inutile/i.ny.til/
adjective · A2 · Frequency 1150
adjective
Meanings
useless, unnecessary, pointless
Adjective describing something or an action that is of no use or unnecessary; commonly used in both spoken and written language.
Examples
Ce détour est inutile, car le chemin principal est déjà ouvert.
This detour is unnecessary because the main road is already open.
J'ai acheté un outil inutile pour ce petit travail.
I bought a useless tool for this small job.
Son commentaire est inutile et risque de compliquer la discussion.
His comment is pointless and may complicate the discussion.
Collocations
- un travail inutileuseless work
Common mistakes
Il est inutile à discuter de ce problème.
Il est inutile de discuter de ce problème.
When inutile means that something is unnecessary, inutile is followed by de plus an infinitive, not à plus an infinitive.
Related words
adjective
Meanings
useless, unnecessary, pointless
Adjective describing something or an action that is of no use or unnecessary; commonly used in both spoken and written language.
Examples
Ces vieux câbles sont inutiles pour réparer l'appareil.
These old cables are useless for repairing the device.
Les réunions inutiles prennent du temps à toute l'équipe.
Pointless meetings take up the whole team's time.
Nous avons supprimé les fichiers inutiles du serveur.
We deleted the unnecessary files from the server.