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do-nothing

UK
/ˈduː ˌnʌθɪŋ/
US
/ˈdu ˌnʌθɪŋ/

Übersetzungen

do-nothingsubstantiv
UK
/ˈduː ˌnʌθɪŋ/
US
/ˈdu ˌnʌθɪŋ/
Countable noun, usually informal and often derogatory, meaning an idle or useless person.
paresseuxpéjoratif, pour une personne qui évite l’effort ou l’action
He was dismissed as a do-nothing who never helped with the project.
Il a été renvoyé comme un paresseux qui n’a jamais aidé sur le projet.
Zusätzliche Übersetzungen
fainéantpéjoratif, plus courant à l’oral
Synonyme
malingerer
loafer
slacker
shirker
layabout
lounger
lazybones
sluggard
ne'er-do-well
bum
good-for-nothing
goldbrick
idler
Antonyme
doer
worker
hard worker
go-getter
achiever
workaholic
industrious person
do-nothingadjektiv
Compound adjective used attributively or predicatively to describe someone or something as inactive, ineffective, or unwilling to take action.
inerteemploi figuré, pour une attitude ou une réponse sans initiative
The committee was criticized for its do-nothing response to the crisis.
Le comité a été critiqué pour sa réponse inerte à la crise.
Zusätzliche Übersetzungen
passifsouvent utilisé pour une attitude qui ne prend aucune initiative
Synonyme
unenterprising
ineffectual
feckless
shiftless
slothful
indolent
unproductive
lazy
inactive
idle
passive
inert
dormant
useless
Antonyme
active
industrious
hardworking
productive
diligent
energetic
enterprising

Definitionen

do-nothingsubstantiv
a person who avoids work, effort, or action; an idle or useless person
He was dismissed as a do-nothing who never helped with the project.
do-nothingadjektiv
inactive; ineffective; unwilling to work or take action
The committee was criticized for its do-nothing response to the crisis.
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