in the pan.* * *(n.) = wasted energyEx. However, the time spent at the front end of the process saves frustration and wasted energy farther into the process.* * *(n.) = wasted energyEx: However, the time spent at the front end of the process saves frustration and wasted energy farther into the process.
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8 misión inútil
Ex. I'd like to explain that treating online poker as though it is a science based on mathematic principles is a fool's errand for most of us.* * *Ex: I'd like to explain that treating online poker as though it is a science based on mathematic principles is a fool's errand for most of us.
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9 tarea inútil
(n.) = exercise in futilityEx. They're exercises in futility, a waste of precious time.* * *(n.) = exercise in futilityEx: They're exercises in futility, a waste of precious time.
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10 búsqueda inútil
• useless search• wild-goose chase -
11 calidad inútil
• useless quality -
12 cosa inútil
• useless object• useless thing -
13 es inútil
• it's no go• it's no use• there's no telling• there's no use crying over spilt milk -
14 esfuerzo inútil
• flash estimate• flash lamp• useless effort -
15 gente inútil
• deadwood• useless people -
16 llevar una vida inútil
• live worthlessly -
17 objeto pesado e inútil
• large American stork• large armchair -
18 obra inútil
• boondoggle• useless work -
19 persecución inútil
• useless chase• wild-goose chase -
20 persona inútil
• good flavor• good for print• useless person
См. также в других словарях:
inutil — INUTÍL, Ă, inutili, e, adj. Care nu este folositor, care nu este util, care nu serveşte la nimic; nefolositor, neutil. ♦ (Adverbial) De prisos, zadarnic, fără folos, degeaba. – Din fr. inutile, lat. inutilis. Trimis de valeriu, 21.07.2003. Sursa … Dicționar Român
inútil — inútil, ser más inútil que la polla del Papa expr. torpe, inepto; que no sirve. ❙ «Los ineptos [...] tampoco están muy bien considerados [...] torpón [...] patoso [...] manazas [...] desastre [...] negao [...] más inútil que la polla del Papa...» … Diccionario del Argot "El Sohez"
inútil — adjetivo,sustantivo masculino y femenino 1. Que no produce provecho o beneficio alguno, o que no sirve para nada: Es un trasto inútil, tíralo a la basura. Todos nuestros esfuerzos han sido inútiles, hemos perdido el tiempo. 2. Que no puede… … Diccionario Salamanca de la Lengua Española
inútil — adj. 2 g. 1. Não útil; baldado. 2. Infrutuoso; vão; desnecessário … Dicionário da Língua Portuguesa
inútil — (Del lat. inutĭlis). 1. adj. No útil. Apl. a pers., u. t. c. s.) 2. Dicho de una persona: Que no puede trabajar o moverse por impedimento físico. U. t. c. s.) 3. Dicho de una persona: Que no es apta para el servicio militar. U. t. c. s.) … Diccionario de la lengua española
inútil — ► adjetivo 1 Que no sirve o no es apto para una función determinada: ■ tenemos que tirar esos trastos inútiles; es inútil que vengas porque ya hemos terminado; es un remedio inútil para tu mal. SINÓNIMO ineficaz ANTÓNIMO útil ► adjetivo/… … Enciclopedia Universal
inútil — adj m y f Que no es útil, que no sirve para nada, que no es productivo: Ese dichoso marido es un holgazán, un inútil , su cuerpo inútil, cosas inútiles, gastos inútiles, El teléfono estaba destrozado e inútil , Sería inútil entrar en detalles … Español en México
inútil — {{#}}{{LM I22520}}{{〓}} {{SynI23076}} {{[}}inútil{{]}} ‹i·nú·til› {{《}}▍ adj.inv./s.com.{{》}} {{<}}1{{>}} Que no resulta útil o que no sirve para aquello a lo que está destinado: • Voy a hacer limpieza y a tirar todos los trastos inútiles.{{○}}… … Diccionario de uso del español actual con sinónimos y antónimos
inútil — (adj) (Intermedio) que ya no se necesita o que no responde a las exigencias Ejemplos: Voy a quemar en la hoguera todos los documentos y papeles inútiles. Nos dieron un salvavidas inútil que tuvo un agujero. Sinónimos: incapaz, vano, torpe, negado … Español Extremo Basic and Intermediate
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Inútil insistir — Álbum en directo de Luis Pescetti Publicación 2008 Grabación Buenos Aires, Argentina … Wikipedia Español