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1 uselessly
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2 uselessly
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3 vainly
adverb (unsuccessfully: He searched vainly for the treasure.) en vano, inútilmentevainly ['veɪnli] adv: en vano, vanamente, inútilmente'veɪnli1) ( uselessly) en vano, vanamente, inútilmente2) ( conceitedly) con vanidad, vanidosamente['veɪnlɪ]ADV1) (=to no effect) [try, struggle] en vano, inútilmente; [search] sin éxito, en vano2) (=conceitedly) vanidosamente* * *['veɪnli]1) ( uselessly) en vano, vanamente, inútilmente2) ( conceitedly) con vanidad, vanidosamente -
4 idly
adverb ociosamentetr['aɪdəlɪ]1 (abstractedly) distraídamente2 (doing nothing) sin hacer nada3 (nonchalantly) despreocupadamente\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto stand idly by quedarse cruzado de brazosidly ['aɪdəli] adv: ociosamente['aɪdlɪ]ADV (=in a leisurely way) ociosamente; (=without doing anything) sin hacer nada; (=absentmindedly) distraídamente; (=to pass the time) [chat] para pasar el rato; (=uselessly) vanamente, inútilmenteshe found it impossible to sit idly at home — le resultaba imposible sentarse en casa sin hacer nada
I wondered idly if he had meant what he said — me preguntaba inadvertidamente si lo que había dicho iba en serio
to stand or sit idly by — estarse de brazos cruzados
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5 pathetically
adverb patéticamente, lastimosamentetr[pə'ɵetɪklɪ]1 (pitiably) patéticamente2 familiar (badly, hopelessly) que da lástima, que da pena\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto say something pathetically decir algo con voz lastimerapə'θetɪklia) ( pitiably) <moan/weep> lastimeramenteb) ( lamentably) (colloq)[pǝ'θetɪklɪ]ADV1) (=piteously) [whimper, moan] lastimeramente; [say] con voz lastimerapathetically thin/weak — tan delgado/débil que da/daba pena
2) (=uselessly) [play, perform] que da/daba pena* * *[pə'θetɪkli]a) ( pitiably) <moan/weep> lastimeramenteb) ( lamentably) (colloq) -
6 useless
adjective (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.) inútiluseless adj inútil / que no sirve para nadathis computer is useless! ¡este ordenador no sirve para nada!tr['jʊːsləs]1 inútil■ he's useless at football no sirve para el fútbol, es un negado para el fútbol■ he's absolutely useless es un cero a la izquierda, es un inepto totaluseless ['ju:sləs] adj: inútil♦ uselessly advadj.• baldío, -a adj.• desaprovechado, -a adj.• deslucido, -a adj.• fulero, -a adj.• gastado, -a adj.• inepto, -a adj.• inoficioso, -a adj.• inservible adj.• inútil adj.• ocioso, -a adj.• vacío, -a adj.• vano, -a adj.'juːsləs, 'juːslɪsa) ( ineffective) <object/tool/person> inútilb) ( futile) inútilit would be useless — sería inútil, no serviría de nada
c) ( not capable) (colloq) < person> inútil, negado (fam)to be useless AT something/-ING — ser* negado para algo/ + inf (fam)
['juːslɪs]ADJ1) (=ineffective) [object] que no sirve para nada; [person] inútilcompasses are useless in the jungle — las brújulas no sirven para or de nada en la selva
he's useless as a forward — no vale para delantero, no sirve como delantero
I was always useless at maths — siempre fui (un) negado or un inútil para las matemáticas
2) (=unusable) [object, vehicle] inservible; [limb] inutilizado, inútilhe's a mine of useless information! — hum se sabe todo tipo de datos y chorraditas que no sirven de nada *
to render or make sth useless — inutilizar algo
3) (=pointless) inútilit's useless to shout — de nada sirve gritar, es inútil gritar
* * *['juːsləs, 'juːslɪs]a) ( ineffective) <object/tool/person> inútilb) ( futile) inútilit would be useless — sería inútil, no serviría de nada
c) ( not capable) (colloq) < person> inútil, negado (fam)to be useless AT something/-ING — ser* negado para algo/ + inf (fam)
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7 inútilmente
inútilmente adverbio pointlessly, needlessly, to no avail: barrieron inútilmente las hojas, they pointlessly swept up the leaves ' inútilmente' also found in these entries: English: helplessly - pointlessly - unhelpfully - uselessly -
8 vano
vano
◊ -na adjetivo‹ esfuerzo› futile;
vano,-a
I adjetivo
1 (sin resultado, inútil) futile, vain: son vanos tus esfuerzos por convencerme, your efforts to convince me are futile
2 (sin fundamento, irreal) vain, unreal
3 (vacuo, insustancial) empty
4 (vanidoso) vain, conceited
II m Arquit opening Locuciones: en vano, in vain ' vano' also found in these entries: Spanish: balde - jurar - vana - vanamente English: empty - flog - fruitless - futile - helplessly - idle - nothing - unsuccessful - unsuccessfully - uselessly - vain - avail - hollow - pointless - vainly
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
