clueless


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clue·less

 (klo͞o′lĭs)
adj.
Lacking understanding or knowledge.
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clueless

(ˈkluːlɪs)
adj
slang helpless; stupid
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

clue•less

(ˈklu lɪs)
adj.
Informal. ignorant; uninformed.
[1940–45]
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Adj.1.clueless - totally uninformed about what is going on; not having even a clue from which to infer what is occurring
uninformed - not informed; lacking in knowledge or information; "the uninformed public"
Based on WordNet 3.0, Farlex clipart collection. © 2003-2012 Princeton University, Farlex Inc.

clueless

adjectivestupid,thick,dull,naive,dim,dense,dumb(informal),simple-minded,dozy(Brit. informal),simple,slow,witless,dopey(informal),moronic,unintelligent,half-witted,slow on the uptake(informal)He's totally clueless when it comes to women.
Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002
Translations
جاهِل، غَبي، بَليد
hloupýneinformovaný
uvidende
süket
fáfróîur

clueless

[ˈkluːlɪs]ADJ →despistado, que notiene niidea
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

clueless

[ˈkluːləs]adj
to be clueless about sth, to be clueless as to sth →ne rienconnaître à qch
I'm clueless about computers →Je neconnais rien auxordinateurs.
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

clueless

adj (inf) →ahnungslos,unbedarft(inf);expression, look →ratlos
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

clueless

[ˈkluːlɪs]adj (fam)to be clueless →essere un(a)incapace
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

clue

(kluː) noun
anything that helps to solve a mystery, puzzleetc.The car number was a clue to the identity of the murderer;I can't answer the second clue in this crossword. leidraad مِفْتاحُ اللُّغْز، دَليل улика pista klíč, stopa; legenda der Anhaltspunkt spor; indicium; fingerpeg; nøgleordένδειξηpista,indicio juhtlõng کلید؛ سر نخ vihjeindiceרמז सुराग nit pričanja, ključ zagonetke nyom(ra vezető jel) petunjuk ábending; vísbendingindizio;definizione 手かがり 단서 raktas, priemonė, būdas (įminti, nustatyti, suprasti) pavediens; pieturas punkts petunjuk aanwijzingholdepunkt,spor,peilingwskazówka نښه، علامه اثار، كلى pista indiciuключ;нить kľúč; hádanka sled; ključ trag ledtråd, vågrätt (lodrätt) ord i korsord ร่องรอยipucu 線索 ключ سراغ ، اشارہ đầu mố线索
ˈclueless adjective
(of a person) stupid.He's quite clueless about art. oningelig, onnosel جاهِل، غَبي، بَليد бос ignorante neinformovaný, hloupýahnungslos uvidendeαδαήςignorante abitu ابله tyhmäignare אֵין לוֹ מוּשָׂג बेवकूफ totalni bezveznjak „süket” bodoh fáfróðurignorante 無知な 멍청한 be nuovokos, supratimo bezpalīdzīgs; bez sapratnes tidak tahu-menahudom,onwetenddum, «utafor» bez pojęcia بيړا، پڅ ذهنه، احمق، ساده: بې خونده، زړه وهونكىignorante ignorantбестолковый hlúpy neveden neupućen dum, borta โง่aptal,ahmak 笨拙的 нетямущий, безтямний بے اشارہ ngu ngốc迟钝的
not to have a clue
to be ignorant.`How does that work?' `I haven't a clue.' geen idee جاهِل، بِدون دَليل невежа съм não fazer ideia nemít ponětí 'keine Ahnung ikke ane; ikke have idé (om) δεν έχω ιδέα no tener ni idea pole õrna aimugi ندانستن؛ بی خبر بودن tietämätön n'avoir pas la moindre idée (de) אֵין לוֹ מוּשָׂג कुछ न जानना nemati pojma fogalma sincs tidak tahu hafa ekki glóru non avere la minima idea さっぱりわからない 전혀 모르다 neturėti supratimo bez pieturas punkta/sapratnes tidak tahu langsung geen idee hebben ikke ha peiling/anelse nie mieć pojęcia نا پوهه não fazer ideia a nu avea nici o idee не иметь понятия nemať poňatie ne imeti pojma nemati pojma inte ha en aning เพิกเฉย bilgisi olmamak, hiç haberi olmamak 不知道，完全沒概念 не мати уявлення کوئی سراغ نہ ہونا không biết phải làm cái gì 不知道，毫无头绪
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