inútil
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inútil, el inútil, la inútil(
een
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oo
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teel
)An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g., the big dog).
1. (of no use)
Mira, un vaso con cuatro mangos. - ¡Qué invento más inútil!Look, a cup with four handles. - What a useless invention!
2. (inept)
3. (impaired)
a. disabled
La muchacha quedó inútil tras el accidente de carro.The girl was disabled after the car accident.
4. (military)
a. unfit
Los problemas de salud del joven lo hacían inútil para entrar en el ejército.The young man's health problems made him unfit to join the army.
5. (futile)
a. unsuccessful
Finalmente, después de varios intentos inútiles, el chofer logró estacionarse.Finally, after several unsuccessful attempts, the driver managed to park.
b. in vain
Todos los esfuerzos del hombre por ayudar a su hermana fueron inútiles.All the man's efforts to help his sister were in vain.
This means that the noun can be masculine or feminine, depending on the gender of the noun it refers to (e.g., el doctor, la doctora).
a. good-for-nothing
"¿Me estás oyendo, inútil?" dijo Paquita."Do you hear me, you good-for-nothing?" said Paquita.
b. waste of space (colloquial)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
¡No eres un inútil!You aren't a waste of space!
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