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['pɜːpəslɪs]aggettivo inutile, senza scopo* * *adjective (having no purpose: purposeless destruction.) inutile* * *purposeless /ˈpɜ:pəsləs/a.1 indeciso; incerto; irresolutopurposelessly avv. purposelessness n. [u].* * *['pɜːpəslɪs]aggettivo inutile, senza scopo -
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I 1. ['emptɪ]1) (lacking people) [room, street] vuoto, deserto; [ desk] vuoto, liberoto stand empty — [ house] essere vuoto; [ office] essere vacante
2) (lacking contents) [box, page, stomach] vuoto3) (unfulfilled) [promise, dream] vano; [argument, gesture] vuoto4) (purposeless) [life, days] vuoto2. II 1. ['emptɪ]verbo transitivo vuotare, svuotare [building, container, mind]; versare [ liquid]2.verbo intransitivo [building, container] vuotarsi, svuotarsi; [ river] buttarsi; [ contents] riversarsi* * *['empti] 1. adjective1) (having nothing inside: an empty box; an empty cup.) vuoto2) (unoccupied: an empty house.) vuoto3) ((with of) completely without: a street quite empty of people.) vuoto4) (having no practical result; (likely to be) unfulfilled: empty threats.) vano2. verb1) (to make or become empty: He emptied the jug; The cinema emptied quickly at 10.30; He emptied out his pockets.) vuotare, vuotarsi2) (to tip, pour, or fall out of a container: She emptied the milk into a pan; The rubbish emptied on to the ground.) vuotare3. noun(an empty bottle etc: Take the empties back to the shop.) vuoto- empty-handed
- empty-headed* * *I 1. ['emptɪ]1) (lacking people) [room, street] vuoto, deserto; [ desk] vuoto, liberoto stand empty — [ house] essere vuoto; [ office] essere vacante
2) (lacking contents) [box, page, stomach] vuoto3) (unfulfilled) [promise, dream] vano; [argument, gesture] vuoto4) (purposeless) [life, days] vuoto2. II 1. ['emptɪ]verbo transitivo vuotare, svuotare [building, container, mind]; versare [ liquid]2.verbo intransitivo [building, container] vuotarsi, svuotarsi; [ river] buttarsi; [ contents] riversarsi -
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['pɜːpəs]1) (aim) scopo m., fine m., intenzione f., proposito m.for the purpose of doing — con il proposito o lo scopo di fare
for the purposes of this book,... — dati gli scopi di questo libro,...
for all practical purposes — a tutti gli effetti, in pratica, praticamente
this will serve the purpose — questo andrà bene o farà al caso nostro
to some o good purpose non invano, con qualche risultato; to no purpose invano, con nessun risultato; to the purpose — form. a proposito, all'uopo
2) (determination) (anche strength of purpose) decisione f., fermezza f.to have a sense of purpose — essere determinato o deciso
3) on purpose (deliberately) apposta, di proposito* * *['pə:pəs]1) (the reason for doing something; the aim to which an action etc is directed: What is the purpose of your visit?) scopo2) (the use or function of an object: The purpose of this lever is to stop the machine in an emergency.) funzione3) (determination: a man of purpose.) determinazione•- purposefully
- purposeless
- purposely
- purpose-built
- on purpose
- serve a purpose
- to no purpose* * *['pɜːpəs]1) (aim) scopo m., fine m., intenzione f., proposito m.for the purpose of doing — con il proposito o lo scopo di fare
for the purposes of this book,... — dati gli scopi di questo libro,...
for all practical purposes — a tutti gli effetti, in pratica, praticamente
this will serve the purpose — questo andrà bene o farà al caso nostro
to some o good purpose non invano, con qualche risultato; to no purpose invano, con nessun risultato; to the purpose — form. a proposito, all'uopo
2) (determination) (anche strength of purpose) decisione f., fermezza f.to have a sense of purpose — essere determinato o deciso
3) on purpose (deliberately) apposta, di proposito
См. также в других словарях:
Purposeless — Pur pose*less, a. Having no purpose or result; objectless. Bp. Hall. {Pur pose*less*ness}, n. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
purposeless — index arbitrary and capricious, casual, expendable, nugatory, random, unavailing, unintentional, unwitting … Law dictionary
purposeless — [adj] useless, insignificant aimless, designless, desultory, drifting, empty, feckless, floundering, fustian, goalless, good for nothing*, haphazard, hit or miss*, indiscriminate, irregular, meaningless, motiveless, needless, nonsensical,… … New thesaurus
purposeless — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ done with or having no purpose. DERIVATIVES purposelessly adverb purposelessness noun … English terms dictionary
purposeless — [pʉr′pəs ləs] adj. not purposeful; aimless purposelessly adv. purposelessness n … English World dictionary
purposeless — [[t]pɜ͟ː(r)pəsləs[/t]] ADJ GRADED If an action is purposeless, it does not seem to have a sensible purpose. Time may also be wasted in purposeless meetings... Surely my existence cannot be so purposeless? Syn: senseless, pointless … English dictionary
purposeless — purposelessly, adv. purposelessness, n. /perr peuhs lis/, adj. 1. having no purpose or apparent meaning. 2. having no aim or goal; aimless: to lead a purposeless existence. [1545 55; PURPOSE + LESS] * * * … Universalium
purposeless — pur|pose|less [ˈpə:pəsləs US ˈpə:r ] adj not having a clear aim or purpose ▪ hours of purposeless activity >purposelessly adv >purposelessness n [U] … Dictionary of contemporary English
purposeless — pur|pose|less [ pɜrpəsləs ] adjective lacking a useful purpose: the purposeless lives of the very rich … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
purposeless — adjective not having a clear aim or purpose: a purposeless existence on the streets of London purposelessly adverb purposelessness noun (U) … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
purposeless — UK [ˈpɜː(r)pəsləs] / US [ˈpɜrpəsləs] adjective lacking a useful purpose the purposeless lives of the very rich … English dictionary