idle

/ˈaɪdl/ verb

Translation

ENGINE [I] › If an engine or machine idles, it runs slowly but does not move or do any work.

(motor) yavaş çalışmak, boşa dönmek/çalışmak

He left the engine idling and ran into the shop.1358

STOP WORKING [T] US › to stop someone or something working or being used, often because there is not enough work to do

durdurmak, yavaşlatmak, boşa çalıştırmak

The closure of the plant idled about 300 workers.1834

TIME [I] › to spend time doing nothing

vakti boşa geçirmek, çalışmamak

We saw her idling in the school grounds.1834

idle sth away phrasal verb

› to waste time doing nothing

zamanı boşa harcamak

I idled away a few hours watching TV.1834

(Definition of idle verb from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

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