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ocioso, el ocioso, la ociosa(
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)An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g., the big dog).
1. (inactive)
b. of leisure (person or life)
Mi abuelo se ha convertido en un hombre ocioso.My grandfather has become a man of leisure.
a. unused
Con el dinero que se quedó ocioso vamos a comprar libros para los estudiantes.We're going to buy books for the students with the money that had been left unused.
b. idle (factory or land)
Estos campos llevan ociosos un buen tiempo.These fields have been lying idle for quite some time.
a. pointless
Es ocioso pedirles que nos ayuden. No lo harán.It's pointless asking them to help us. They won't do it.
c. no direct translation
This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.
Sería ocioso invitar a Julia, ya que ella no me quiere ni ver.There wouldn't be any point in inviting Julia, as she doesn't want to see me.
Es ocioso ir de compras si no tenemos dinero.There's no point in going shopping if we haven't any money.
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).
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