zinloos

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Nederlands		Engels
zinloos bn	(nutteloos)	useless, futile, pointless adj

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Engels		Nederlands
pointless adj	(without use, goal)	zinloos, doelloos bn
	It's pointless telling Barney to stop hanging around with the wrong people; he never listens.
worthless adj	(without value)	waardeloos, zinloos bn
	It's pretty, but it's just a bit of worthless costume jewellery.
inane adj	(silly, pointless)	zinloos, inhoudsloos bn
	Your inane comments are slowing down the meeting.
nonsensical adj	(meaningless, inane)	onzinnig bn
		zinloos bn
	The madman walked down the street mumbling nonsensical words and phrases.
purposeless adj	(having no point)	zinloos bn
		nutteloos bn
		doelloos bn
	I'm tired of my purposeless work; I want to change the world!
vacuous adj	(inane, mindless)	zinloos, nutteloos bn
	This is the most vacuous book that I have ever read.
vainly adv	(without success)	vergeefs, tevergeefs bw
		zinloos, nutteloos bw
	The goalkeeper vainly tried to stop the ball going into the net.
wasteful adj	(inefficient)	inefficiënt bn
		nutteloos, zinloos bn
	We must do something about wasteful energy use if we are to reduce emissions.
adrift adj	figurative (without direction)	doelloos, zinloos bn
	(figuurlijk)	stuurloos bn
		losgeslagen bn
	After he retired, he felt adrift, with no sense of purpose.
otiose adj	formal (superfluous)	overbodig bn
		nutteloos, zinloos bn
aimlessly adv	(without purpose)	doelloos, zinloos, nutteloos bw
	You can't drift aimlessly through life forever; it's time you got a job!

Aanvullende vertalingen
Engels		Nederlands
empty adj	(frivolous)	zinloos bn
	He thought that chat shows were empty entertainment.
meaningless adj	(without purpose)	betekenisloos, zinloos bn
	All of Tom's work was ultimately meaningless.

Samengestelde woorden:
Engels		Nederlands
it's no use doing sth, there's no use doing sth expr	(it is pointless)	het is nutteloos, het is zinloos onoverg.uitdr.
	It's no use calling out his name, he can't hear you any more.
there's no use in doing sth, there's no point doing sth, there's no point in doing sth v expr	(it is pointless)	het is nutteloos, het is zinloos onoverg.uitdr.
	There's no point in asking Jake if you can borrow his car; he'll say no. There's no point crying over spilled milk.

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