idle

not working or being used, especially when this is not necessary

inactivo, ocioso, sin hacer nada

• be idle

Collocations idle time · idle machinery

• The machines were left idle for weeks.

  Las máquinas estuvieron inactivas durante semanas.

not doing any work or not being busy, especially when this is because you do not want to work

holgazán, ocioso, perezoso

• be idle

Collocations idle person · idle youth

• He's an idle young man who never does anything.

  Es un joven holgazán que nunca hace nada.

to run without doing any useful work, especially when the engine is not being used to move a vehicle

funcionar sin hacer nada útil

• idle

Collocations engine idling · car engine idle

• The car's engine was idling.

  El motor del coche estaba funcionando sin hacer nada útil.

to run a computer program that does not do any useful work, often to test the speed of the computer or to keep it busy while waiting for something else to happen

ejecutar un programa sin hacer nada útil

• idle

Collocations computer idle · program idling

• The computer was idling while waiting for the printer to finish.

  La computadora estaba ejecutando un programa sin hacer nada útil mientras esperaba que la impresora terminara.