complete tool

[/kəmˈplit tuːl/]
nounpl: complete tools
ferramenta completa
1. A set of tools or a single device that includes all necessary components or features to accomplish a specific task or job
This software is a complete tool for graphic design, with all the features professionals need.
Este software é uma ferramenta completa para design gráfico, com todos os recursos que os profissionais precisam.
2. A person who is thoroughly incompetent, foolish, or unreliable in a given context
He's a complete tool for showing up late to every meeting.
Ele é um completo incompetente por chegar atrasado em todas as reuniões.
In American English, 'tool' as a derogatory term is widely used in informal speech to describe someone viewed as foolish or annoying. In Brazilian Portuguese, this pejorative use is less established, with speakers preferring terms like 'idiota' or 'incompetente.' The term 'complete tool' emphasizes totality in both meanings—either a fully-featured device or an utterly foolish person.
NYC Slang
tool (standalone) / complete idiot
Synonyms / Sinônimos
comprehensive toolall-in-one toolfull-featured toolintegrated tool
Antonyms / Antônimos
incomplete toolpartial toollimited tool

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
ferramenta completa
standard translation for the professional/technical sense
Brazil (slang)
ferramenta total / completo idiota
used for the derogatory sense, though less common than in English
Portugal
ferramenta completa / conjunto de ferramentas
same meaning, often uses more formal phrasing

Related Words

toolsettoolkitequipmentsoftware suite

Related Idioms & Phrases

the right tool for the job
tool around (to waste time)
act like a tool
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