Bedeutung von idle auf Englisch

• 0 not working; not in use -- unnütz

  • Several fishing boats were lying idle in the harbour/harbor.

• 1 lazy -- faul

  • He has work to do, but he’s idle and just sits around.

• 2 having no effect or result -- vergeblich

  • an idle threat.

• 3 unnecessary; without good reason or foundation -- nutzlos

  • idle fears

  • idle gossip.

• 4 to be idle or do nothing -- faulenzen

  • On holiday they just idled from morning till night.

• 5 of an engine etc, to run gently without doing any work -- leerlaufen

  • They kept the car engine idling while they checked their position with the map.