English to French Meaning of idle - tourner au ralenti

Idle :

tourner au ralenti

verb

tourner au ralenti, Ralenti, paresser, salon, lambiner, violon

adjective

paresseux, tourner au ralenti, léthargique, inerte, inoccupé, oisif, sans emploi, inutile, inactif, sans signification, injustifié, sans fondement, mal fondée, couché, vide, inefficace, invalide, pas pratique, nul et vide, pot, insignifiant, dîme, tripoter, de rechange, superflu, indésirable

Idle :: tourner au ralentiIdled :: tourné au ralentiIdleness :: oisivetéIdles :: oisifsIdling :: la marche au ralenti

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Definitions of idle in English

Noun(1) the state of an engine or other mechanism that is idling
Verb(1) run disconnected or idle(2) be idle; exist in a changeless situation
Adjective(1) not in action or at work(2) without a basis in reason or fact(3) not in active use(4) silly or trivial(5) lacking a sense of restraint or responsibility(6) not yielding a return(7) not having a job

Examples of idle in English

(1) Only fifteen women, a smaller percentage than that of men, reported that they were idle or had no occupation.(2) Again it is convenient to think that these are just idle threats and that the lives of lawyers are not at risk.(3) But the audience is thinning these days and Yadagiri says he is idle more than six months a year.(4) In an idle moment I went into one of the shops and let the staff demonstrate the miracle to me.(5) As an early principal she was scarcely idle , and that was the way she wanted it.(6) Power-management systems that put idle machines and monitors to sleep have also had an effect.(7) The unit in Castlebar is currently standing idle .(8) Alternatively, it can be switched on when the engine is idle , to heat the car interior.(9) The larger of the two, Arlen, comes across as an insecure bully, flaunting his juvenile snake tattoo and badgering Muldrow with idle threats.(10) In the case of part-time employees, machinery in the respondent's clothing factory laid idle .(11) But establishing aviation records was one thing - an idle factory was another.(12) Not one to rest idle , the success of Fat Bastard has inspired Guy Anderson to take his concept to Spain.(13) These students, bored and idle , may turn to making trouble to gain attention and keep interested in what's happening around them.(14) Give an imaginative type an idle moment and suddenly everyone's some strange offshoot of the human race.(15) In this way, I can use the few idle moments when my computer is printing or saving a file to memorize a correspondence or two.(16) The machines are sitting idle with the ground so wet they cannot work.

Related Phrases of idle

(1) idle time ::

temps d'inactivité

(2) idle talk ::

paroles oiseuses

(3) idle gossip ::

ragots

(4) idle away ::

Ralenti

(5) idle capacity ::

capacité inutilisée

(6) idle chatter ::

bavardage

(7) idle current ::

courant de repos

(8) idle hours ::

heures d'inactivité

(9) bone-idle ::

flemmard

Related Phrases of idle

(1) idle time ::

temps d'inactivité

(2) idle talk ::

paroles oiseuses

(3) idle gossip ::

ragots

(4) idle away ::

Ralenti

(5) idle capacity ::

capacité inutilisée

(6) idle chatter ::

bavardage

(7) idle current ::

courant de repos

(8) idle hours ::

heures d'inactivité

(9) bone-idle ::

flemmard

Synonyms

Adjective

1. lazy ::

paresseux

2. unemployed ::

sans emploi

3. inactive ::

inactif

4. unoccupied ::

inoccupé

5. frivolous ::

frivole

6. empty ::

vide

7. dead ::

mort

8. wild ::

sauvage

9. light ::

lumière

10. jobless ::

sans emploi

11. unused ::

inutilisé

12. loose ::

en vrac

Verb

14. run in neutral ::

tourner au ralenti

15. tick over ::

cochez sur

16. slug ::

limace

Antonyms

1. active ::

actif

2. alive ::

vivant

3. busy ::

occupé

4. going ::

Aller

5. living ::

vivant

6. on ::

sur

7. running ::

fonctionnement

8. working ::

travail

Different Forms

idle, idled, idleness, idles, idling

Word Example from TV Shows

See, all you lot live IDLE and wasted lives.

Vikings Season 1, Episode 2

Have you ever known your father to make an IDLE threat?

Game of Thrones Season 4, Episode 2

Strategy to not let it IDLE too low.

Breaking Bad Season 5, Episode 8

My father does not make IDLE threats.

Game of Thrones Season 3, Episode 2

Examples of idle from TV Shows

See, all you lot live IDLE and wasted lives.

Vikings Season 1, Episode 2

Have you ever known your father to make an IDLE threat?

Game of Thrones Season 4, Episode 2

Strategy to not let it IDLE too low.

Breaking Bad Season 5, Episode 8

My father does not make IDLE threats.

Game of Thrones Season 3, Episode 2

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