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waste [wastes] (action of wasting, ineffective use) noun [UK: weɪst] [US: ˈweɪst] | derrochenoun pérdidanoun |
waste [wastes] (excrement or urine) noun [UK: weɪst] [US: ˈweɪst] | excrementonoun hecesnoun |
waste [wasted, wasting, wastes] (to squander) verb [UK: weɪst] [US: ˈweɪst] | desperdiciarverbDon't waste my time. = No desperdicies mi tiempo. malgastarverbDon't waste my time. = No malgastes mi tiempo. |
waste [wastes] (useless by-products, garbage) noun [UK: weɪst] [US: ˈweɪst] | basuranoun desechonoun desechosnoun desperdicionoun |
waste [wastes] (waste land, desolate region) noun [UK: weɪst] [US: ˈweɪst] | andurrialnoun baldíonoun descampadonoun erialnoun páramonoun terreno baldíonoun yermonoun |
waste breath (to speak futilely) verb [UK: weɪst breθ] [US: ˈweɪst ˈbreθ] | gastar salivaverb |
waste of time (pointless or unproductive activity) noun [UK: weɪst əv ˈtaɪm] [US: ˈweɪst əv ˈtaɪm] | desperdicio de tiemponoun pérdida de tiemponoun |
waste time (allow time to elapse in an unproductive manner) verb [UK: weɪst ˈtaɪm] [US: ˈweɪst ˈtaɪm] | estar al pedoverb pelar la pavaverb perder el tiempoverb perecearverb |
wasted (not profitably used) adjective [UK: ˈweɪ.stɪd] [US: ˈweɪ.stəd] | desperdiciadoadjectiveI shouldn't have wasted my time. = No debí haber desperdiciado mi tiempo. |
wasteful (inclined to waste) adjective [UK: ˈweɪst.fəl] [US: ˈweɪst.fəl] | antieconómicoadjective derrochadoradjective |
wasteland [wastelands] (region with no remaining resources; desert) noun [UK: ˈweɪst.lænd] [US: ˈweɪˌst.lænd] | baldíonoun barbecheranoun barbechonoun desiertonoun páramonoun terreno baldíonoun yermonoun |
wastepaper basket (small open container for discarded paper) noun [UK: ˈweɪst.ˌpe.pə(r) ˈbɑː.skɪt] [US: ˈweɪst.ˌpe.pər ˈbæ.skət] | papeleranoun |
waster [wasters] (one that wastes) noun [UK: ˈweɪ.stə(r)] [US: ˈweɪ.stər] | malgastadornoun |
haste makes waste (being too hasty leads to wasteful mistakes) phrase [UK: heɪst ˈmeɪks weɪst] [US: ˈheɪst ˈmeɪks ˈweɪst] | |
lay waste (to completely destroy) verb [UK: leɪ weɪst] [US: ˈleɪ ˈweɪst] | arrasarverb devastarverb yermarverb |