Idle

"Idle" in Spanish

desocupado

(not turned to appropriate use, not occupied, of time with little activity)

ocioso

(not turned to appropriate use, not occupied, of time with little activity)

ocioso

(not engaged in any occupation or employment)

vagabundo

(averse to work or labor)

andar al mínimo

(to run at a slow speed, or out of gear)

andar en vacío

(to run at a slow speed, or out of gear)

estar ralentizado

(to run at a slow speed, or out of gear)

flojear

(intransitive: to lose or spend time doing nothing)

golfear

(intransitive: to lose or spend time doing nothing)

haraganear

(intransitive: to lose or spend time doing nothing)

holgar

(intransitive: to lose or spend time doing nothing)

holgazanear

(intransitive: to lose or spend time doing nothing)

marchar al ralentí

(to run at a slow speed, or out of gear)

marchar en mínimum

(to run at a slow speed, or out of gear)

vaguear

(intransitive: to lose or spend time doing nothing)

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.