- to be idle
- 1) быть ничем не занятым/бездействовать/быть свободным2) бездельничать/лениться
Большой англо-русский учебный словарь сочетаемости. Кауль М.Р., Хидекель С.С. 2010.
Большой англо-русский учебный словарь сочетаемости. Кауль М.Р., Хидекель С.С. 2010.
IDLE — Pour l’article homonyme, voir Eric Idle. … Wikipédia en Français
Idle — I dle, a. [Compar. {Idler}; superl. {Idlest}.] [OE. idel, AS. [=i]del vain, empty, useless; akin to OS. [=i]dal, D. ijdel, OHG. [=i]tal vain, empty, mere, G. eitel, Dan. & Sw. idel mere, pure, and prob. to Gr. ? clear, pure, ? to burn. Cf.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Idle pulley — Idle I dle, a. [Compar. {Idler}; superl. {Idlest}.] [OE. idel, AS. [=i]del vain, empty, useless; akin to OS. [=i]dal, D. ijdel, OHG. [=i]tal vain, empty, mere, G. eitel, Dan. & Sw. idel mere, pure, and prob. to Gr. ? clear, pure, ? to burn. Cf.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Idle wheel — Idle I dle, a. [Compar. {Idler}; superl. {Idlest}.] [OE. idel, AS. [=i]del vain, empty, useless; akin to OS. [=i]dal, D. ijdel, OHG. [=i]tal vain, empty, mere, G. eitel, Dan. & Sw. idel mere, pure, and prob. to Gr. ? clear, pure, ? to burn. Cf.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Idle Thoughts of an Idle Fellow — published in 1886, is a collection of humorous essays by Jerome K. Jerome. It was the author’s second published book and it helped establish him as a leading English humorist. While widely considered one of Jerome’s better works, and in spite of … Wikipedia
Idle (disambiguation) — Idle generally refers to a lack of motion or energy.Idle may also refer to: * Idle (CPU) CPU non utilisation or low priority mode * IDLE (Python), an Integrated Development Environment for the Python programming language * Idle, West Yorkshire, a … Wikipedia
Idle speed — is the minimum operating speed (generally measured in revolutions per minute, or rpm, of the crankshaft) of a combustion engine. At idle speed, the engine generates enough power to run reasonably smoothly and operate its ancillaries (water pump,… … Wikipedia
idle — [īd′ l] adj. idler, idlest [ME idel < OE, empty, akin to Ger eitel, vain, empty < ? IE base * ai dh, to burn, shine: basic sense, either “only apparent, seeming” or “burned out”] 1. a) having no value, use, or significance; worthless;… … English World dictionary
Idle animations — refer to animations within video games that occur when the player does not do any action (hence being idle). These sorts of animations are largely popular with action games, where players may rarely be idle and thus serve as easter eggs. One of… … Wikipedia
Idle RPG — or just IRPG, is the general appellation of a class of satirical computer role playing games (RPG) made for Internet Relay Chat (IRC).The goal of an IRPG is to gain levels by remaining idle in the channel where the game takes place. Most IRC rel … Wikipedia
Idle reduction — is type of automobile emissions control aimed at reducing the amount of energy wasted by an idling vehicle. When a vehicle s engine is not being used to move the vehicle, it can be shut off entirely thereby conserving fuel and reducing emissions… … Wikipedia