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2 Translation results for
idle
in Spanish
adjective
|
verb
idle
adjective
frívolo, vano, infundado
;
inactivo, parado, desocupado
;
holgazán, haragán, perezoso
Example sentences of
idle
adjective
•
There has been a lot of
idle
speculation about what might happen, but no one really knows.
•
the
idle
days of summer
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Synonyms of
idle
adjective
vain
,
empty
,
hollow
,
unproductive
,
inactive
,
inert
,
passive
,
lazy
Detailed synonyms for
idle
adjective
See:
Inactive
,
Vain
idle
verb
idled, has idled, is idling, idles
dejar sin trabajo
;
holgazanear, flojear, haraganear
;
andar al ralentí (dícese de un automóvil), marchar en vacío (dícese de una máquina)
Example sentences of
idle
verb
•
She left the engine
idling
for a few seconds before she turned it off.
•
The cars
idled
in traffic.
•
A group of boys
idled
in the doorway.
•
The factory closed,
idling
several hundred workers.
•
Thousands of workers have been
idled
by the bad economy.
More examples
•
The factory has been
idled
by the strike.
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Synonyms of
idle
verb
loaf
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Reverse translation for
idle
frívolo
- frivolous
vano
- vain, useless, vain, worthless
infundado
- unfounded, baseless
inactivo
- inactive, idle, dormant
parado
- motionless, idle, stopped, standing (up), confused, bewildered
desocupado
- vacant, empty, free, unoccupied, unemployed
holgazán
- lazy
haragán
- lazy, idle
perezoso
- lazy
dejar sin trabajo
holgazanear
- to laze around, to loaf
flojear
- to weaken, to flag, to idle, to loaf around
haraganear
- to be lazy, to waste one's time
andar al ralentí
(dícese de un automóvil)
marchar en vacío
(dícese de una máquina)
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