Idle - Английское значение и перевод слова Idle на Русский язык

idiom

To not involve someone or something

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This argument has nothing to do with me., much of the bill has nothing to do with civil rights.

adjective

Silly and pointless.

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A fatuous comment

adjective

Foolish or done without thinking

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A fatuous remark

adjective

Lacking good sense or judgement; unwise.

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He was foolish enough to confide in her

adjective

Not having any serious purpose or value.

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Frivolous ribbons and lacy frills

adjective

(of people) behaving in a silly and foolish way, or (of activities or objects) silly or unimportant

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I’m very frivolous – i just like to have fun., with our justice system there are a lot of frivolous…

noun

A person who is thought of as worthless

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She’s a lazy good-for-nothing.

adjective

Not feeling or showing emotion.

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His cold, impassive face

adjective

Not showing or feeling any emotion

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Nick kept his face impassive but his mind was racing., even as the guilty verdict was read, he star…

adjective

Not engaging in or involving any or much physical activity.

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An inactive lifestyle

adjective

Doing nothing

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Knee surgery will keep him physically inactive for two months., about half of the club members are …

adjective

Doing nothing or not doing what you have usually done

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An inactive member of an advisory board, voters who have not participated in an election in three y…

adjective

Lacking sense or meaning; silly.

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Don't badger people with inane questions

adjective

Extremely silly or lacking real meaning or importance

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There are so many inane programs on television!

adjective

Wanting to avoid activity or exertion; lazy.

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They were indolent and addicted to a life of pleasure

adjective

Without real interest or effort; lazy

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I was an indolent creature who could not imagine action.

adjective

Lacking the ability or strength to move.

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She lay inert in her bed

adjective

Not moving or not able to move

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The inert figure of a man lay in the front of the car., an inert gas

adjective

Too small or unimportant to be worth consideration.

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The sum required was insignificant compared with military spending

adjective

Not important or thought to be valuable

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Her problems seemed pretty insignificant compared to her brother’s., my colleagues despised this ma…

abbreviation

(giving position or direction) left.

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L to r: gordon, anthony, and mark

noun

The twelfth letter of the alphabet.

noun

A metric unit of capacity, formerly defined as the volume of one kilogram of water under standard conditions, now equal to 1,000 cubic centimetres (about 1.75 pints).

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A litre bottle of wine

adjective

Lacking enthusiasm and determination; carelessly lazy.

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A lackadaisical defence left spurs adrift in the second half

adjective

Lacking enthusiasm and effort

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The food wasn’t bad but the service was lackadaisical.

verb

(of a person, animal, or plant) lose or lack vitality; grow weak.

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Plants may appear to be languishing simply because they are dormant

verb

To exist in an unpleasant or unwanted situation, often for a long time

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Members of congress have introduced plans, but those have languished.

verb

To be weak or fail to improve

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Traditional industries continue to languish or disappear.

adjective

Characterized by tiredness or inactivity, especially of a pleasurable kind.

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Summer has a slow, languorous feel to it here

adjective

Not sufficiently strict, severe, or careful.

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Lax security arrangements at the airport

noun

Lacrosse.

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I wore pads and a helmet whenever i played lax

adjective

Lacking care, attention, or control; not severe or strong enough

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Security at the airport seemed lax., laxity in enforcing safety regulations can cost lives.

adjective

Unwilling to work or use energy.

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He was too lazy to cook

adjective

Affected by lethargy; sluggish and apathetic.

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I felt tired and a little lethargic

adjective

Lacking in energy; feeling unwilling or unable to do anything

noun

A weight in boxing and other sports intermediate between featherweight and welterweight. in the amateur boxing scale it ranges from 57 to 60 kg.

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Henry armstrong held world titles at featherweight, lightweight and welterweight simultaneously and…

adjective

Of thin material or build and weighing less than average.

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A lightweight grey suit

adjective

(esp. of clothes) weighing little and therefore not warm

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A lightweight jacket, the movie was a lightweight comedy.

adjective

(of a person or their manner) lacking energy or enthusiasm.

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Bouts of listless depression

adjective

Tired and weak, and lacking energy or interest

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As the tennis match continued in the 90° heat, his play grew listless and he made a number of errors.

adjective

Used to describe an economy, stock market, etc. in which there is not much activity or trade

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Stocks closed mixed in listless trading ahead of saturday's presidential elections.

verb

Spend one's time in an aimless, idle way.

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Don't let him see you loafing about with your hands in your pockets

noun

A quantity of bread that is shaped and baked in one piece and usually sliced before being eaten.

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a loaf of bread

verb

Present participle of loaf

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Stop loafing (about/around) and get on with cleaning the windows!

adjective

Lesser in importance, seriousness, or significance.

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She requested a number of minor alterations

noun

A person under the age of full legal responsibility.

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The court would take account of the minor's wishes

verb

Short for minor suit.

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A bid of two no trumps shows strength in the minors

adjective

Failing to take proper care over something.

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The council had been negligent in its supervision of the children in care

adjective

Failing to be careful enough or to give enough attention to your responsibilities, esp. when this results in harm or loss to others

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She charged her landlord with negligence for not repairing leaks that ruined her rugs.

adjective

Not giving enough care or attention to someone or something that you are responsible for

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It was necessary to prove that the manager had been negligent., be negligent in (doing) sth the cou…

adjective

Causing slight but persistent annoyance, discomfort, or anxiety.

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Niggling aches and pains

verb

Cause slight but persistent annoyance, discomfort, or anxiety.

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Doreen wanted to discuss matters that niggled at her mind

adjective

(of thoughts, worries, or details) unimportant but demanding one’s attention in an annoying way

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She had no niggling doubts like the ones that plagued me.

adjective

(of an amount) very small or meagre.

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She would earn a paltry £33 more a month

adjective

Less than expected or needed; too small or slight

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I don’t think my paltry student grants are enough for us to live on.

adjective

Used to describe an amount of money that is very small

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The savers were getting a paltry 0.1% interest regardless of the balance in their accounts., a palt…

adjective

Relating to or situated on the edge or periphery of something.

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The peripheral areas of europe

noun

A peripheral device.

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Printers and other peripherals

adjective

Not central or of main importance

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First of all, we had to find out who the thief was – getting the money back was a peripheral issue.

adjective

Of little importance; trivial.

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Both groups are known to fight over petty issues

adjective

Small or of little importance

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A petty thief, i don’t have time for petty matters like that., retaliating against the people who h…

adjective

Having little or no sense, use, or purpose.

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Speculating like this is a pointless exercise

adjective

Having no useful purpose

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A pointless argument, the trip seemed pointless.

adjective

Lacking care or attention to duty; negligent.

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It would be very remiss of me not to pass on that information

adjective

Not doing a duty carefully or well enough

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I would be remiss if i didn’t mention it.

abbreviation

Second(s).

contraction

Is.

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It's raining

prefix

(used chiefly in oaths) god's.

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'sblood

adjective

Of little depth.

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Serve the noodles in a shallow bowl

noun

An area of the sea, a lake, or a river where the water is not very deep.

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To see for yourself, inspect the shallows at a pond or pool where the water is clear but also sport…

verb

(of the sea, a lake, or a river) become less deep over time or in a particular place.

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The boat ground to a halt where the water shallowed

adjective

Characterized by laziness, indolence, and a lack of ambition.

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A shiftless lot of good-for-nothings

adjective

Not having determination or purpose

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He says only the shiftless are unemployed.

adjective

Not taut or held tightly in position; loose.

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A slack rope

noun

The part of a rope or line which is not held taut; the loose or unused part.

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I picked up the rod and wound in the slack

verb

Loosen (something, especially a rope).

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Slacking the outhaul allows you to adjust the sail

adjective

Lazy.

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Fatigue made him slothful

adjective

Slow-moving or inactive.

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A sluggish stream

adjective

Existing or occurring at or on the surface.

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The building suffered only superficial damage

adjective

On the surface only; not deep

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A superficial wound, her book on the history of cars in america was extremely superficial., the sto…

adjective

Mentally or physically inactive; lethargic.

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We sat around in a torpid state

plural noun

(at oxford university) a series of races for eight-oared rowing boats held in hilary term.

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In my first year i rowed in torpids

adjective

Not active; moving or thinking slowly, especially as a result of being lazy or feeling that you want to sleep

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If you have a sudden loss of cabin pressure at 20,000 feet, passengers will become torpid and then …

adjective

Unimportant or trivial.

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A trifling sum

verb

Treat without seriousness or respect.

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He is not a man to be trifled with

adjective

A trifling matter or amount of money is small or not important

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It was such a trifling sum of money to argue about!

adjective

Of little value or importance.

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Huge fines were imposed for trivial offences

adjective

Lacking in importance or significance.

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Trivial and unimportant details

adjective

Not important

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The money we lost is relatively unimportant, but the emotional stress of being robbed is hard to ge…

adjective

Having no value; worthless.

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Cherished but valueless heirlooms

adjective

Not worth any money

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We thought the chair was an antique worth a lot of money, but it turned out to be a valueless repli…

verb

Live or spend a period of time in a dull, inactive, unchallenging way.

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If she left him alone, he'd sit in front of the television and vegetate

verb

To live or spend time in a way that lacks physical and mental activity and effort

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The children just vegetate in front of the tv all morning.

adjective

Disliking work and trying to avoid it when possible

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Most of the unemployed are not work-shy and genuinely do want jobs.

adjective

Having no real value or use.

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That promise is worthless

adjective

Having no value in money

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Now that the company has gone bankrupt, your contract is worthless., examples of this artist’s earl…

adjective

Having no value

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The stock is virtually worthless, trading at less than 6 cents a share., the security system he bou…