idle

idle
I ['aɪdl]
aggettivo
1) (lazy) [person] pigro, indolente
2) (vain) [boast, threat] vano; [curiosity] ozioso; [chatter] inutile
3) (without occupation) [person] sfaccendato; [day, moment] di ozio
4) (not functioning) [port, mine, machine] fermo, inattivo

to lie o stand idle — [machine, factory] rimanere fermo; [land] rimanere incolto

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the devil makes work for idle hands — prov. l'ozio è il padre di tutti i vizi

II ['aɪdl]
verbo intransitivo [engine] girare al minimo
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1. adjective
1) (not working; not in use: ships lying idle in the harbour.) inattivo
2) (lazy: He has work to do, but he's idle and just sits around.) pigro, ozioso
3) (having no effect or result: idle threats.) vano
4) (unnecessary; without good reason or foundation: idle fears; idle gossip.) futile, inutile
2. verb
1) (to be idle or do nothing: On holiday they just idled from morning till night.) oziare
2) (of an engine etc, to run gently without doing any work: They kept the car engine idling while they checked their position with the map.) (girare al minimo)
- idleness
- idly
- idle away
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['aɪdl]
1. adj, -r comp -st superl
1) (lazy: student) pigro (-a), poltrone (-a), (inactive: machine, factory, workers) inattivo (-a), (unemployed: worker) disoccupato (-a)

the idle rich — i ricchi sfaccendati

in my idle moments — nei miei momenti liberi

an idle life — una vita d'ozio

to stand or lie idle — (factory, machine) rimaner fermo (-a) or inattivo (-a)

2) (fear, speculation) infondato (-a), (gossip, pleasures) futile, (question) ozioso (-a), (threat) campato (-a) in aria

it's just idle gossip — sono solo chiacchiere futili

I asked out of idle curiosity — l'ho chiesto per pura curiosità

2. vi
(person) oziare, (engine) girare al minimo
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idle /ˈaɪdl/
A a.
1 ozioso; pigro; indolente; infingardo; neghittoso: an idle student, uno studente pigro
2 inattivo; fermo: idle machines, macchine ferme
3 (fig.) ozioso; inutile; futile; vano: an idle question, una domanda oziosa (o inutile); idle tears, lacrime vane; an idle wish, un desiderio vano
4 inattivo; disoccupato: idle workmen, operai disoccupati
5 (poet.) fermo; immobile
B n.
(mecc.) minimo: (di un motore) to run at idle, girare al minimo
● (fin.) idle balances, saldi monetari infruttiferi □ (fin.) idle capital, capitale inattivo □ idle curiosity, curiosità oziosa □ (fin.) idle money, moneta inattiva □ idle pulley, puleggia folle □ idle rumours, voci infondate □ (autom., mecc.) idle speed, minimo □ (autom.) idle speed cut-off, interruzione del flusso del carburante in fase di rilascio □ (mecc.) idle stroke, corsa a vuoto □ idle time, (cronot.) tempo d'attesa (o d'ozio); (comput.) tempo d'inattività □ idle wheel, ruota di rinvio □ (autom., mecc.) at idle speed, al minimo; (anche) in fase di rilascio □ (fin.) to lie idle, essere infruttifero.
(to) idle /ˈaɪdl/
A v. i.
1 oziare; pigrire, impigrirsi
2 (mecc.: d'un motore) girare al minimo
3 (d'una macchina) girare a vuoto (o in folle)
B v. t.
1 (USA) rendere inattivo: to idle thousands of workers, rendere inattivi migliaia di operai
2 to idle away, sciupare (o sprecare) nell'ozio: Don't idle away the years of your youth, non sprecare la gioventù nell'ozio
3 (autom., mecc.) far girare (o tenere) al minimo (un motore).
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I ['aɪdl]
aggettivo
1) (lazy) [person] pigro, indolente
2) (vain) [boast, threat] vano; [curiosity] ozioso; [chatter] inutile
3) (without occupation) [person] sfaccendato; [day, moment] di ozio
4) (not functioning) [port, mine, machine] fermo, inattivo

to lie o stand idle — [machine, factory] rimanere fermo; [land] rimanere incolto

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the devil makes work for idle hands — prov. l'ozio è il padre di tutti i vizi

II ['aɪdl]
verbo intransitivo [engine] girare al minimo

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