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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 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
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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 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 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 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 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 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! 2. (= weaken) [+ muscles] → atrofiar 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 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 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 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 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 + adv → deperire, 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 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 + adv → deperire, consumarsi 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 浪费 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 废料 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 浪费 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 荒地 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 浪费 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 浪费的 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 浪费地 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 浪费 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 papier (à jeter) 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 废纸 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 废纸篓 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 下水管道 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 消瘦 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 How to thank TFD for its existence? 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