English-French translations for useless

• inutile
  Cela la rendrait totalement inutile. That would make it completely useless.
  J'ai entendu aussi que Galileo pouvait être inutile. I heard also that Galileo could be useless.
  Ne prendre des initiatives qu'en Europe serait inutile. It is useless to take action only in Europe.
• inutilisable
  Et d'ailleurs, la voiture électrique reste inutilisable à l'heure actuelle. Besides, an electric car is useless at the moment.
• bon à rien
• vain
  Sans ces instruments, nos engagements ne sont que de vaines paroles et la législation est inutile. Without them, our commitments are only words and the legislation is useless.
  Refuser d'admettre aujourd'hui le potentiel de pratiques telles que l'homéopathie, la chiropraxie, l'ostéopathie, l'acupuncture et le shiatsu est tout à la fois étrange et vain. Refusing to accept the powers of practices such as homeopathy, chiropractic, osteopathy, acupuncture or shiatsu is both surprising and useless.
  Premièrement, grâce au Traité, nous allons enfin assister à la fin de ce que je crois être de vaines discussions sur les institutions européennes et sur la constitution de l'Union européenne. First, thanks to the treaty, we will finally see an end to what I believe are useless debates on the European Institutions and on the constitution of the European Union.
• vaine
  Sans ces instruments, nos engagements ne sont que de vaines paroles et la législation est inutile. Without them, our commitments are only words and the legislation is useless.
  Premièrement, grâce au Traité, nous allons enfin assister à la fin de ce que je crois être de vaines discussions sur les institutions européennes et sur la constitution de l'Union européenne. First, thanks to the treaty, we will finally see an end to what I believe are useless debates on the European Institutions and on the constitution of the European Union.

Definition of useless

• Without use or possibility to be used
• Unhelpful, not useful; pointless (of an action
• good-for-nothing|Good-for-nothing; not dependable
• Unable to do well at a particular task or thing. ''Useless'is mildly insulting

Examples

• This fork has prongs that are bent. Its useless now.
• I think its useless to keep this discussion going. Its like talking to a wall.
• I tried my best to make him quit smoking, but my efforts were useless. He now smokes six packs a day.
• Bill never mows the lawn, takes out the trash or anything. Hes useless, but I love him anyways.
• My brother is useless at most computer games, but he is an awesome PS2 player.
• Why do you keep trying? Youre obviously useless at it.

Related words

• uselessness
• houseless
• uselessly
• causeless
• pauseless
• useless eater
• useless leftover
• of no value useless
• render something useless