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1 pointless
• tolkuton• juro• turha• aiheeton• päämäärätön• tarkoitukseton* * *adjective (having no meaning or purpose: a pointless journey.) hyödytön -
2 pointless without point
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3 hassle
• riita• tora• hankaluus* * *'hæsl 1. noun1) (trouble or fuss: It's such a hassle to get to work on time: Travelling with children is such a hassle.) hässäkkä2) (a fight or argument: I got into a bit of a hassle with a couple of thugs.) kähinä2. verb1) (to argue or fight: It seemed pointless to hassle over such a small matter.) rähistä2) (to annoy (a person): I don't like people hassling me.) kiusata -
4 no good
• kelvoton* * *(useless; pointless: It's no good crying for help - no-one will hear you; This penknife is no good - the blades are blunt.) ei kannata, siitä ei ole mihinkään -
5 point
• ojentaa• olla suunnattuna• ominaisuus• osoitella• paikka• osoittaa• saada pontta• nokka• näkökohta• niemi• näyttää• juju• tähdätä• tunnus• tärkein kohta• tähdätä huomauttaaautomatic data processing• tutkain• huippu• viitoittaa• vitsi• viittoa• viitata• esittää näkökohta• erityisseikka• sijainti• ajankohta• aihe• asema• antaa kärkeä• asia• aste• vaihde• vaihephysics• ydin• ydinkohta• puoli• puoltoääni• pää• pyrkiä• teroittaa• kohta• merkitysphysics• momentti• nenä• seisoa• saumata• sakara• seikka• suunnata• syövytysneula• tarkoitus• yksityiskohta• kärki• kysymys• pluspiste• pointti• pointsi• pilkku• piste (arvost.)• piste• pinna• piste(kilpailussa)• piiru• piikki• kompassipiiru* * *point 1. noun1) (the sharp end of anything: the point of a pin; a sword point; at gunpoint (= threatened by a gun).) kärki2) (a piece of land that projects into the sea etc: The ship came round Lizard Point.) niemi3) (a small round dot or mark (.): a decimal point; five point three six (= 5.36); In punctuation, a point is another name for a full stop.) piste4) (an exact place or spot: When we reached this point of the journey we stopped to rest.) kohta5) (an exact moment: Her husband walked in at that point.) hetki6) (a place on a scale especially of temperature: the boiling-point of water.) piste7) (a division on a compass eg north, south-west etc.) ilmansuunta8) (a mark in scoring a competition, game, test etc: He has won by five points to two.) piste9) (a particular matter for consideration or action: The first point we must decide is, where to meet; That's a good point; You've missed the point; That's the whole point; We're wandering away from the point.) asia, näkökohta, ydin10) ((a) purpose or advantage: There's no point (in) asking me - I don't know.) itu11) (a personal characteristic or quality: We all have our good points and our bad ones.) ominaisuus12) (an electrical socket in a wall etc into which a plug can be put: Is there only one electrical point in this room?) pistorasia2. verb1) (to aim in a particular direction: He pointed the gun at her.) suunnata2) (to call attention to something especially by stretching the index finger in its direction: He pointed (his finger) at the door; He pointed to a sign.) osoittaa3) (to fill worn places in (a stone or brick wall etc) with mortar.) paikata•- pointed- pointer
- pointless
- pointlessly
- points
- be on the point of
- come to the point
- make a point of
- make one's point
- point out
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6 vegetate
• kasvaa* * *'ve‹iteitverb (to live an idle, boring and pointless life: I would like to get a job - I don't want to vegetate.) vetelehtiä
См. также в других словарях:
Pointless — Point less, a. Having no point; blunt; wanting keenness; obtuse; as, a pointless sword; a pointless remark. [1913 Webster] Syn: Blunt; obtuse, dull; stupid. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
pointless — index immaterial, inapposite, insipid, null (insignificant), pedestrian, unavailing, unreasonable … Law dictionary
pointless — (adj.) early 14c., blunt, from POINT (Cf. point) (n.) + LESS (Cf. less). Meaning of no effect, to no purpose is from 1726. Related: Pointlessly; pointlessness … Etymology dictionary
pointless — [adj] ridiculous, senseless absurd, aimless, around in circles*, fruitless, futile, going nowhere*, impotent, inane, inconsequential, ineffective, ineffectual, insignificant, in vicious circle*, irrelevant, meaningless, needle in haystack*,… … New thesaurus
pointless — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ having little or no sense or purpose. DERIVATIVES pointlessly adverb pointlessness noun … English terms dictionary
pointless — [point′lis] adj. 1. without a point 2. without meaning, relevance, or force; senseless; inane pointlessly adv. pointlessness n … English World dictionary
pointless — adjective 1 without any purpose or meaning: a pointless waste of money | Life just seemed so pointless. 2 not likely to have any useful result: a pointless quarrel | it is pointless to do sth: I think it would be pointless to discuss this issue… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
pointless — point|less [ˈpɔıntləs] adj worthless or not likely to have any useful result ▪ Life just seemed pointless to me. ▪ a pointless quarrel it is pointless doing sth ▪ It s pointless telling her to clean her room she ll never do it. it is pointless to … Dictionary of contemporary English
pointless — adj. VERBS ▪ be, seem ▪ become ▪ consider sth, find sth, think sth ▪ She considered it pointless to plan in too much detail … Collocations dictionary
pointless — adj. pointless to + inf. (it s pointless to continue the discussion) * * * [ pɔɪntlɪs] pointless to + inf. (it s pointless to continue the discussion) … Combinatory dictionary
pointless — point|less [ pɔıntləs ] adjective lacking any purpose or use: These forms are just pointless paperwork. It s pointless just waiting here he s obviously not coming. It would be pointless to try and stop him. a. a pointless exercise a waste of time … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
