Meanings (ES + gloss)
desocupado • ocioso
Not being used appropriately; not occupied; (of time) with no, no important, or not much activity.
My computer hibernates after it has been idle for 30 minutes.
idle hours
ocioso
Not engaged in any occupation or employment; unemployed; inactive; doing nothing in particular.
Molly the dairymaid came a little way from the rickyard, and said she would pluck the pigeon that very night after work. She was always ready to do anything for us boys; and we cou…
idle workmen
vagabundo
Averse to work, labor or employment; lazy; slothful.
an idle fellow
“I don't mean all of your friends—only a small proportion—which, however, connects your circle with that deadly, idle, brainless bunch—the insolent chatterers at the opera, the gor…
Phrases
bone idlebone-idleidle as Ludlam's dogidle assetidle gameidle hands are the Devil's playthingsidle hands are the Devil's toolsidle hands are the Devil's workshopidle hands are the devil's playthingsidle hands are the devil's toolsidle hands are the devil's workshopidle hands make work for the Devilidle hands make work for the devilidle pulleyidle threatidle timeidle wheelidledomidlefulidleheadidleheadedidlehoodidlenessidleshipidlesomeidlingidlishidlynonidleoveridlethe Devil finds work for idle handsthe Devil makes work for idle handsthe devil finds work for idle handsthe devil makes work for idle handsunidle
Meanings (ES + gloss)
flojear • golfear • haraganear • holgar • holgazanear • vaguear
To lose or spend time doing nothing, or without being employed in business.
He had already heard of the young man's projected journey — evidently the Comte de Combourg had written many letters while his son idled at St. Malo […]
to idle in an IRC channel
andar al mínimo • andar en vacío • estar ralentizado • marchar al ralentí • marchar en mínimum
Of an engine: to run at a slow speed, or out of gear; to tick over.
High levels of all pollutants were found during time idling in stations.