inutile-useless: meaning, definitions and translations

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What is inutile?inutile is useless

What is useless?

  • Qui ne sert à rien, qui n'apporte rien, qui est superflu : Il s'embarrasse d'objets inutiles.
    That serves no purpose, that brings nothing, that is superfluous: He embarrasses himself with useless objects.
  • Qui n'a aucun effet, qui ne remplit pas son but : Ma démarche n'aura pas été inutile.
    Which has no effect, which does not fulfill its purpose: My approach will not have been useless.
  • Qui, dans une situation difficile, sait ou sent que tous ses efforts seront vains : Se sentir inutile et impuissant devant un drame.
    Who, in a difficult situation, knows or feels that all his efforts will be in vain: Feeling useless and powerless in the face of a drama.