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to idle away

  • 1 idle away

    (to spend (time) doing nothing: idling the hours away.) desperdiçar

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  • 2 idle away

    (to spend (time) doing nothing: idling the hours away.) desperdiçar

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  • 3 to idle away the time

    to idle away the time
    perder o tempo à toa.

    English-Portuguese dictionary > to idle away the time

  • 4 idle

    1. adjective
    1) (not working; not in use: ships lying idle in the harbour.) inactivo
    2) (lazy: He has work to do, but he's idle and just sits around.) desocupado
    3) (having no effect or result: idle threats.) vão
    4) (unnecessary; without good reason or foundation: idle fears; idle gossip.) vão
    2. verb
    1) (to be idle or do nothing: On holiday they just idled from morning till night.) preguiçar
    2) (of an engine etc, to run gently without doing any work: They kept the car engine idling while they checked their position with the map.) rodar
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    - idleness
    - idly
    - idle away
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    i.dle
    ['aidəl] vt+vi 1 ficar à toa, perder tempo. 2 trabalhar sem carga (motor). • adj 1 inativo, desocupado. 2 ineficiente, inútil. 3 indolente, preguiçoso, negligente. to idle away the time perder o tempo à toa. to run idle Eng trabalhar sem carga.

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  • 5 idle

    1. adjective
    1) (not working; not in use: ships lying idle in the harbour.) inativo, ocioso
    2) (lazy: He has work to do, but he's idle and just sits around.) preguiçoso
    3) (having no effect or result: idle threats.) vão
    4) (unnecessary; without good reason or foundation: idle fears; idle gossip.) infundado
    2. verb
    1) (to be idle or do nothing: On holiday they just idled from morning till night.) preguiçar
    2) (of an engine etc, to run gently without doing any work: They kept the car engine idling while they checked their position with the map.) rodar em marcha lenta
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    - idleness - idly - idle away

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  • 6 drone

    [drəun] 1. noun
    1) (the male of the bee.) zangão
    2) (a person who is lazy and idle.) malandro
    3) (a deep, humming sound: the distant drone of traffic.) zumbido
    2. verb
    1) (to make a low, humming sound: An aeroplane droned overhead.) zumbir
    2) (to speak in a dull, boring voice: The lecturer droned on and on.) desfiar uma cantilena
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    [droun] n 1 Ent zangão. 2 fig parasita, ocioso, vadio. 3 zumbido, zunido, ronco. 4 som contínuo e monótono. 5 Mus bordão. 6 avião teleguiado. 7 som grave produzido pelos tubos contrabaixos na gaita de foles. • vt+vi 1 vadiar, mandriar, passar vida ociosa. 2 falar em tom monótono ou sonolento. 3 zumbir, zunir, sussurrar, roncar. to drone away the time matar o tempo.

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  • idle away — ˌidle a ˈway [transitive] [present tense I/you/we/they idle away he/she/it idles away present participle idling away past tense idled away …   Useful english dictionary

  • idle away — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms idle away : present tense I/you/we/they idle away he/she/it idles away present participle idling away past tense idled away past participle idled away to spend time relaxing and doing nothing Morse idled away… …   English dictionary

  • idle away — PHRASAL VERB If you idle away a period of time, you spend it doing very little. [V P n (not pron)] Residents were mowing their lawns, washing their cars and otherwise idling away a pleasant, sunny day... [V n P] He idled the time away in dreamy… …   English dictionary

  • idle away — phr verb Idle away is used with these nouns as the object: ↑time …   Collocations dictionary

  • idle away — Waste, spend in idleness …   New dictionary of synonyms

  • idle — [īd′ l] adj. idler, idlest [ME idel < OE, empty, akin to Ger eitel, vain, empty < ? IE base * ai dh, to burn, shine: basic sense, either “only apparent, seeming” or “burned out”] 1. a) having no value, use, or significance; worthless;… …   English World dictionary

  • idle — adj 1 *vain, nugatory, otiose, empty, hollow Analogous words: fruitless, bootless, *futile, vain: *ineffective, ineffectual, inefficacious: trivial, paltry, *petty, trifling Contrasted words: significant, pregnant, meaningful (see …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • Idle — I dle, v. t. To spend in idleness; to waste; to consume; often followed by away; as, to idle away an hour a day. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • idle — i|dle1 [ˈaıdl] adj [: Old English; Origin: idel] 1.) not working or producing anything ≠ ↑busy ▪ I cannot afford to leave the land lying idle . ▪ The whole team stood idle , waiting for the mechanic. ▪ The workers have been idle for the last six… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • idle — idleness, n. idly, adv. /uyd l/, adj., idler, idlest, v. idled, idling, n. adj. 1. not working or active; unemployed; doing nothing: idle workers. 2. not spent or filled with activity: idle hours. 3. not in use or operation; not kept busy: idle… …   Universalium

  • idle — I UK [ˈaɪd(ə)l] / US adjective Word forms idle : adjective idle comparative idler superlative idlest 1) a) machines or factories that are idle are not being used The extra power stations are idle when demand is lower. stand/lie/sit idle: Valuable …   English dictionary

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