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1 inconcludente
inconclusivepersona ineffectual* * *inconcludente agg. inconclusive; ineffectual: ragionamento, discorso inconcludente, inconclusive argument, speech; una persona inconcludente, an ineffectual person◆ s.m. e f. ineffectual person: non ha finito neanche quel lavoro, è proprio un inconcludente!, he hasn't even finished that job, he's really ineffectual!* * *[inkonklu'dɛnte]1) (irresoluto) [ persona] shiftless2) (che non porta a niente) [discussione, incontro] inconclusive* * *inconcludente/inkonklu'dεnte/1 (irresoluto) [ persona] shiftless2 (che non porta a niente) [discussione, incontro] inconclusive. -
2 indolente
indolent* * *indolente agg.1 indolent, slothful, inert, lazy; (apatico) apathetic, listless: è uno scolaro indolente, he is a listless student2 (med.) (che non duole) indolent, painless: tumore indolente, indolent tumour◆ s.m. e f. (chi è pigro) lazy person; loafer, lounger; (fam.) lazy bones.* * *[indo'lɛnte]* * *indolente/indo'lεnte/[ persona] idle, indolent, shiftless, sluggish; [lavoratore, studente] slack, lazy.
См. также в других словарях:
Shiftless — Shift less, a. Destitute of expedients, or not using successful expedients; characterized by failure, especially by failure to provide for one s own support, through negligence or incapacity; hence, lazy; improvident; thriftless; as, a shiftless… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
shiftless — index idle, improvident, indolent, irresponsible, remiss, truant Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
shiftless — (adj.) wanting in resources, 1580s, from SHIFT (Cf. shift) (n.) + LESS (Cf. less). Related: Shiftlessly; shiftlessness … Etymology dictionary
shiftless — [adj] lazy apathetic, dallying, directionless, good for nothing, idle, inattentive, incompetent, indolent, lackadaisical, laggard, lagging, lethargic, lifeless, loafing, procrastinating, slack, slothful, unambitious, unenergetic, unindustrious,… … New thesaurus
shiftless — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ lazy, indolent, and lacking ambition. DERIVATIVES shiftlessness noun … English terms dictionary
shiftless — [shift′lis] adj. 1. lacking the will or ability to do or accomplish; incapable, inefficient, lazy, etc. 2. showing such lack shiftlessly adv. shiftlessness n … English World dictionary
shiftless — [[t]ʃɪ̱ftləs[/t]] ADJ (disapproval) If you describe someone as shiftless, you mean that they are lazy and have no desire to achieve anything. ...a shiftless husband … English dictionary
shiftless — adjective Etymology: shift (resourcefulness) Date: 1584 1. lacking in resourcefulness ; inefficient 2. lacking in ambition or incentive ; lazy < shiftless freeloaders > • shiftlessly adverb • shiftlessness … New Collegiate Dictionary
shiftless — adjective lazy and seeming to have no interest in working hard or trying to succeed: my shiftless nephew, who was never any good shiftlessly adverb shiftlessness noun … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
shiftless — adjective he thought the whole family shiftless and dishonest Syn: lazy, idle, indolent, slothful, lethargic, lackadaisical; spiritless, apathetic, feckless, good for nothing, worthless; unambitious, unenterprising … Thesaurus of popular words
shiftless — shiftlessly, adv. shiftlessness, n. /shift lis/, adj. 1. lacking in resourcefulness; inefficient; lazy. 2. lacking in incentive, ambition, or aspiration. [1555 65; SHIFT + LESS] Syn. 1. slothful, careless, indolent. * * * … Universalium
