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waste
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waste  (wst)
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.
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.
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.
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.
Idiom:
waste (one's) breath
To gain or accomplish nothing by speaking.

[Middle English wasten, from Old North French waster, from Latin vstre, to make empty, from vstus, empty; see eu- in Indo-European roots.]
Synonyms: waste, blow1, consume, 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; time and money that was consumed in litigation; dissipated their energies in pointless argument; frittering away her entire allowance; squandered his talent on writing jingles.
Antonym: save1

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
1. the act of wasting or state of being wasted
2. a failure to take advantage of something
3. anything unused or not used to full advantage
4. anything or anyone rejected as useless, worthless, or in excess of what is required
5. garbage, rubbish, or trash
6. (Earth Sciences / Physical Geography) a land or region that is devastated or ruined
7. (Earth Sciences / Physical Geography) a land or region that is wild or uncultivated
8. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Physiology) Physiol
a.  the useless products of metabolism
b.  indigestible food residue
9. (Earth Sciences / Physical Geography) disintegrated rock material resulting from erosion
10. (Law) Law reduction in the value of an estate caused by act or neglect, esp by a life-tenant
adj
1. rejected as useless, unwanted, or worthless
2. produced in excess of what is required
3. not cultivated, inhabited, or productive waste land
4. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Physiology)
a.  of or denoting the useless products of metabolism
b.  of or denoting indigestible food residue
5. destroyed, devastated, or ruined
6. designed to contain or convey waste products
lay waste to devastate or destroy
[from Anglo-French waster, from Latin vastāre to lay waste, from vastus empty]
wastable  adj

waste  (wst)
Noun
An unusable or unwanted substance or material, such as a waste product. See also hazardous wastelandfill
Verb
To lose or cause to lose energy, strength, weight, or vigor, as by the progressive effects of a disease such as metastatic cancer.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.wastewaste - 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"
exhaust, exhaust fumes, fumes - gases ejected from an engine as waste products
body waste, excrement, excreta, excretory product, excretion - waste matter (as urine or sweat but especially feces) discharged from the body
filth, skank, crud - any substance considered disgustingly foul or unpleasant
sewage, sewerage - waste matter carried away in sewers or drains
effluent, sewer water, wastewater - water mixed with waste matter
food waste, garbage, refuse, scraps - food that is discarded (as from a kitchen)
pollutant - waste matter that contaminates the water or air or soil
rubbish, trash, scrap - worthless material that is to be disposed of
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.wastewaste - 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.wastewaste - 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.wastewaste - 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
human action, human activity, act, deed - something that people do or cause to happen
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"
Verb1.waste - spend thoughtlessly; throw away; "He wasted his inheritance on his insincere friends"; "You squandered the opportunity to get and advanced degree"
expend, use - use up, consume fully; "The legislature expended its time on school questions"
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"
economize, husband, economise, conserve - use cautiously and frugally; "I try to economize my spare time"; "conserve your energy for the ascent to the summit"
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"
chuck out, discard, cast aside, cast away, throw away, toss away, toss out, put away, throw out, cast out, dispose, fling, toss - throw or cast away; "Put away your worries"
4.waste - run off as waste; "The water wastes back into the ocean"
course, flow, run, feed - move along, of liquids; "Water flowed into the cave"; "the Missouri feeds into the Mississippi"
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"
luxuriate, wanton - become extravagant; indulge (oneself) luxuriously
lavish, shower - expend profusely; also used with abstract nouns; "He was showered with praise"
overspend - spend at a high rate
expend, spend, drop - pay out; "spend money"
splurge, fling - indulge oneself; "I splurged on a new TV"
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"
debilitate, enfeeble, drain - make weak; "Life in the camp drained 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"
gangrene, necrose, sphacelate, mortify - undergo necrosis; "the tissue around the wound necrosed"
Adj.1.wastewaste - 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"

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
2. wear out, wither, deplete, debilitate, drain, undermine, exhaust, disable, consume, gnaw, eat away, corrode, enfeeble, sap the strength of, emaciate a cruel disease which wastes the muscles
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
2. rubbish, refuse, debris, sweepings, scrap, litter, garbage, trash, leftovers, offal, dross, dregs, leavings, offscourings This country produces 10 million tonnes of toxic waste every year.
plural noun desert, wilds, wilderness, void, solitude, wasteland the barren wastes of the Sahara
adjective
1. unwanted, useless, worthless, unused, leftover, superfluous, unusable, supernumerary suitable locations for the disposal of waste products
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
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"
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.
Translations
waste [weɪst]
A. N
1. (= misuse) → desperdicio m, derroche m
I hate wasteodio el desperdicio or el derroche
what a waste!¡qué desperdicio or derroche!
her death is a terrible wastesu muerte es una terrible pérdida
there was no waste on that meatesa carne no tenía desperdicio
an effort to locate and eliminate government wasteuna campaña para identificar y eliminar las áreas de ineficacia en el gobierno
to go to wasteecharse a perder, desperdiciarse
it's a waste of moneyes dinero perdido, es tirar or derrochar el dinero
it's a waste of timees una pérdida de tiempo
it's a waste of effortes 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 wastebasura f doméstica
human wasteexcrementos mpl
nuclear wastedesechos mpl or residuos mpl nucleares
toxic wastedesechos mpl or residuos mpl tóxicos
3. (= leftover material) → material m sobrante
4. wastes the barren wastes of the Saharalas 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 journeyperdí un día entero haciendo ese viaje
don't waste your time trying to persuade herno pierdas el tiempo intentando persuadirla
to waste no time in doing sthno tardar en hacer algo
don't waste your efforts on himno derroches tus esfuerzos or energías con él
all my efforts were wastedtodos mis esfuerzos fueron inútiles
sarcasm is wasted on himcon él el sarcasmo es inútil
caviar is wasted on himno sabe apreciar el caviar
nothing is wastedno 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 bodyel cáncer lo estaba consumiendo or debilitando
3. (US) (= kill) → cargarse, liquidar
C. VI
1. waste not, want notquien no malgasta no pasa necesidades
D. ADJ
1. (= for disposal) [material] → de desecho; [gas, oil] → residual
2. (= leftover) [paper, fabric] → sobrante; [heat] → residual
3. (= unused) [ground] → baldío, yermo
4. to lay waste [+ country, area, town] → devastar, asolar
to lay waste to sthdevastar algo, asolar algo
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 Ntriturador m de basura
waste heat Ncalor m residual
waste management Ntratamiento m de desechos, tratamiento m de residuos
waste material Nmaterial m de desecho
waste matter N (industrial) → residuos mpl; (from body) → excrementos mpl
waste paper Npapel m de desecho
waste pipe Ntubería f de desagüe
waste products NPL (industrial) → residuos mpl; (from body) → excrementos mpl
waste water Naguas fpl residuales
waste away VI + ADV [person] → consumirse; [muscles] → atrofiarse
you're not exactly wasting away (iro) → no es que te hayas consumido precisamente

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
(= unwanted material) → déchets mpl
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
[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.
(= 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
npl (= barren areas) → mornes fpl étendues
waste away
vidépérir

waste
adj (= superfluous)überschüssig, überflüssig; (= left over)ungenutzt; landbrachliegend, ungenutzt; waste foodAbfall m; waste material/matterAbfallstoffe 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/moneyes ist Zeit-/Geldverschwendung; it’s a waste of your time and minedas ist nur (eine) Zeitverschwendung für uns beide; it’s a waste of effortdas 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 wasteMetallabfall m
(= land, expanse)Wildnis f no pl, → Einöde f; the snowy wastes of Siberiadie Schneewüsten plSibiriens
vt
(= use badly or wrongly)verschwenden, vergeuden (→ on an +acc, → für); foodverschwenden; life, timevergeuden, vertun; opportunityvertun; you’re wasting your timedas ist reine Zeitverschwendung, damit vertust du nur deine Zeit; don’t waste my timestiehl 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 wastedall unsere Bemühungen waren umsonst or vergeblich; nothing is wastedes wird nichts verschwendet; your work won’t be wasteddeine 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 somebodysich an jdn verschwenden; I wouldn’t waste my breath talking to himich würde doch nicht für den meine Spucke vergeuden! (inf); don’t waste your efforts on himvergeuden Sie keine Mühe mit ihm!; Beethoven/your joke is wasted on himBeethoven/dein Witz ist an den verschwendet or vergeudet; you’re wasted in this jobSie sind zu schade für diese Arbeit
(= weaken)auszehren; strengthaufzehren
(= 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
waste disposal unit

waste:
waste gas
n (Tech) → Abgas nt
waste heat
n (from engine etc) → Abwärme f
waste heat recovery
nAbwärmerückgewinnung f
wasteland
nÖdland nt; (fig)Einöde f
waste management
waste oil
nAltöl nt
wastepaper
nPapierabfall m; (fig)Makulatur f
wastepaper basket
nPapierkorb m; they go straight into the wastedie wandern sofort in den Papierkorb
wastepaper collection
waste pipe
nAbflussrohr nt
waste product
nAbfallprodukt nt

waste:
waste recovery
nAbfallaufbereitung f, → Müllaufbereitung f
waste recycling
nAbfallverwertung f, → Müllverwertung f
waste reprocessing plant
nAbfallwiederaufbereitungsanlage f, → Müllverwertungswerk nt
waste separation
nAbfalltrennung f, → Mülltrennung f
waste water
nAbwasser nt

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
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
b. (waste material, industrial, chemical) → scorie fpl; (rubbish) → spazzatura, immondizia, rifiuti mpl
nuclear waste → scorie mpl radioattive
c. (land, often pl) → distesa desolata
desert waste → landa desertica
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
waste away vi + advdeperire, consumarsi

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
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
b. (waste material, industrial, chemical) → scorie fpl; (rubbish) → spazzatura, immondizia, rifiuti mpl
nuclear waste → scorie mpl radioattive
c. (land, often pl) → distesa desolata
desert waste → landa desertica
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
waste away vi + advdeperire, consumarsi

waste
v waste [weist]
to fail to use (something) fully or in the correct or most useful way You're wasting my time with all these stupid questions. mors, vermors يُضَيِّع، يُبَدِّد пилея plýtvat, promarnit spilde verschwenden σπαταλώ, χαραμίζω desperdiciar, malgastar raiskama تلف شدن hukata gaspiller לְבַזבֵּז बरबाद करना izgubiti elpazarol menyia-nyiakan eyða, sóa sprecare 浪費する 허비하다 veltui eikvoti, gaišinti tērēt; šķiest membuang, membazir verspillen kaste bort, sløse, ødelegge marnować desperdiçar a irosi, a pierde напрасно тратить premárniť zapravljati protraćiti slösa [] ใช้ไปอย่างเปล่าประโยชน์ boşa harcamak 浪費 даремно витрачати; марнувати برباد ہونا lãng phí
n
1 material which is or has been made useless industrial waste from the factories; (also adjective ) waste material. afval نُفايَه، فُضالَه отпадък zmetek; odpad; odpadový affald; affalds- der Abfall, Abfall-... απορρίμματα, απόβλητα residuos jääde پسماند jäte déchets פְּסוֹלֶת कचरा otpad hulladék bahan sampah, barang sisa úrgangur scarto; di scarto 廃棄物 쓰레기 atliekos paliekas; atkritumi sesuatu yang membazir afval avfall(sprodukt), skrap, søppel odpady desperdícios deşeuri, rebu­turi отходы odpad; odpadový odpadki; odpaden otpad avfall ของเสีย; ขยะ atık madde, çöp 廢料,廢棄物 відходи بے کار rác thải
2 (the) act of wasting That was a waste of an opportunity. vermorsing ضَياع пилеене promarněný en forspildt mulighed die Verschwendung σπατάλη, άδικο χάσιμο desperdicio, pérdida raiskamine اتلاف tuhlaus gaspillage לְהִתבַּזבֵּז बरबादी gubitak pazarlás pemborosan, pembuangan eyðsla, sóun spreco, perdita 浪費 낭비 eikvojimas veltui, praradimas izšķiešana; velta tērēšana mensia-siakan verspilling sløsing, sløseri zmarnowanie, strata perda irosire потеря; трата premárnenie, mrhanie zapravljanje traćenje slöseri การสูญเสียไปโดยเปล่าประโยชน์ israf, ziyan 浪費 зайва витрата; втрата بربادی lãng phí
3 a huge stretch of unused or infertile land, or of water, desert, ice etc the Arctic wastes. wildernis أرْض خَراب أو غَيْر خَصْبَه пустош pustina ødemark die Einöde έρημη έκταση terreno baldío/yermo kõnnumaa ضايعات autiomaa terres désolées שְׁמָמָה बंजर pustopoljina pusztaság padang belantara eyðimörk, öræfi, auðn (terreno incolto/desolato) 荒地 황무지 dykvietė tuksnesis; plašumi tanah tandus woestenij øde-/villmark pustkowie ermo de­şert простор;пустыня pustatina pustinja pustara ödemark พื้นที่ที่ไม่ได้ใช้ประโยชน์ ıssız yer, boş arazi 荒地,荒涼水域,荒漠 пустеля بنجر hoang mạc
n wastage [-tidʒ]
loss by wasting; the amount wasted Of the total amount, roughly 20% was wastage. vermorsing, afval خَسارَه، تَلَف загуба ztráta svind der Verlust απώλεια desperdicio, pérdida; despilfarro kadu كاهش hävikki perte בִּזבּוּז बरबादी, फुजुलखर्ची gubitak hulladék jumlah yang terbuang eyðing, rÿrnun; það sem fer til spillis rifiuti, scarti 損失高 소모 nuostolis zudumi pembaziran, kerugian verlies svinn, spill strata desperdício uzură убыток strata izguba otpad slöseri, svinn, bortfall การสูญเสีย; จำนวนที่สูญเสีย israf 浪費(的數量) усушка; втрати بربادی sự lãng phí
adj wasteful
involving or causing waste Throwing away that bread is wasteful. vermorsend تَبْذيري، فيه مَضْيَعَه разточителен neúsporný ødsel verschwenderisch σπάταλος derrochador, despilfarrador raiskajalik اسراف كار tuhlaavainen gaspilleur בְּזבּזָנִי बरबादी rastrošan, pust pazarló mubazir eyðslusamur sprecone spreco 不経済な 헛된 nuostolingas, išlaidus izšķērdīgs membazir verkwistend uøkonomisk (sløsing) rozrzutny, marnotrawny desperdiçado risi­pitor расточительный márnotratný potraten rasipnički slösaktig ซึ่งฟุ่มเฟือย; สิ้นเปลือง müsrif, savurgan (造成)浪費的 марнотратний فضول خرچ gây lãng phí
adv wastefully
vermorsend بِتَبْذير، بِمضْيَعَه разточително marnotratně ødselt verschwenderisch σπάταλα derrochadoramente, despilfarradoramente raiskavalt اسراف كارانه tuhlailevasti en gaspillant בְּבִּזבּוּז फुजुलखर्ची से rastrošno, pusto pazarlóan secara mubazir á eyðslusaman hátt (sprecando) むだに 낭비적으로 nuostolingai izšķērdīgi secara membazir verkwistend uøkonomisk, sløsende rozrzutnie desperdiçadamente fără economie расточительно márnotratne potratno rasipnički slösaktigt อย่างฟุ่มเฟือย isaraf ederek 浪費地 марнотратно فضول خرچی سے một cách lãng phí
n wastefulness
vermorsendheid إضاعَه، تَبْذير разточеителност rozhazovačnost ødselhed die Verschwendung σπατάλη desperdicio; derroche, despilfarro raiskamine اسراف كاري tuhlailevaisuus manque d'économie בִּזבּוּז फुजुलखर्ची rastrošnost, pustoš könnyelműség kemubaziran eyðslusemi spreco むだ 낭비적임, 비경제성 eikvojimas, švaistymas izšķērdība sifat membazir verspilling sløseri, dårlig økonomi marnotrawstwo desperdício risipă расточительность márnotratnosť potratnost rasipništvo slösaktighet ความฟุ่มเฟือย israf, ziyankârlık 浪費 марнотратство فضول خرچی sự gây ra lãng phí
waste paper
paper which is thrown away as not being useful Offices usually have a great deal of waste paper. afvalpapier وَرَق نِفايات، وَرَق مُهْمَلات амабалажна хартия starý papír papiraffald das Abfall-/Altpapier χαρτί για πέταμα papeles usados, papel desechado jäätmepaber كاغذ باطله jätepaperi papierjeter) פְּסוֹלֶת נְייָר रद्दी otpadni papir papírszemét sampah kertas bréfarusl (carta straccia) 紙くず 휴지 makulatūra makulatūra surat khabar terbuang scheurpapier papiravfall makulatura papéis usados maculatură ненужная бумага odpadkový papier odpaden papir korpa za otpatke pappersskräp กระดาษที่ทิ้งแล้ว lüzumsuz kâğıt 廢紙 макулатура ردی giấy lộn
wastepaper basket [ˈweispeipə]
a basket or other (small) container for waste paper Put those old letters in the wastepaper basket. afvalbak, snippermandjie سَلَّة وَرَق مُهْمَلات кошче за амбалажна хартия koš na papír papirkurv der Papierkorb καλάθι αχρήστων papelera paberikorv سطل كاغذ باطله keräyspaperikori corbeille à papier סַל נְייָרוֹת रद्दी की टोकरी košara za otpadni papir papírkosár keranjang sampah ruslakarfa (cestino per la carta straccia) 紙くず籠 휴지통 šiukšlių dėžė papīrgrozs bakul atau bekas untuk membuang surat khabar terbuang papiermand papirkurv kosz na śmieci cesto dos papéis coş de hârtii корзин(к)а для (ненужных) бумаг odpadkový kôš na papier koš za papir korpa za otpatke papperskorg ตะกร้าที่ใส่เศษกระดาษที่ทิ้งแล้ว çöp sepeti 廢紙簍 кошик для непотрібних паперів ردی کی ٹوکری thùng đựng giấy lộn
waste pipe [ˈweispaip]
a pipe to carry off waste material, or water from a sink etc The kitchen waste pipe is blocked. afvoerpyp أنبوب نِفايات отходна тръба odpadní roura afløbsrør das Abflußrohr σωλήνας αποχέτευσης desagüe äravoolutoru لوله فاضلاب viemäri (tuyau de) vidange צִינוֹר שוֹפכִין निकास पाइप odvodna cijev lefolyócső pipa limbah skolpleiðsla (tubazione di scarico) 排水管 배수관 šiukšliavamzdis notekcaurule paip kumbahan afvoerbuis avløpsrør rura ściekowa cano de esgoto ţeavă de scurgere сливная труба odpadová rúra odvodna cev kanalizaciona cev avloppsrör ท่อน้ำเสีย pis su borusu (洗碗(臉)槽的)污水管 стічна труба گندے پانی کو باہر نکالنے والی نلکی ống dẫn nước thải
waste away
to decay; to lose weight, strength and health etc He is wasting away because he has a terrible disease. vergaan, verteer يهزُل، يَضْعُف، يَفْقِد قُوَّتَه слабея chřadnout sygne hen dahinsiechen λιώνω (μτφ.), εξαντλούμαι consumirse, demacrarse kuhtuma, otsa lõppema تحليل رفتن riutua dépérir לְהֵיחַלֵש घुलना, दुर्बल होना propadati, slabjeti lesoványodik merosot veslast upp, hnigna deperire 衰弱する 쇠약해지다 menkti, nykti vārgt; nīkt; dilt semakin susut wegkwijnen tære bort, utmagres, utpines marnieć, usychać definhar a slăbi; a se şubrezi чахнуть chradnúť hirati slabiti försvagas, tyna bort อ่อนแอ eriyip bitmek, tükenmek 日漸衰弱(消瘦) всихати; марніти کمزور ہونا gầy mòn

waste فضلات, يُبَدِد plýtvání, vyplýtvat spild, spilde verschwenden, Verschwendung σπατάλη, σπαταλώ desperdiciar, desperdicio tuhlata, tuhlaus déchets, 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


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