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1 unnötigerweise
Adv. unnecessarily, needlessly* * *unnecessarily; needlessly* * *un|nö|ti|ger|wei|se ['ʊnnøːtɪgɐ'vaizə]advunnecessarily, needlessly* * *un·nö·ti·ger·wei·seadv unnecessarily, needlessly* * *unnötigerweise adv unnecessarily, needlessly* * *adv.unnecessarily adv. -
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I Adj. unnecessary; (überflüssig) superfluous; Aufwand, Mühe etc.: needless, unnecessary; ( es ist) unnötig zu sagen, dass it goes without saying that* * *unnecessary; non-essential; needless* * *ụn|nö|tig1. adjunnecessary, needless2. advunnecessarily, needlessly* * *1) (unnecessary: You are doing a lot of needless work; Needless to say, he couldn't do it.) needless2) needlessly3) (not necessary: It is unnecessary to waken him yet.) unnecessary4) (that might have been avoided: Your mistake caused a lot of unnecessary work in the office.) unnecessary* * *un·nö·tig[ˈʊnnø:tɪç]adj unnecessary, needless* * *1. 2.adverbial unnecessarily* * *(es ist) unnötig zu sagen, dass it goes without saying thatB. adv:* * *1. 2.adverbial unnecessarily* * *adj.unnecessary adj.unneeded adj. adv.needlessly adv.unnecessarily adv. -
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Adj. useless; (sinnlos) auch pointless; (unnötig) unnecessary; unnützes Gerede idle talk; unnützes Zeug umg. useless stuff* * *useless; unprofitable* * *ụn|nütz ['ʊnnʏts]1. adjuseless; Geschwätz idle; (= umsonst) pointless, useless2. advuselessly, pointlessly; sich Sorgen machen unnecessarily* * *(not working; not in use: ships lying idle in the harbour.) idle* * *un·nütz[ˈʊnnʏts]I. adj useless, pointlessII. adv needlessly* * *1.Adjektiv useless <stuff, person, etc.>; pointless < talk>; wasted < words>; pointless, wasted <expense, effort>; vain < attempt>2.adverbial needlessly* * *unnützes Gerede idle talk;unnützes Zeug umg useless stuff* * *1.Adjektiv useless <stuff, person, etc.>; pointless < talk>; wasted < words>; pointless, wasted <expense, effort>; vain < attempt>2.adverbial needlessly* * *adj.pointless adj.unnecessary adj.unprofitable adj.useless adj. adv.unprofitably adv. -
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Adj. long-winded; Schriftliches: auch wordy* * *verbose; prolix; protracted; longwinded; lengthy* * *lạng|at|mig [-|aːtmɪç]1. adjlong-winded2. advin a long-winded wayer schreibt langatmig — his style of writing is long-winded
* * *1) (of great, often too great, length: This essay is interesting but lengthy.) lengthy2) (taking a needlessly long time: long-drawn-out discussions.) long-drawn-out3) ((of a speaker or his speech) tiresomely long.) long-winded* * *lang·at·mig* * *1.Adjektiv long-winded2.adverbial long-windedlyetwas langatmig erzählen — relate something at great length
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Adj. useless; (vergeblich) auch futile; präd. auch no use; alles Bitten war nutzlos all our etc. pleading was in vain; es ist nutzlos zu (+ Inf.) it’s useless ( oder pointless, no use) (+ Ger.)* * *abortive; unprofitable; vain; bootless; useless; sterile; futile* * *nụtz|los1. adj1) useless; (= unergiebig, vergeblich) futile, vain attr, in vain predes ist völlig nutzlos, das zu tun — it's absolutely useless or pointless or futile doing that
2) (= unnötig) needless2. adv1) (= ohne Nutzen) uselessly2) (= unnötig) futilely, in vainer hat seine Zeit nutzlos mit Spielen zugebracht — he frittered away or wasted his time playing
sein Leben nutzlos aufs Spiel setzen — to risk one's life needlessly or unnecessarily
* * *1) (of no use or effect: He tried to revive her but to no avail; His efforts were of no avail.) of no avail2) (of no use or effect: He tried to revive her but to no avail; His efforts were of no avail.) to no avail3) (useless; having no effect: a futile attempt.) futile4) (useless; pointless: It's no good crying for help - no-one will hear you; This penknife is no good - the blades are blunt.) no good5) (unnecessary; without good reason or foundation: idle fears; idle gossip.) idle6) (having no use or no effect: Why don't you throw away those useless things?; We can't do it - it's useless to try.) useless* * *nutz·losI. adj futile, useless▪ \nutzlos sein, etw zu tun to be futile to do sthder Versuch wäre \nutzlos it would be a waste of time trying* * *1.Adjektiv useless; (vergeblich) futile; vain attrib.; in vain pred.2.es wäre nutzlos, das zu tun — it would be useless or pointless or futile doing that
adverbial uselessly; (vergeblich) futilely; in vainer hat das Geld nutzlos vergeudet — he squandered the money on useless items
* * *alles Bitten war nutzlos all our etc pleading was in vain;es ist nutzlos zu (+inf) it’s useless ( oder pointless, no use) (+ger) Nutzlosigkeit f uselessness; (Vergeblichkeit) futility* * *1.Adjektiv useless; (vergeblich) futile; vain attrib.; in vain pred.2.es wäre nutzlos, das zu tun — it would be useless or pointless or futile doing that
adverbial uselessly; (vergeblich) futilely; in vain* * *adj.futile adj.idle adj.needless adj.useless adj. adv.fustily adv. -
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* * *über|flüs|si|ger|wei|se ['yːbəflʏsɪgə'vaizə]advsuperfluously* * *über·flüs·si·ger·wei·seadv unnecessarilydu machst dir wirklich \überflüssigerweise Sorgen you're really worrying unnecessarily [or needlessly], there's really no need for you to worry* * * -
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Adv. pointlessly* * *ụn|nüt|zer|wei|se ['ʊnnʏtsɐ'vaizə]advunnecessarily, needlessly* * *unnützerweise adv pointlessly -
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über·flüs·si·ger·wei·se advunnecessarily;du machst dir wirklich \überflüssigerweise Sorgen you're really worrying unnecessarily [or needlessly], there's really no need for you to worryDeutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch für Studenten > überflüssigerweise
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1. absurd2. futile3. inept4. mindless5. needlessly6. pointless7. senseless8. senselessly9. wasteful fig. -
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1. gratuitous2. needlessly3. nonessential4. superfluous5. unnecessarily6. unnecessary7. unneeded -
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См. также в других словарях:
needlessly — adverb a) In a needless manner. He was always needlessly anxious about his dog. b) To a degree or extent beyond what is needed. He worried needlessly about his dog … Wiktionary
needlessly — adv. Needlessly is used with these adjectives: ↑provocative Needlessly is used with these verbs: ↑kill, ↑suffer, ↑worry … Collocations dictionary
needlessly — needless ► ADJECTIVE ▪ unnecessary; avoidable. ● needless to say Cf. ↑needless to say DERIVATIVES needlessly adverb … English terms dictionary
needlessly — adverb without need (Freq. 1) it would needlessly bring badness into the world • Derived from adjective: ↑needless … Useful english dictionary
Needlessly — Needless Nee dless, a. 1. Having no need. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] Weeping into the needless stream. Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. Not wanted; unnecessary; not requisite; as, needless labor; needless expenses. [1913 Webster] 3. Without sufficient cause;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
needlessly — adverb see needless … New Collegiate Dictionary
needlessly — See needless. * * * … Universalium
needlessly — Synonyms and related words: aimlessly, beyond need, beyond reason, bootlessly, fecklessly, fruitlessly, futilely, overplus, pointlessly, purposelessly, redundantly, supererogatorily, superfluously, tautologously, to little purpose, to no purpose … Moby Thesaurus
needlessly — nɪËdlɪslɪ adv. unnecessarily, superfluously, without justification … English contemporary dictionary
needlessly — need·less·ly … English syllables
needlessly — See: needless … English dictionary
