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1 nutzlos
Adj. useless; (vergeblich) auch futile; präd. auch no use; alles Bitten war nutzlos all our etc. pleading was in vain; es ist nutzlos zu (+ Inf.) it’s useless ( oder pointless, no use) (+ Ger.)* * *abortive; unprofitable; vain; bootless; useless; sterile; futile* * *nụtz|los1. adj1) useless; (= unergiebig, vergeblich) futile, vain attr, in vain predes ist völlig nutzlos, das zu tun — it's absolutely useless or pointless or futile doing that
2) (= unnötig) needless2. adv1) (= ohne Nutzen) uselessly2) (= unnötig) futilely, in vainer hat seine Zeit nutzlos mit Spielen zugebracht — he frittered away or wasted his time playing
sein Leben nutzlos aufs Spiel setzen — to risk one's life needlessly or unnecessarily
* * *1) (of no use or effect: He tried to revive her but to no avail; His efforts were of no avail.) of no avail2) (of no use or effect: He tried to revive her but to no avail; His efforts were of no avail.) to no avail3) (useless; having no effect: a futile attempt.) futile4) (useless; pointless: It's no good crying for help - no-one will hear you; This penknife is no good - the blades are blunt.) no good5) (unnecessary; without good reason or foundation: idle fears; idle gossip.) idle6) (having no use or no effect: Why don't you throw away those useless things?; We can't do it - it's useless to try.) useless* * *nutz·losI. adj futile, useless▪ \nutzlos sein, etw zu tun to be futile to do sthder Versuch wäre \nutzlos it would be a waste of time trying* * *1.Adjektiv useless; (vergeblich) futile; vain attrib.; in vain pred.2.es wäre nutzlos, das zu tun — it would be useless or pointless or futile doing that
adverbial uselessly; (vergeblich) futilely; in vainer hat das Geld nutzlos vergeudet — he squandered the money on useless items
* * *alles Bitten war nutzlos all our etc pleading was in vain;es ist nutzlos zu (+inf) it’s useless ( oder pointless, no use) (+ger) Nutzlosigkeit f uselessness; (Vergeblichkeit) futility* * *1.Adjektiv useless; (vergeblich) futile; vain attrib.; in vain pred.2.es wäre nutzlos, das zu tun — it would be useless or pointless or futile doing that
adverbial uselessly; (vergeblich) futilely; in vain* * *adj.futile adj.idle adj.needless adj.useless adj. adv.fustily adv. -
2 unnütz
Adj. useless; (sinnlos) auch pointless; (unnötig) unnecessary; unnützes Gerede idle talk; unnützes Zeug umg. useless stuff* * *useless; unprofitable* * *ụn|nütz ['ʊnnʏts]1. adjuseless; Geschwätz idle; (= umsonst) pointless, useless2. advuselessly, pointlessly; sich Sorgen machen unnecessarily* * *(not working; not in use: ships lying idle in the harbour.) idle* * *un·nütz[ˈʊnnʏts]I. adj useless, pointlessII. adv needlessly* * *1.Adjektiv useless <stuff, person, etc.>; pointless < talk>; wasted < words>; pointless, wasted <expense, effort>; vain < attempt>2.adverbial needlessly* * *unnützes Gerede idle talk;unnützes Zeug umg useless stuff* * *1.Adjektiv useless <stuff, person, etc.>; pointless < talk>; wasted < words>; pointless, wasted <expense, effort>; vain < attempt>2.adverbial needlessly* * *adj.pointless adj.unnecessary adj.unprofitable adj.useless adj. adv.unprofitably adv. -
3 zwecklos
Adj. useless, pointless, präd. auch no use; es ist zwecklos zu (+ Inf.) it’s pointless etc. (+ Ger.), there’s no point in (+ Ger.) geschieden etc. zwecklos Anzeige: no divorcees etc. need apply* * *purposeless; otiose; vain; pointless; useless* * *zwẹck|losadjpointless; Versuch, Anstrengungen useless, futilees ist zwecklos, hierzubleiben — it's pointless staying here, there's no point (in) staying here
* * *zweck·los▪ es ist \zwecklos, etw zu tun it's futile [or useless] [or no use]/pointless [or there's no point in] doing sth* * *Adjektiv pointless* * *geschieden etc* * *Adjektiv pointless* * *adj.futile adj.purposeless adj.useless adj. adv.purposelessly adv.uselessly adv. -
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См. также в других словарях:
uselessly — adv. Uselessly is used with these verbs: ↑hang … Collocations dictionary
uselessly — useless ► ADJECTIVE 1) serving no purpose. 2) informal having little ability or skill. DERIVATIVES uselessly adverb uselessness noun … English terms dictionary
uselessly — adverb in a useless manner (Freq. 1) the furniture was sitting around uselessly • Ant: ↑usefully • Derived from adjective: ↑useless … Useful english dictionary
Uselessly — Useless Use less, a. Having, or being of, no use; unserviceable; producing no good end; answering no valuable purpose; not advancing the end proposed; unprofitable; ineffectual; as, a useless garment; useless pity. [1913 Webster] Not to sit idle… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
uselessly — adverb see useless … New Collegiate Dictionary
uselessly — See useless. * * * … Universalium
uselessly — adverb a) In a useless manner. b) To no useful purpose … Wiktionary
uselessly — adv. futilely, in vain … English contemporary dictionary
uselessly — use·less·ly … English syllables
uselessly — See: useless … English dictionary
useless — uselessly, adv. uselessness, n. /yoohs lis/, adj. 1. of no use; not serving the purpose or any purpose; unavailing or futile: It is useless to reason with him. 2. without useful qualities; of no practical good: a useless person; a useless gadget … Universalium
