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Detailed Translations for idling from English to French

idling:


Translation Matrix for idling:

NounRelated TranslationsOther Translations
- idleness; loafing

Related Words for "idling":


Synonyms for "idling":


Related Definitions for "idling":

  1. having no employment1

idling form of idle:

idle adj

  1. idle (empty; unused)
    inoccupé; vainement; non occupé; inutilement
  2. idle (bearing no interests)
    paresseux; fainéant; paresseuse; inactif; indolent; paresseusement
  3. idle (inactive)
    inactif; apathique; léthargique; passif
  4. idle (aimless; purposeless)
    sans but; vide de sens; inepte; inutile
  5. idle (meaningless; hollow; empty)
    creux; vide de sens; banal
  6. idle (lazy; slack; workshy; slow)
    paresseux; paresseuse; paresseusement
  7. idle
    – Operational but not in use. 2
    inactif

to idle verb (idles, idled, idling)

  1. to idle (lounge about; lounge around; sit around)
    fricoter; paresser; bricoler; flâner; déconner; traînasser; traîner; cochonner; fainéanter
    • fricoter verb (fricote, fricotes, fricotons, fricotez, )
    • paresser verb (paresse, paresses, paressons, paressez, )
    • bricoler verb (bricole, bricoles, bricolons, bricolez, )
    • flâner verb (flâne, flânes, flânons, flânez, )
    • déconner verb (déconne, déconnes, déconnons, déconnez, )
    • traînasser verb (traînasse, traînasses, traînassons, traînassez, )
    • traîner verb (traîne, traînes, traînons, traînez, )
    • cochonner verb (cochonne, cochonnes, cochonnons, cochonnez, )
    • fainéanter verb (fainéante, fainéantes, fainéantons, fainéantez, )
  2. to idle (loaf)
    flâner; fainéanter; être libre
    • flâner verb (flâne, flânes, flânons, flânez, )
    • fainéanter verb (fainéante, fainéantes, fainéantons, fainéantez, )

Conjugations for idle:

present
  1. idle
  2. idle
  3. idles
  4. idle
  5. idle
  6. idle
simple past
  1. idled
  2. idled
  3. idled
  4. idled
  5. idled
  6. idled
present perfect
  1. have idled
  2. have idled
  3. has idled
  4. have idled
  5. have idled
  6. have idled
past continuous
  1. was idling
  2. were idling
  3. was idling
  4. were idling
  5. were idling
  6. were idling
future
  1. shall idle
  2. will idle
  3. will idle
  4. shall idle
  5. will idle
  6. will idle
continuous present
  1. am idling
  2. are idling
  3. is idling
  4. are idling
  5. are idling
  6. are idling
subjunctive
  1. be idled
  2. be idled
  3. be idled
  4. be idled
  5. be idled
  6. be idled
diverse
  1. idle!
  2. let's idle!
  5. idled
  6. idling
1. I, 2. you, 3. he/she/it, 4. we, 5. you, 6. they

Translation Matrix for idle:

NounRelated TranslationsOther Translations
bricoler doing odd jobs
creux cavity; channel groove; ditch; emptyness; groove; hole; hollow; hollowness; slit; trench
fainéant good-for-nothing; idler; layabout; lazy bones; lazybones; loafer; loiterer; lounger; skulker; slacker; sloth; slowcoach; slowpoke; sluggard; snail; twerp; wretch; wretched fellow; yellowbelly
léthargique lethargy
paresseux good-for-nothing; idler; layabout; lazy bones; lazybones; loafer; loiterer; lounger; skulker; slacker; slackers; sloth; slowcoach; slowpoke; sluggard; snail; twerp; wretch; wretched fellow; yellowbelly
VerbRelated TranslationsOther Translations
bricoler idle; lounge about; lounge around; sit around botch; bungle; do odd jobs; fool about; fool around; mess about; mess around; muddle; muddle on; potter; tinker; tinker at
cochonner idle; lounge about; lounge around; sit around blot; bungle; daub; fool about; fool around; make blots; mess about; mess around; potter about; tinker
déconner idle; lounge about; lounge around; sit around bungle; mess; muck up
fainéanter idle; loaf; lounge about; lounge around; sit around dawdle; linger; loiter; tarry; waffle
flâner idle; loaf; lounge about; lounge around; sit around be lost; do nothing much; hang about; knock about; lounge; lounge about; lounge around; pace; parade; plod; saunter; saunter about; stand around; stroll; trudge; walk about; walk round
fricoter idle; lounge about; lounge around; sit around deceive; fiddle
paresser idle; lounge about; lounge around; sit around
traînasser idle; lounge about; lounge around; sit around brood over; dawdle; defer; delay; deter; do nothing much; doubt; hang about; hesitate; linger; loiter; lounge around; procrastinate; put off; retard; saunter; stand around; tarry; waffle; waver
traîner idle; lounge about; lounge around; sit around be lost; bear; brood over; carry; carry along; dawdle; defer; delay; deter; do nothing much; doubt; drag; drag along; drag away; draw; fling about; hang about; haul; hesitate; knock about; linger; loiter; lounge; lounge about; lounge around; lug; lug away; parade; pull; saunter; saunter about; stand around; stroll; tarry; tow; trail; waffle; walk about; walk round; waver
être libre idle; loaf be open; be vacant
- laze; slug; stagnate; tick over
AdjectiveRelated TranslationsOther Translations
inactif bearing no interests; idle; inactive inactive; jobless; out of work; unemployed; workless
- baseless; dead; groundless; jobless; light; loose; out of work; unfounded; unused; unwarranted; wild
Not SpecifiedRelated TranslationsOther Translations
passif liability
OtherRelated TranslationsOther Translations
- laze
ModifierRelated TranslationsOther Translations
apathique idle; inactive drained; languid; lifeless; limp; listless; no energy; washed out; washed-out
banal empty; hollow; idle; meaningless acceptable; average; banal; below the belt; coarse; common; commonplace; crude; current; futile; gross; infinitesimal; insignificant; little; meaningless; mediocre; minimal; minor; nasty; rotten; scant; seedy; shabby; slight; small; trifling; trite; trivial; unimportant; unmannerly; unremarkable; unsavory; unsavoury; vapid; vulgar
creux empty; hollow; idle; meaningless being unable to see; blind; deep; deep-seated; gaunt; haggard; hollow; hollow-eyed; profound; sunken
fainéant bearing no interests; idle indolent
indolent bearing no interests; idle dawdling; dragging; drained; drooping; easy-going; inactive; indolent; inert; jobless; languid; lax; lazy; limp; lingering; listless; out of work; passive; shuffling; slow; slow of understanding; sluggish; supine; tardy; unemployed; washed out; workless
inepte aimless; idle; purposeless nonsensical; ridiculous
inoccupé empty; idle; unused deserted; fresh; unbroached; uninhabited; unopened; untouched; unused; vacant
inutile aimless; idle; purposeless for nothing; fruitless; futile; good-for-nothing; in vain; meaningless; mindless; needless; pointless; redundant; senseless; superfluous; to no avail; unnecessary; unusable; useless; vainly
inutilement empty; idle; unused for nothing; fresh; fruitless; futile; in vain; meaningless; needless; pointless; redundant; senseless; superfluous; to no avail; unbroached; unnecessary; unopened; untouched; unusable; unused; useless; vainly
léthargique idle; inactive easy-going; indolent
non occupé empty; idle; unused blank; empty; fresh; unbroached; unopened; untouched; unused
paresseuse bearing no interests; idle; lazy; slack; slow; workshy jobless; out of work; unemployed; workless
paresseusement bearing no interests; idle; lazy; slack; slow; workshy jobless; out of work; unemployed; workless
paresseux bearing no interests; idle; lazy; slack; slow; workshy easy-going; jobless; lazy; out of work; unemployed; workless
passif idle; inactive calm; dominated; enduring; meek; passive; resigned; subjugated; suffering
sans but aimless; idle; purposeless
vainement empty; idle; unused for nothing; fresh; fruitless; futile; in vain; to no avail; unbroached; unopened; untouched; unused; vainly
vide de sens aimless; empty; hollow; idle; meaningless; purposeless meaningless; mindless; pointless; senseless; unusable; useless

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Synonyms for "idle":


Antonyms for "idle":


Related Definitions for "idle":

  1. not in active use1
    • the machinery sat idle during the strike1
    • idle hands1
  2. not in action or at work1
    • an idle laborer1
    • idle drifters1
    • the idle rich1
    • an idle mind1
  3. not having a job1
    • idle carpenters1
  4. not yielding a return1
    • idle funds1
  5. lacking a sense of restraint or responsibility1
    • idle talk1
  6. silly or trivial1
    • idle pleasure1
    • light idle chatter1
  7. without a basis in reason or fact1
    • idle fears1
  8. the state of an engine or other mechanism that is idling1
    • the car engine was running at idle1
  9. run disconnected or idle1
    • the engine is idling1
  10. be idle; exist in a changeless situation1
  11. Waiting for a command.2
  12. Operational but not in use.2

Wiktionary Translations for idle:

idle
verb
  1. to lose or spend time doing nothing
adjective
  1. averse to work or labor
  2. of no importance, worthless, useless
  3. not engaged in any occupation or employment
idle
verb
  1. suspendre son travail. Il se disait, au propre, de ceux qui ont un métier manuel.
adjective
  1. Qui ne faire rien, qui n’a pas d’occupation, de profession.
Cross Translation:
FromToVia
• idle → paresseux; paresseuse ↔ faul — keine Lust bzw. Motivation besitzend, sich einer anstrengend erscheinenden Angelegenheit zu widmen
• idle → fainéanter ↔ faulenzen — nichts tun, es sich gutgehen lassen, faul sein
• idle → oiseux; oiseuse; inutile ↔ müßig — von Gedanken, Ideen und Fragen: ohne praktische Bedeutung
• idle → oisive; oisif ↔ müßig — keine oder keine sinnvolle Beschäftigung ausübend
• idle → inactif ↔ untätig — abwertend: nichts tuend, faul
• idle → désœuvré; inactif ↔ werkeloos — niets doend, niets verrichtend, niet werkend







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