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Meanings of idle in inglés

catalán
mandrejar
español
holgazanear

Be idle; exist in a changeless situation.

holgazanear
portugués
desempregado
catalán
desocupat

Not in action or at work.

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desempregado

Without a basis in reason or fact.

Related terms

Not having a job.

Usage of idle in inglés
1
Using idle processing power to help create a smallpox drug is great.
Wired
2
GM announced last week it plans to idle five North American plants.
Reuters
3
The Alaska no-fly order ended today, but the Virginia-based F-22s remain idle.
Wired
4
TCU is idle until a Dec. 16 home date with Indiana State.
Reuters
5
He's young and healthy, too, and yet is forced to be idle.
Helen of troy
6
Double-digit unemployment and widespread idle capacity, however, have kept underlying inflation subdued.
Reuters
7
The ships engaged in this island trade were idle in the Pasig.
The Story of the Philippines / Natural Riches, Industrial Resour...
8
The hard part will be keeping this hand idle for four days.
The Wise Man’s Fear
9
Meanwhile, the unused cores idle, still consuming a large amount of power.
Reuters
10
The Wildcats are idle until a game Jan. 11 at Michigan State.
Reuters
11
The actions of these ants looked like simple indulgence in idle amusement.
The Naturalist on the River Amazons
12
It is nevertheless misleading; it is the illusion of an idle fancy.
The Relation of Literature to Life
13
As the days before the end dwindled, Prometheus' people were not idle.
Book Four: Tales From Ancient Days
14
The industrious would get no more for their labor than the idle.
The Great Round World and What Is Going On In It, Vol. 2, No. 5,...
15
He is idle and lacking in any spirit of industry or application.
English passengers
16
He remembered vaguely what he had once said in an idle moment.
On the Beach
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Translations for idle
portugués
desempregado
Idle through the time
Idle across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Less common
Ireland
Less common