Idle

"Idle" in French

fainéant

(averse to work or labor)

inactif

(averse to work or labor)

oiseux

(of no importance, worthless, useless)

oisif

(not engaged in any occupation or employment)

fainéanter

(intransitive: to lose or spend time doing nothing)

tourner au ralenti

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

être/tourner au point mort

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

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