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waste
to use carelessly; lose; squander: It’s not good to waste food.
Not to be confused with:
waist – the narrow middle part of an object: She wore a sash at her waist.
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waste
(wāst)v. wast·ed, wast·ing, wastes
v.tr.
1. To use, consume, spend, or expend thoughtlessly or carelessly.
2. To cause to lose energy, strength, or vigor; exhaust, tire, or enfeeble: Disease wasted his body.
3. To fail to take advantage of or use for profit; lose: waste an opportunity.
4.
a. To destroy completely: The invaders wasted the village.
b. Slang To kill; murder.
v.intr.
1. To lose energy, strength, weight, or vigor; become weak or enfeebled: wasting away from an illness.
2. To pass without being put to use: Time is wasting.
n.
1. The act or an instance of wasting or the condition of being wasted: a waste of talent; gone to waste.
2. A place, region, or land that is uninhabited or uncultivated; a desert or wilderness.
3. A devastated or destroyed region, town, or building; a ruin.
4.
a. An unusable or unwanted substance or material, such as a waste product: industrial wastes.
b. Something, such as steam, that escapes without being used.
5. Garbage; trash.
6. The undigested residue of food eliminated from the body; excrement.
adj.
Idiom: 1. Regarded or discarded as worthless or useless: waste trimmings.
2. Used as a conveyance or container for refuse: a waste bin.
3. Excreted from the body: waste matter.
waste (one's) breath
To gain or accomplish nothing by speaking.
[Middle English wasten, from Old North French waster, from Latin vāstāre, to make empty, from vāstus, empty; see euə- in Indo-European roots.]
Synonyms: waste, blow1, dissipate, fritter1, squander
These verbs mean to spend or expend without restraint and often to no avail: wasted my inheritance; blew a fortune at the casino; dissipated their energies in pointless argument; frittering away her entire allowance; squandered his talent on writing jingles.
These verbs mean to spend or expend without restraint and often to no avail: wasted my inheritance; blew a fortune at the casino; dissipated their energies in pointless argument; frittering away her entire allowance; squandered his talent on writing jingles.
Antonym: save1
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waste
(weɪst)vb
1. (tr) to use, consume, or expend thoughtlessly, carelessly, or to no avail
2. (tr) to fail to take advantage of: to waste an opportunity.
3. (Medicine) (when: intr, often foll by away) to lose or cause to lose bodily strength, health, etc
4. to exhaust or become exhausted
5. (tr) to ravage
6. (tr) informal to murder or kill: I want that guy wasted by tomorrow.
n
7. the act of wasting or state of being wasted
8. a failure to take advantage of something
9. anything unused or not used to full advantage
10. anything or anyone rejected as useless, worthless, or in excess of what is required
11. garbage, rubbish, or trash
12. (Physical Geography) (usually plural) a land or region that is wild or uncultivated
13. (Physical Geography) obsolete a land or region that is devastated or ruined
14. (Physiology) physiol
a. the useless products of metabolism
b. indigestible food residue
15. (Physical Geography) disintegrated rock material resulting from erosion
16. (Law) law reduction in the value of an estate caused by act or neglect, esp by a life-tenant
adj
17. rejected as useless, unwanted, or worthless
18. produced in excess of what is required
19. not cultivated, inhabited, or productive: waste land.
20. (Physiology)
a. of or denoting the useless products of metabolism
b. of or denoting indigestible food residue
21. destroyed, devastated, or ruined
22. designed to contain or convey waste products
23. lay waste to devastate or destroy
[C13: from Anglo-French waster, from Latin vastāre to lay waste, from vastus empty]
ˈwastable adj
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waste
(weɪst)v. wast•ed, wast•ing,
n., adj. v.t.
1. to consume or use to no avail or profit; squander: to waste natural resources.
2. to fail or neglect to use.
3. to destroy or consume gradually; wear away: waves wasting the rocky shore.
4. to wear down or reduce in bodily substance or strength; emaciate; enfeeble: to be wasted by disease.
5. to devastate or ruin: a country wasted by a long futile war.
6. Slang. to kill or murder.
v.i. 7. to be consumed or employed uselessly or inadequately.
8. to become gradually used up or worn away.
9. to become physically worn, esp. emaciated or enfeebled.
10. to diminish gradually, as wealth or power; dwindle.
n. 11. useless consumption or expenditure; an act or instance of wasting: a complete waste of my time.
12. neglect, instead of use.
13. gradual impairment or decay.
14. devastation or ruin.
15. an area devastated or ruined: a blackened waste where timberland had stood.
16. anything unused, inadequately used, or unproductive.
17. desolate country, as desert.
18. something left over or superfluous: salvaging factory wastes.
19. material derived by mechanical and chemical disintegration of rock, as the detritus transported by streams, rivers, etc.
20. garbage; refuse.
21. wastes, excrement.
adj. 22. not used or in use: waste energy.
23. (of land, regions, etc.) wild; desolate.
24. (of regions, towns, etc.) in a state of desolation and ruin.
25. left over; superfluous: to utilize the waste products of manufacture.
26. rejected as useless or worthless; refuse.
27. Physiol. pertaining to material unused by or unusable to the organism.
28. designed or used to receive or carry away useless material (often in combination): a waste pipe.
Idioms: 1. go to waste, to be wasted, rather than used or consumed.
2. lay waste, to devastate; destroy.
[1150–1200; Middle English < Old North French waster (Old French g(u)aster) < Latin vāstāre, derivative of vāstus desolate; Old North French w-, Old French gu- by influence of c. Frankish *wōsti desolate (c. Old High German wuosti)]
wast′a•ble, adj.
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waste
- wastrel - Pronounced WAYS-trul, it is either a wasteful or worthless person, derived from the verb "waste," from Latin vastus, "desert, waste."
- bratwurst - From German Brat, "meat without waste," and Wurst, "sausage."
- eat your heart out - Goes back as far as Diogenes Laertius, who credited Pythagoras with saying "Do not eat your heart"—meaning "Don't waste your life worrying about something"—2,500 years ago.
- sullage - Waste from household sinks, showers, and baths—but not toilets; it also figuratively means filth or refuse.
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Waste
- In delay we waste our lights in vain, like lamps by day —William Shakespeare
- Wasted his wealth like spittle —Stephen Vincent Benet
- Wasted more money in a day than a Boeing 747 full of proverbial welfare queens could have squandered in a century —Hodding Carter III, Wall Street Journal March 30, 1986
Carter’s simile referred to new defense spending policies.
- Wasteful as drunkenness at undue times —Robert Browning
- Wasteful as regrets —Anon
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waist
– wasteThese words are both pronounced /weɪst/.
1. 'waist'
Waist is a noun. Your waist is the middle part of your body, above your hips.
She tied a belt around her waist.
He was naked from the waist up.
2. 'waste' used as a verb
Waste is most commonly a verb. If you waste time, money, or energy, you use it on something that is unimportant or unnecessary.
You're wasting time asking him to help – he won't.
We wasted money on a computer that didn't work.
3. 'waste' used as a noun
You can also say that something is a waste of time, money, or energy.
I'll never do that again. It's a waste of time.
It's a waste of money buying a new washing machine when we could repair the old one.
Waste also refers to material that has been used and is no longer wanted, for example because the useful part has been removed.
The river was full of industrial waste.
Your kidneys help to remove waste from your body.
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waste
Past participle: wasted
Gerund: wasting
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| Noun | 1. |  waste - any materials unused and rejected as worthless or unwanted; "they collect the waste once a week"; "much of the waste material is carried off in the sewers"material, stuff - the tangible substance that goes into the makeup of a physical object; "coal is a hard black material"; "wheat is the stuff they use to make bread" dross, impurity - worthless or dangerous material that should be removed; "there were impurities in the water" body waste, excrement, excreta, excretory product, excretion - waste matter (as urine or sweat but especially feces) discharged from the body pollutant - waste matter that contaminates the water or air or soil slop - (usually plural) waste water from a kitchen or bathroom or chamber pot that has to be emptied by hand; "she carried out the sink slops" toxic industrial waste, toxic waste - poisonous waste materials; can cause injury (especially by chemical means) |
| 2. |  waste - useless or profitless activity; using or expending or consuming thoughtlessly or carelessly; "if the effort brings no compensating gain it is a waste"; "mindless dissipation of natural resources"boondoggle - work of little or no value done merely to look busy activity - any specific behavior; "they avoided all recreational activity" waste of effort, waste of energy - a useless effort waste of material - a useless consumption of material waste of money - money spent for inadequate return; "the senator said that the project was a waste of money" waste of time - the devotion of time to a useless activity; "the waste of time could prove fatal" squandering - spending resources lavishly and wastefully; "more wasteful than the squandering of time" | |
| 3. |  waste - the trait of wasting resources; "a life characterized by thriftlessness and waste"; "the wastefulness of missed opportunities"improvidence, shortsightedness - a lack of prudence and care by someone in the management of resources | |
| 4. |  waste - an uninhabited wilderness that is worthless for cultivation; "the barrens of central Africa"; "the trackless wastes of the desert"heathland, heath - a tract of level wasteland; uncultivated land with sandy soil and scrubby vegetation wild, wilderness - a wild and uninhabited area left in its natural condition; "it was a wilderness preserved for the hawks and mountaineers" | |
| 5. | waste - (law) reduction in the value of an estate caused by act or neglect law, jurisprudence - the collection of rules imposed by authority; "civilization presupposes respect for the law"; "the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order" | |
| Verb | 1. | waste - spend thoughtlessly; throw away; "He wasted his inheritance on his insincere friends"; "You squandered the opportunity to get and advanced degree" blow - spend lavishly or wastefully on; "He blew a lot of money on his new home theater" burn - spend (significant amounts of money); "He has money to burn" |
| 2. | waste - use inefficiently or inappropriately; "waste heat"; "waste a joke on an unappreciative audience" apply, employ, use, utilise, utilize - put into service; make work or employ for a particular purpose or for its inherent or natural purpose; "use your head!"; "we only use Spanish at home"; "I can't use this tool"; "Apply a magnetic field here"; "This thinking was applied to many projects"; "How do you utilize this tool?"; "I apply this rule to get good results"; "use the plastic bags to store the food"; "He doesn't know how to use a computer" | |
| 3. | waste - get rid of; "We waste the dirty water by channeling it into the sewer" | |
| 4. | waste - run off as waste; "The water wastes back into the ocean" | |
| 5. | waste - get rid of (someone who may be a threat) by killing; "The mafia liquidated the informer"; "the double agent was neutralized" kill - cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly; "This man killed several people when he tried to rob a bank"; "The farmer killed a pig for the holidays" | |
| 6. |  waste - spend extravagantly; "waste not, want not"fool away, fritter, fritter away, frivol away, fool, dissipate, shoot - spend frivolously and unwisely; "Fritter away one's inheritance" overspend - spend at a high rate | |
| 7. | waste - lose vigor, health, or flesh, as through grief; "After her husband died, she just pined away" weaken - become weaker; "The prisoner's resistance weakened after seven days" | |
| 8. | waste - cause to grow thin or weak; "The treatment emaciated him" | |
| 9. | waste - cause extensive destruction or ruin utterly; "The enemy lay waste to the countryside after the invasion" ruin, destroy - destroy completely; damage irreparably; "You have ruined my car by pouring sugar in the tank!"; "The tears ruined her make-up" ruin - reduce to ruins; "The country lay ruined after the war" | |
| 10. | waste - become physically weaker; "Political prisoners are wasting away in many prisons all over the world" degenerate, deteriorate, devolve, drop - grow worse; "Her condition deteriorated"; "Conditions in the slums degenerated"; "The discussion devolved into a shouting match" | |
| Adj. | 1. |  waste - located in a dismal or remote area; desolate; "a desert island"; "a godforsaken wilderness crossroads"; "a wild stretch of land"; "waste places"inhospitable - unfavorable to life or growth; "the barren inhospitable desert"; "inhospitable mountain areas" |
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waste
verb
1. squander, throw away, blow (slang), run through, lavish, misuse, dissipate, fritter away, frivol away (informal) We can't afford to waste money on another holiday.
squander save, protect, preserve, conserve, economize, husband
squander save, protect, preserve, conserve, economize, husband
noun
1. squandering, misuse, loss, expenditure, extravagance, frittering away, lost opportunity, dissipation, wastefulness, misapplication, prodigality, unthriftiness The whole project is a complete waste of time and resources.
squandering saving, economy, thrift, good housekeeping, frugality
squandering saving, economy, thrift, good housekeeping, frugality
adjective
1. unwanted, useless, worthless, unused, leftover, superfluous, unusable, supernumerary suitable locations for the disposal of waste products
unwanted needed, necessary, utilized
unwanted needed, necessary, utilized
2. uncultivated, wild, bare, barren, empty, devastated, dismal, dreary, desolate, unproductive, uninhabited Yarrow can be found growing wild on waste ground.
uncultivated cultivated, developed, productive, in use, fruitful, arable, verdant, habitable
uncultivated cultivated, developed, productive, in use, fruitful, arable, verdant, habitable
lay something waste devastate, destroy, ruin, spoil, total (slang), sack, undo, trash (slang), ravage, raze, despoil, wreak havoc upon, depredate (rare) The war has laid waste large regions of the country.
waste away decline, dwindle, wither, perish, sink, fade, crumble, decay, wane, ebb, wear out, atrophy People dying from cancer grow thin and visibly waste away.
Proverbs
"It's no use making shoes for geese"
"It's no use making shoes for geese"
Usage: Waste and wastage are to some extent interchangeable, but many people think that wastage should not be used to refer to loss resulting from human carelessness, inefficiency, etc.: a waste (not a wastage) of time, money, effort, etc.
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waste
verb2. To spend (money) excessively and usually foolishly:
Slang: blow.
3. To pass (time) without working or in avoiding work:
4. To lose strength or power.Also used with away:
Informal: fizzle (out).
Idioms: go downhill, hit the skids.
5. To fail to take advantage of:
Idioms: let slip, let slip through one's fingers, lose out on.
8. Slang. To cause the death of:
Slang: zap.
Idioms: put an end to, put to sleep.
1. Excessive or imprudent expenditure:
2. A tract of unproductive land:
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Translations
odpadplýtváníplýtvat
spildeaffalden forspildt mulighedødemarkspild
tuhlatatuhlaushukatakuihtua
otpadrasipati
pusztaság
eyîa, sóaeyîimörk, öræfi, auîneyîsla, sóunúrgangur
浪費浪費する
낭비낭비하다
atliekosdykvietėeikvojimas veltuigaišintimakulatūra
atkritumiizšķiešanaplašumišķiesttērēt
odpadpremárnenie
odpadkizapravljanjezapravljati
slösa bortsopor
ใช้ไปโดยเปล่าประโยชน์การสูญเสียโดยเปล่าประโยชน์
phung phísự phung phí
waste
[weɪst]A. N
1. (= misuse) → desperdicio m, derroche m
I hate waste → odio el desperdicio or el derroche
what a waste! → ¡qué desperdicio or derroche!
her death is a terrible waste → su muerte es una terrible pérdida
there was no waste on that meat → esa carne no tenía desperdicio
an effort to locate and eliminate government waste → una campaña para identificar y eliminar las áreas de ineficacia en el gobierno
to go to waste → echarse a perder, desperdiciarse
it's a waste of money → es dinero perdido, es tirar or derrochar el dinero
it's a waste of time → es una pérdida de tiempo
it's a waste of effort → es un esfuerzo inútil
that man's a waste of space! → ¡ese hombre es un inútil!
I hate waste → odio el desperdicio or el derroche
what a waste! → ¡qué desperdicio or derroche!
her death is a terrible waste → su muerte es una terrible pérdida
there was no waste on that meat → esa carne no tenía desperdicio
an effort to locate and eliminate government waste → una campaña para identificar y eliminar las áreas de ineficacia en el gobierno
to go to waste → echarse a perder, desperdiciarse
it's a waste of money → es dinero perdido, es tirar or derrochar el dinero
it's a waste of time → es una pérdida de tiempo
it's a waste of effort → es un esfuerzo inútil
that man's a waste of space! → ¡ese hombre es un inútil!
2. (= rubbish) → basura f, desperdicios mpl; (= waste material, substance) → desechos mpl, residuos mpl
household waste → basura f doméstica
human waste → excrementos mpl
nuclear waste → desechos mpl or residuos mpl nucleares
toxic waste → desechos mpl or residuos mpl tóxicos
household waste → basura f doméstica
human waste → excrementos mpl
nuclear waste → desechos mpl or residuos mpl nucleares
toxic waste → desechos mpl or residuos mpl tóxicos
4. wastes the barren wastes of the Sahara → las áridas y baldías inmensidades del Sáhara
B. VT
1. (= use inefficiently, squander) [+ water, electricity, gas] → derrochar; [+ money] → malgastar, derrochar; [+ time] → perder; [+ life] → echar a perder; [+ space, opportunity] → desaprovechar, desperdiciar; [+ food] → desperdiciar, echar a perder; [+ talent] → desaprovechar
I wasted a whole day on that journey → perdí un día entero haciendo ese viaje
don't waste your time trying to persuade her → no pierdas el tiempo intentando persuadirla
to waste no time in doing sth → no tardar en hacer algo
don't waste your efforts on him → no derroches tus esfuerzos or energías con él
all my efforts were wasted → todos mis esfuerzos fueron inútiles
sarcasm is wasted on him → con él el sarcasmo es inútil
caviar is wasted on him → no sabe apreciar el caviar
nothing is wasted → no se desperdicia nada, no se echa a perder nada
you're wasting your breath! → ¡estás gastando saliva!
I wasted a whole day on that journey → perdí un día entero haciendo ese viaje
don't waste your time trying to persuade her → no pierdas el tiempo intentando persuadirla
to waste no time in doing sth → no tardar en hacer algo
don't waste your efforts on him → no derroches tus esfuerzos or energías con él
all my efforts were wasted → todos mis esfuerzos fueron inútiles
sarcasm is wasted on him → con él el sarcasmo es inútil
caviar is wasted on him → no sabe apreciar el caviar
nothing is wasted → no se desperdicia nada, no se echa a perder nada
you're wasting your breath! → ¡estás gastando saliva!
2. (= weaken) [+ muscles] → atrofiar
cancer was wasting his body → el cáncer lo estaba consumiendo or debilitando
cancer was wasting his body → el cáncer lo estaba consumiendo or debilitando
C. VI
1. waste not, want not → quien no malgasta no pasa necesidades
2. = waste away
D. ADJ
1. (= for disposal) [material] → de desecho; [gas, oil] → residual
E. CPD waste disposal N (industrial) → eliminación f de los desechos or residuos; [of household waste] → eliminación f de la basura doméstica; (= device) = waste disposal unit waste disposal unit N → triturador m de basura
waste heat N → calor m residual
waste management N → tratamiento m de desechos, tratamiento m de residuos
waste material N → material m de desecho
waste matter N (industrial) → residuos mpl; (from body) → excrementos mpl
waste paper N → papel m de desecho
waste pipe N → tubería f de desagüe
waste products NPL (industrial) → residuos mpl; (from body) → excrementos mpl
waste water N → aguas fpl residuales
waste heat N → calor m residual
waste management N → tratamiento m de desechos, tratamiento m de residuos
waste material N → material m de desecho
waste matter N (industrial) → residuos mpl; (from body) → excrementos mpl
waste paper N → papel m de desecho
waste pipe N → tubería f de desagüe
waste products NPL (industrial) → residuos mpl; (from body) → excrementos mpl
waste water N → aguas fpl residuales
waste away VI + ADV [person] → consumirse; [muscles] → atrofiarse
you're not exactly wasting away (iro) → no es que te hayas consumido precisamente
you're not exactly wasting away (iro) → no es que te hayas consumido precisamente
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waste
[ˈweɪst] n
(= unnecessary use) [money] → gaspillage m; [substance] → perte f; [time] → perte f
It's a waste of money → C'est un gaspillage d'argent.
It's a waste of time → C'est une perte de temps.
it's a waste of time doing sth → c'est une perte de temps que de faire qch
it's such a waste! → c'est vraiment du gaspillage!
what a waste! → quel gaspillage!
to go to waste → être gaspillé(e)
to reduce waste → réduire le gaspillage
It's a waste of money → C'est un gaspillage d'argent.
It's a waste of time → C'est une perte de temps.
it's a waste of time doing sth → c'est une perte de temps que de faire qch
it's such a waste! → c'est vraiment du gaspillage!
what a waste! → quel gaspillage!
to go to waste → être gaspillé(e)
to reduce waste → réduire le gaspillage
(= unwanted material) → déchets mpl
household waste → déchets ménagers
nuclear waste → déchets nucléaires
industrial waste → déchets industriels
household waste → déchets ménagers
nuclear waste → déchets nucléaires
industrial waste → déchets industriels
to lay sth waste, to lay waste to sth → dévaster qch
modif
[energy, heat] → des déchets
a waste energy site → une installation de coïncinération waste materials
a waste energy site → une installation de coïncinération waste materials
[land, ground] (in city) → à l'abandon; (in country) → en friche
vt
(= use too much of) [+ money, water, fuel] → gaspiller
I don't like wasting money → Je n'aime pas gaspiller l'argent.
I don't like wasting money → Je n'aime pas gaspiller l'argent.
(= not use properly) [+ time] → perdre; [+ opportunity] → gâcher
There's no time to waste → Il n'y a pas de temps à perdre.
to waste time doing sth → perdre du temps à faire qch
to waste a good scoring chance → vendanger une belle occasion de but
you're wasting your time → vous perdez votre temps wastes
There's no time to waste → Il n'y a pas de temps à perdre.
to waste time doing sth → perdre du temps à faire qch
to waste a good scoring chance → vendanger une belle occasion de but
you're wasting your time → vous perdez votre temps wastes
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waste
adj (= superfluous) → überschüssig, überflüssig; (= left over) → ungenutzt; land → brachliegend, ungenutzt; waste food → Abfall m; waste material/matter → Abfallstoffe pl; to lay something waste, to lay waste to something (liter: = annihilate) → etw verwüsten
n
→ Verschwendung f; (= unusable materials) → Abfall m; it’s a waste of time/money → es ist Zeit-/Geldverschwendung; it’s a waste of your time and mine → das ist nur (eine) Zeitverschwendung für uns beide; it’s a waste of effort → das ist nicht der Mühe (gen) → wert; he’s/it’s a waste of space (inf) → er/das taugt nichts; to go to waste (food) → umkommen; (training, money, land) → ungenutzt sein/bleiben, brachliegen; (talent etc) → verkümmern
(= waste material) → Abfallstoffe pl; (in factory) → Schwund m; (= rubbish) → Abfall m; metal waste → Metallabfall m
vt
(= use badly or wrongly) → verschwenden, vergeuden (→ on an +acc, → für); food → verschwenden; life, time → vergeuden, vertun; opportunity → vertun; you’re wasting your time → das ist reine Zeitverschwendung, damit vertust du nur deine Zeit; don’t waste my time → stiehl mir nicht meine Zeit; you didn’t waste much time getting here! (inf) → da bist du ja schon, du hast ja nicht gerade getrödelt! (inf); all our efforts were wasted → all unsere Bemühungen waren umsonst or vergeblich; nothing is wasted → es wird nichts verschwendet; your work won’t be wasted → deine Arbeit ist nicht vergeblich or umsonst getan; he didn’t waste any words in telling me … → ohne viel(e) Worte zu machen or zu verlieren, sagte er mir …; to waste oneself on somebody → sich an jdn verschwenden; I wouldn’t waste my breath talking to him → ich würde doch nicht für den meine Spucke vergeuden! (inf); don’t waste your efforts on him → vergeuden Sie keine Mühe mit ihm!; Beethoven/your joke is wasted on him → Beethoven/dein Witz ist an den verschwendet or vergeudet; you’re wasted in this job → Sie sind zu schade für diese Arbeit
(= lay waste) → verwüsten
(inf: = kill) → kaltmachen (inf)
vi (food) → umkommen; (skills) → verkümmern; (body) → verfallen; (strength, assets) → schwinden; waste not, want not (Prov) → spare in der Zeit, so hast du in der Not (Prov)
waste
:waste disposal
n → Müllbeseitigung f, → Abfallentsorgung f
waste disposal unit
n → Müllschlucker m
waste
:waste gas
n (Tech) → Abgas nt
waste heat
n (from engine etc) → Abwärme f
waste heat recovery
n → Abwärmerückgewinnung f
waste management
n → Abfallentsorgung f
waste oil
n → Altöl nt
wastepaper
n → Papierabfall m; (fig) → Makulatur f
wastepaper basket
wastepaper collection
n → Altpapiersammlung f
waste pipe
n → Abflussrohr nt
waste product
n → Abfallprodukt nt
waste
:waste recovery
n → Abfallaufbereitung f, → Müllaufbereitung f
waste recycling
n → Abfallverwertung f, → Müllverwertung f
waste reprocessing plant
n → Abfallwiederaufbereitungsanlage f, → Müllverwertungswerk nt
waste separation
n → Abfalltrennung f, → Mülltrennung f
waste water
n → Abwasser nt
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
waste
[weɪst]1. adj (material) → di scarto; (food) → avanzato/a; (land, ground, in city) → abbandonato/a, desolato/a; (in country) → incolto/a
to lay waste → devastare
to lay waste → devastare
2. n
a. (gen) → spreco; (of time) → perdita
it's a waste of money → è uno spreco di denaro
it's a waste of effort → è fatica sprecata
it's a waste of breath → è fiato sprecato
it's a waste of time doing that → è tempo sprecato
to go to waste → andare sprecato/a
it's a waste of money → è uno spreco di denaro
it's a waste of effort → è fatica sprecata
it's a waste of breath → è fiato sprecato
it's a waste of time doing that → è tempo sprecato
to go to waste → andare sprecato/a
b. (waste material, industrial, chemical) → scorie fpl; (rubbish) → spazzatura, immondizia, rifiuti mpl
nuclear waste → scorie mpl radioattive
nuclear waste → scorie mpl radioattive
3. vt (gen) → sprecare; (time, opportunity) → perdere, sprecare
you didn't waste much time finding a replacement! (iro) → non hai perso tempo a rimpiazzarmi!
he's wasted in that job → è sprecato in quel lavoro
sarcasm is wasted on him → non afferra il sarcasmo
to waste one's breath → sprecare (il) fiato
waste not, want not (Proverb) → chi risparmia guadagna
you didn't waste much time finding a replacement! (iro) → non hai perso tempo a rimpiazzarmi!
he's wasted in that job → è sprecato in quel lavoro
sarcasm is wasted on him → non afferra il sarcasmo
to waste one's breath → sprecare (il) fiato
waste not, want not (Proverb) → chi risparmia guadagna
waste away vi + adv → deperire, consumarsi
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
waste
(weist) verb to fail to use (something) fully or in the correct or most useful way. You're wasting my time with all these stupid questions.
noun1. material which is or has been made useless. industrial waste from the factories; (also adjective) waste material.
2. (the) act of wasting. That was a waste of an opportunity.
3. a huge stretch of unused or infertile land, or of water, desert, ice etc. the Arctic wastes.
ˈwastage (-tidʒ) noun loss by wasting; the amount wasted. Of the total amount, roughly 20% was wastage.
ˈwasteful adjective involving or causing waste. Throwing away that bread is wasteful.
ˈwastefully adverbˈwastefulness noun
waste paper
paper which is thrown away as not being useful. Offices usually have a great deal of waste paper.
wastepaper basket (ˈweispeipə) a basket or other (small) container for waste paper. Put those old letters in the wastepaper basket.
waste pipe (ˈweispaip) a pipe to carry off waste material, or water from a sink etc. The kitchen waste pipe is blocked.
waste away to decay; to lose weight, strength and health etc. He is wasting away because he has a terrible disease.
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
waste
→ ضَيَاع, يُبَدِّدُ plýtvání, plýtvat spild, spilde verschwenden, Verschwendung σπατάλη, σπαταλώ desperdiciar, desperdicio tuhlata, tuhlaus gaspillage, gaspiller otpad, rasipati rifiuto, sprecare 浪費, 浪費する 낭비, 낭비하다 afval, verspillen avfall, sløse (bort) odpady, zmarnować desperdiçar, desperdício расточительство, тратить впустую slösa bort, sopor ใช้ไปโดยเปล่าประโยชน์, การสูญเสียโดยเปล่าประโยชน์ israf, israf etmek phung phí, sự phung phí 浪费Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
waste
n. desperdicio, residuo, gasto inútil; merma, pérdida;
___ of time → pérdida de tiempo;
v. desperdiciar, desgastar, malgastar;
to ___ away → demacrarse, consumirse.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012
waste
n desechos, residuos; hazardous — desechos or residuos peligrosos; medical — desechos or residuos médicos; metabolic — desechos or residuos metabólicos; vt desperdiciar; (money) malgastar; We don't want to waste health care dollars..No queremos malgastar recursos sanitarios.English-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.