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idle adjective

  /ˈaɪd(ə)l/ , /ˈʌɪdəl/
  • Not engaged in any occupation or employment; unemployed; inactive; doing nothing in particular.
 oisif
  • Of no importance; useless; worthless; vain; trifling; thoughtless; silly.
 oiseux
  • Averse to work, labor or employment; lazy; slothful.
 fainéant, inactif

idle verb

  /ˈaɪd(ə)l/ , /ˈʌɪdəl/
  • (intransitive) To lose or spend time doing nothing, or without being employed in business.
 fainéanter
  • (intransitive) Of an engine: to run at a slow speed, or out of gear; to tick over.
 point mort, tourner au ralenti

idleness noun

  /ˈaɪdəlnəs/
  • The state of being idle; inactivity.
 oisiveté, inactivité
  • Groundlessness; worthlessness; triviality; vanity; frivolity.
 inutilité, futilité, trivialité
  • The state of being indolent; indolence.
 indolence
bone-idle
cossard, fainéant, flemmard, glandouilleur, oisif
idle hands are the devil's workshop
l'oisiveté est la mère de tous les vices
idle asset
actif dormant, avoir dormant
idle comment
plaisanterie
idle speed
ralenti
idle hands are the devil’s workshop
l’oisiveté est la mère de tous les vices
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