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1. adjective1) (not working; not in use: ships lying idle in the harbour.) nečinný2) (lazy: He has work to do, but he's idle and just sits around.) lenivý3) (having no effect or result: idle threats.) márny, planý4) (unnecessary; without good reason or foundation: idle fears; idle gossip.) zbytočný2. verb1) (to be idle or do nothing: On holiday they just idled from morning till night.) zaháľať2) (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.) bežať naprázdno•- idler- idleness
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- idle away* * *• v necinnosti• volný• vyhýbajúci sa práci• vysadit z práce• zahálavý• zahálat• zlý• štítiaci sa práce• jalový• bežat naprázdno• bežiaci na prázdno• pomaly• pomaly pracujúci• lenivý• lenošit• nezamestnaný• neobsadený• necinný• nepracujúci• nezatažený (motor)• nevyužitý• neúcinný• odsúdit k necinnosti• nic nerobiaci
См. также в других словарях:
run around like a chicken with its head cut off — See: RUN AROUND IN CIRCLES … Dictionary of American idioms
run around like a chicken with its head cut off — See: RUN AROUND IN CIRCLES … Dictionary of American idioms
run around — or[chase around] {v.}, {informal} To go to different places for company and pleasure; be friends. * /Tim hasn t been to a dance all year; with school work and his job, he hasn t time to run around./ * /Chuck and Jim chase around a lot together./… … Dictionary of American idioms
run around — or[chase around] {v.}, {informal} To go to different places for company and pleasure; be friends. * /Tim hasn t been to a dance all year; with school work and his job, he hasn t time to run around./ * /Chuck and Jim chase around a lot together./… … Dictionary of American idioms
run around after — ˌrun a ˈround after ˌrun ˈround after [transitive] [present tense I/you/we/they run around after he/she/it runs around after present participle running around after … Useful english dictionary
run around with — ˌrun a ˈround with [transitive] [present tense I/you/we/they run around with he/she/it runs around with present participle running around with past tense … Useful english dictionary
run\ around — • run around • chase around v informal To go to different places for company and pleasure; be friends. Tim hasn t been to a dance all year; with school work and his job, he hasn t time to run around. Chuck and Jim chase around a lot together.… … Словарь американских идиом
Run around — can refer to: *Runaround, a science fiction short story by Isaac Asimov *Runaround (game show), a children s television game show originally devised by Heatter Quigley Productions in the USA in 1971 2 *Run around, a song written by Blues Traveler … Wikipedia
Run-around — Run a*round , n. (Med.) A whitlow running around the finger nail, but not affecting the bone. [Colloq.] [Webster 1913 Suppl.] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
run around the bush — (USA) If you run around the bush, it means that you re taking a long time to get to the point … The small dictionary of idiomes
run around in circles — INFORMAL ► to be very active without achieving any good results: »Peter s been running round in circles since half his department resigned. Main Entry: ↑run … Financial and business terms
