idle

1. adjective

1) (not working; not in use: ships lying idle in the harbour.) uvirksom; ude af drift

2) (lazy: He has work to do, but he's idle and just sits around.) doven

3) (having no effect or result: idle threats.) tom; indholdsløs

4) (unnecessary; without good reason or foundation: idle fears; idle gossip.) grundløs

2. verb

1) (to be idle or do nothing: On holiday they just idled from morning till night.) dovne

2) (of an engine etc, to run gently without doing any work: They kept the car engine idling while they checked their position with the map.) gå i tomgang

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- idler

- idleness
- idly
- idle away

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1. adjective

1) (not working; not in use: ships lying idle in the harbour.) uvirksom; ude af drift

2) (lazy: He has work to do, but he's idle and just sits around.) doven

3) (having no effect or result: idle threats.) tom; indholdsløs

4) (unnecessary; without good reason or foundation: idle fears; idle gossip.) grundløs

2. verb

1) (to be idle or do nothing: On holiday they just idled from morning till night.) dovne

2) (of an engine etc, to run gently without doing any work: They kept the car engine idling while they checked their position with the map.) gå i tomgang

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- idler

- idleness
- idly
- idle away