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| Voornaamste vertalingen |
| idle adj | (person: doing nothing) | lui, gemakszuchtig bn |
| | The workers were idle because of the late shipment of materials. |
| idle adj | (time: non-productive) | onbenut, loos, inactief bn |
| | Fred liked to spend his idle time fishing in the creek behind his house. |
| idle⇒ vi | (engine: be left running) | stationair draaien onoverg.ww |
| | Peter let his car idle at the traffic light. |
| Aanvullende vertalingen |
| idle vi | (sthg: not being used) | stilstaan onoverg.ww |
| | | buiten gebruik zijn onoverg. ww |
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Overeenkomende vermeldingen van de andere kant van het woordenboek
| Voornaamste vertalingen |
| lui bn | (vadsig) | lazy, indolent, idle adj |
| Aanvullende vertalingen |
| verloren bn | (doelloos) | aimless, idle adj |
| | | pointless adj |
| | | lost adj |
| stationair draaien bw+onoverg. ww | (m.b.t. motor: zonder gas) | idle vi |
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Vaste combinatie van werkwoord en voorzetsel
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| idle [sth] away vtr phrasal sep | (time, hours: pass lazily) | luieren, nietsnutten onoverg.ww |
| | The teenagers idled the summer away in the house instead of making themselves useful. |
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