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
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