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útil meaning in English

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útil noun

supply [supplies](provisions)
noun
[UK: sə.ˈplaɪ] [US: sə.ˈplaɪ]

útil adjective

functional(useful, serving a purpose)
adjective
[UK: ˈfʌŋk.ʃn̩əl] [US: ˈfʌŋk.ʃn̩əl]

helpful(furnishing help; giving aid; useful)
adjective
[UK: ˈhelp.fəl] [US: ˈhelp.fəl]
I wasn't helpful. = Yo no era útil.

useful(having a practical or beneficial use)
adjective
[UK: ˈjuː.sfəl] [US: ˈjuː.sfəl]
It's not useful. = No es útil.

útilmente adverb

usefully(in a useful manner)
adverb
[UK: ˈjuː.sfə.li] [US: ˈjuː.sfə.li]

búsqueda inútil noun
{f}

wild-goose chase(fruitless, futile pursuit)
noun
[UK: waɪld ɡuːs tʃeɪs] [US: ˈwaɪld ˈɡuːs ˈtʃeɪs]

fútil adjective

pointless(having no prominent or important feature)
adjective
[UK: ˈpɔɪnt.lɪs] [US: ˌpɔɪnt.ləs]

unavailing(fruitless, futile, useless)
adjective
[UK: ˌʌ.nə.ˈveɪl.ɪŋ] [US: ˌʌ.nə.ˈveɪl.ɪŋ]

idiota útil noun
{m} {f}

useful idiot(political sense)
noun
[UK: ˈjuː.sfəl ˈɪ.dɪət] [US: ˈjuː.sfəl ˈɪ.diət]

inconsútil adjective
{m} {f}

seamless(Having no seams)
adjective
[UK: ˈsiːm.ləs] [US: ˈsiːm.ləs]

inútil noun

good-for-nothing(person of little worth or usefulness)
noun
[UK: ˈɡʊd fə nʌ.θɪŋ] [US: ˈɡʊd fə nʌ.θɪŋ]

inútil adjective

futile(incapable of producing results)
adjective
[UK: ˈfjuː.taɪl] [US: ˈfjuː.təl]
If one plants an oak, it is futile to hope to soon be able to take cover under its leaves. = Si uno planta un roble, es inútil esperar encontrar en seguida abrigo bajo sus hojas.

good-for-nothing(useless, worthless)
adjective
[UK: ˈɡʊd fə nʌ.θɪŋ] [US: ˈɡʊd fə nʌ.θɪŋ]

needless(not needed)
adjective
[UK: ˈniːd.ləs] [US: ˈniːd.ləs]

otiose(resulting in no effect)
adjective
[UK: ˈəʊ.ʃɪəʊs] [US: ˈoʊ.ʃɪoʊs]

pointless(having no purpose)
adjective
[UK: ˈpɔɪnt.lɪs] [US: ˌpɔɪnt.ləs]
It's pointless arguing with him. = Es inútil discutir con él.

sluggish(habitually idle and lazy; slothful; dull; inactive)
adjective
[UK: ˈslʌ.ɡɪʃ] [US: sˈlʌ.ɡɪʃ]

unavailing(fruitless, futile, useless)
adjective
[UK: ˌʌ.nə.ˈveɪl.ɪŋ] [US: ˌʌ.nə.ˈveɪl.ɪŋ]

unusable(not usable)
adjective
[UK: ˌʌn.ˈjuː.zəb.l̩] [US: ə.ˈnjuː.zəb.l̩]

unusefuladjective

useless(without use or possibility to be used)
adjective
[UK: ˈjuː.sləs] [US: ˈjuː.sləs]
You're useless. = Eres un inútil.

inútilmente adverb

in vain(without success)
adverb
[UK: ɪn veɪn] [US: ɪn ˈveɪn]

pointlessly(pointless manner)
adverb
[UK: ˈpɔɪnt.lɪ.sli] [US: ˈpɔɪnt.lɪ.sli]

uselessly(in a useless manner)
adverb
[UK: ˈjuː.slə.sli] [US: ˈjuː.slə.sli]

ser útil verb

come in handy(to prove to be useful or helpful)
verb
[UK: kʌm ɪn ˈhæn.di] [US: ˈkəm ɪn ˈhæn.di]

tonta útil noun
{m}

useful idiot(political sense)
noun
[UK: ˈjuː.sfəl ˈɪ.dɪət] [US: ˈjuː.sfəl ˈɪ.diət]

tonto útil noun
{m}

useful idiot(political sense)
noun
[UK: ˈjuː.sfəl ˈɪ.dɪət] [US: ˈjuː.sfəl ˈɪ.diət]

vida útil noun
{f}

lifespan [lifespans](length of time for which something exists)
noun
[UK: ˈlaɪf.spæn] [US: ˈlaɪf.ˌspæn]