idle
suomi-englanti sanakirjaidle englannista suomeksi
joutilas
olla joutilaana, olla vapaalla
joutava
olla joutokäynnillä, käydä joutokäyntiä
toimeton
tyhjänpäiväinen
tuottamaton
joutokäynti
olla joutilaana">olla joutilaana, olla vapaalla">olla vapaalla, maleksia, laiskotella, idlailla, idlata
Verbi
idle englanniksi
(syn)
Not being used appropriately; not occupied; (of time) with no, no important, or not much activity.
(ux)
(quote-book)
Not engaged in any occupation or employment; unemployed; inactive; doing nothing in particular.
(RQ:Jefferies Amateur Poacher)
(RQ:Chambers Younger Set)!”
Of no importance; useless; worthless; vain; trifling; thoughtless; silly.
Light-headed; foolish.
(quote-text)|title=The Lover's Melancholy
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{{quote-book|en|year=1920|author=Raine Bennett|title=After the Day: A Collection of Post-war Impressions|page=1
{{quote-book|en|year=1967|title=Urner Field Observer|page=49
{{quote-book|en|date=2017-09-01|author=Angela King|title=The Blood of Kings|publisher=Open Road Media|isbn=9781504070867
To lose or spend time doing nothing, or without being employed in business.
{{quote-text|en|year=1939|author=Joan Evans|title=Chateaubriand|page=32
Of an engine: to run at a slow speed, or out of gear; to over.
(quote-journal)
To cause (an engine) to idle (run at a slow speed, or out of gear).
To make (workers, students, etc) idle; to leave without work.
1955, United States Bureau of Employment Security, ''Unemployment Insurance Claims'', volumes 11-12, page 14:
- Layoffs idled 1,900 workers in Ohio and 1,000 in Indiana. At the same time, an Indiana assembly plant recalled 1,200 workers.
(coi)
An game.
(es-verb form of)