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idle adjective

  /ˈaɪd(ə)l/ , /ˈʌɪdəl/
  • Not engaged in any occupation or employment; unemployed; inactive; doing nothing in particular.
 ocioso
  • Not being used appropriately; not occupied; (of time) with no, no important, or not much activity.
 ocioso, desocupado
  • Averse to work, labor or employment; lazy; slothful.
 vagabundo

idle verb

  /ˈaɪd(ə)l/ , /ˈʌɪdəl/
  • (intransitive) To lose or spend time doing nothing, or without being employed in business.
 vaguear, golfear, holgazanear
  • (intransitive) Of an engine: to run at a slow speed, or out of gear; to tick over.
 al ralentí, ralentizar
  • (transitive) To spend in idleness; to waste; to consume.
 flojear

idleness noun

  /ˈaɪdəlnəs/
  • The state of being idle; inactivity.
 inactividad, holganza
  • The state of being indolent; indolence.
 indolencia
bone-idle
perezosa
idle hands are the devil's workshop
cuando el diablo no tiene qué hacer, mata moscas con el rabo
idle speed
ralentí
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