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useless activity

[ˈjuːsləs ækˈtɪvɪti]
nounpl: useless activities
atividade inútil
1. An action, task, or pursuit that serves no practical purpose or produces no meaningful result
Scrolling through social media for hours is a useless activity.
Rolar pelas redes sociais por horas é uma atividade inútil.
2. A waste of time and effort that does not contribute to any goal
He spent the entire day on useless activities instead of working on his project.
Ele passou o dia inteiro em atividades inúteis em vez de trabalhar em seu projeto.
NYC Slang
waste of time, going nowhere
Synonyms
waste of timefutile activitypointless activityidle pursuitnonproductive activity
Antonyms
productive activityuseful activityworthwhile pursuitmeaningful task

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
atividade inútil
Most common usage in Brazilian Portuguese
Brazil
perda de tempo
Colloquial alternative meaning 'loss of time'
São Paulo
atividade sem proveito
Regional variant meaning 'activity without benefit'
Portugal
atividade inútil
Standard European Portuguese usage

Related Idioms & Phrases

beating a dead horse
spinning your wheels
tilting at windmills
barking up the wrong tree
dar um tiro no escuro (Portuguese: to shoot in the dark)
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