idle

Etymology 1
From, , from , from , from. Cognate with 🇨🇬,, ; 🇨🇬; 🇨🇬; and possibly 🇨🇬 "bad"; > 🇨🇬.

Adjective

 * 1)  Empty, vacant.
 * 2) Not being used appropriately; not occupied; (of time) with no, no important, or not much activity.
 * 3) Not engaged in any occupation or employment; unemployed; inactive; doing nothing in particular.
 * 4) Averse to work, labor or employment; lazy; slothful.
 * 5) Of no importance; useless; worthless; vain; trifling; thoughtless; silly.
 * 6)  Light-headed; foolish.
 * 1) Averse to work, labor or employment; lazy; slothful.
 * 2) Of no importance; useless; worthless; vain; trifling; thoughtless; silly.
 * 3)  Light-headed; foolish.
 * 1) Of no importance; useless; worthless; vain; trifling; thoughtless; silly.
 * 2)  Light-headed; foolish.
 * 1) Of no importance; useless; worthless; vain; trifling; thoughtless; silly.
 * 2)  Light-headed; foolish.
 * 1)  Light-headed; foolish.

Synonyms

 * See also Thesaurus:lazy
 * See also Thesaurus:lazy

Translations

 * Afrikaans: onaktief
 * Bulgarian:
 * Catalan: ,
 * Chinese:
 * Cantonese: 閒置,
 * Czech:
 * Dutch:
 * Finnish:, ,
 * Galician: inaitivo,, lorán
 * German:, Mußezeit, Totzeit
 * Greek:
 * Ingrian: joutava
 * Italian: ,
 * Latin: deses
 * Middle English: ydel
 * Occitan: estaire, desocupat, inactiu
 * Persian: تلف‌شده, ,
 * Portuguese:, , , inutilizável
 * Scottish Gaelic: dìomhain
 * Spanish: ,
 * Turkish: ,


 * Arabic: عَاطِل عَن اَلْعَمَل
 * Bulgarian: ,
 * Catalan: desocupat,
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin:
 * Czech: nečinný
 * Dutch: nietsdoend
 * Finnish: ,
 * French:
 * Galician: mandrugueiro,, desempregado
 * Georgian: დაუსაქმებელი, უმუშევარი
 * German: ,
 * Greek:
 * Ancient: ἀργός
 * Hungarian:
 * Ingrian: joutava
 * Irish: díomhaoin
 * Italian:, ,
 * Japanese:
 * Korean:
 * Latin: ōtiōsus
 * Maori: paeko
 * Middle English: ydel
 * Norwegian:
 * Occitan: ociós, desobrat
 * Persian:
 * Polish: ,
 * Portuguese:, ,
 * Quechua: qilla
 * Russian:
 * Scottish Gaelic: dìomhain
 * Spanish:
 * Swedish:
 * Thai:
 * Tocharian B: ālase
 * Turkish:, , ,


 * Afrikaans: werksku
 * Belarusian: ляні́вы
 * Bulgarian: ,
 * Catalan: ,
 * Chinese:
 * Cantonese: 懶散, 懶惰
 * Czech:
 * Finnish:
 * French: ,
 * Galician:, , , lorán, galfarro, , , camanduleiro, mandrugueiro,
 * Georgian: უსაქმური, უმაქნისი, მცონარა, უქნარა
 * German: ,
 * Greek: ,
 * Ingrian: laiska
 * Italian:, , ,
 * Latin: ōtiōsus
 * Macedonian: мрзлив
 * Maori: paeko
 * Middle English: ydel
 * Polish:
 * Portuguese: ,
 * Russian:
 * Scottish Gaelic: dìomhain, leisg
 * Slovak: lenivý
 * Spanish:
 * Turkish: ,
 * Ukrainian: ліни́вий, леда́чий


 * Afrikaans: nutteloos
 * Bulgarian: ,
 * Chinese:
 * Cantonese: 無謂, 意義, 重要
 * Czech: nepotřebný, neužitečný
 * Dutch:
 * Finnish:
 * French:
 * Galician: mandriolas, galavardo, estreloxo,, valuto
 * German:, , ,
 * Greek: ,
 * Ingrian: joutava
 * Italian: ,
 * Middle English: ydel
 * Persian:
 * Portuguese:, ,
 * Scottish Gaelic: dìomhain
 * Turkish:, ,

Etymology 2
From, from , from. Cognate with 🇨🇬.

Verb

 * 1)  To spend in idleness; to waste; to consume.
 * 2)  To lose or spend time doing nothing, or without being employed in business.
 * 3)  Of an engine: to run at a slow speed, or out of gear; to tick over.
 * 4)  To cause (an engine) to idle(3)
 * 1)  Of an engine: to run at a slow speed, or out of gear; to tick over.
 * 2)  To cause (an engine) to idle(3)
 * 1)  To cause (an engine) to idle(3)

Translations

 * Afrikaans: hanna-hanna
 * Czech:
 * Finnish: ,
 * Galician:
 * Greek:
 * Hebrew:
 * Italian: perdere tempo, girare a vuoto, sprecare tempo, sciupare nell'ozio
 * Polish:, przebimbać
 * Scottish Gaelic: caith
 * Spanish:
 * Turkish: boşa harcamak


 * Afrikaans: hanna-hanna
 * Bulgarian:, лентяйствам
 * Catalan: ,
 * Czech:
 * Finnish: olla joutilaana, olla vapaalla,, , idlailla, idlata
 * French:
 * Galician:
 * Greek:
 * Hebrew:
 * Hungarian:
 * Italian:
 * Maori: whakapateko, whakapāeko
 * Polish:, przebimbać
 * Portuguese: perder tempo
 * Russian:
 * Spanish:, ,
 * Swahili:
 * Turkish: ,


 * Afrikaans: luier
 * Bulgarian: работя на празен ход
 * Finnish: olla joutokäynnillä
 * French: ,
 * Italian: girare al minimo, in folle
 * Swedish: gå på tomgång
 * Turkish: boşta çalışmak

Etymology 3
From, , from , from the adjective (see above).

Noun

 * 1) The state of idling, of being idle.
 * 2)  The lowest selectable thrust or power setting of an engine.
 * 3)  An idle animation.
 * 4)  An idle game.