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waste [wastes] (action of wasting, ineffective use) noun [UK: weɪst] [US: ˈweɪst] | slöseri [~et ~er]substantiv spill [~et]substantiv |
waste (barren) adjective [UK: weɪst] [US: ˈweɪst] | ödeadjektiv |
waste (excess) adjective [UK: weɪst] [US: ˈweɪst] | överflödig [~t ~a]adjektiv |
waste [wastes] (excrement or urine) noun [UK: weɪst] [US: ˈweɪst] | avföring [~en ~ar]substantiv |
waste [wastes] (gradual loss or decay) noun [UK: weɪst] [US: ˈweɪst] | förfall [~et]substantiv |
waste [wasted, wasting, wastes] (slang: to kill) verb [UK: weɪst] [US: ˈweɪst] | spilla [spillde spillt]verb |
waste [wasted, wasting, wastes] (to decay) verb [UK: weɪst] [US: ˈweɪst] | förfalla [förföll, förfallit, förfallen förfallet förfallna, pres. förfaller]verb |
waste [wasted, wasting, wastes] (to destroy, see also: devastate; lay waste) verb [UK: weɪst] [US: ˈweɪst] | föröda [förödde, förött, förödd förött, pres. föröder]verb ödelägga [~lade, ~lagt, ~lagd ~lagt, pres. ~lägger]verb |
waste [wasted, wasting, wastes] (to squander) verb [UK: weɪst] [US: ˈweɪst] | förslösa [~de ~t]verb förspilla [förspillde förspillt]verb slösa [~de ~t]verbDon't waste your time. = Slösa inte bort er tid. |
waste [wasted, wasting, wastes] (to weaken) verb [UK: weɪst] [US: ˈweɪst] | försvaga [~de ~t]verb |
waste [wastes] (useless by-products, garbage) noun [UK: weɪst] [US: ˈweɪst] | avfall [~et ~]substantivThe threats range from diesel exhaust and unchecked forest fires fouling the air to untreated waste poisoning the water. = Hoten varierar från att dieseln tar slut och okontrollerade skogsbränder som förorenar luften till att obehandlat avfall förgiftar vattnet. skräp [~et]substantiv |
waste [wastes] (waste land, desolate region) noun [UK: weɪst] [US: ˈweɪst] | ödemark [~en ~er]substantiv |
waste of time (pointless or unproductive activity) noun [UK: weɪst əv ˈtaɪm] [US: ˈweɪst əv ˈtaɪm] | slöseri med tidsubstantiv |
waste sorting (separation of waste) noun | källsortering [~en ~ar]substantiv sopsortering [~en ~ar]substantiv |
waste time (allow time to elapse in an unproductive manner) verb [UK: weɪst ˈtaɪm] [US: ˈweɪst ˈtaɪm] | förspilla tidverb spilla tidverb ödsla tidverb |
wasteful (inclined to waste) adjective [UK: ˈweɪst.fəl] [US: ˈweɪst.fəl] | slösaktig [~t ~a]adjektiv |
wasteland [wastelands] (barren and uninteresting place) noun [UK: ˈweɪst.lænd] [US: ˈweɪˌst.lænd] | ödemark [~en ~er]substantiv |
wasteland [wastelands] (region with no remaining resources; desert) noun [UK: ˈweɪst.lænd] [US: ˈweɪˌst.lænd] | öken [öknen öknar]substantiv ökenmarksubstantiv |
wastepaper basket (small open container for discarded paper) noun [UK: ˈweɪst.ˌpe.pə(r) ˈbɑː.skɪt] [US: ˈweɪst.ˌpe.pər ˈbæ.skət] | papperskorg [~en ~ar]substantiv rundarkivsubstantiv |
wastewater [wastewaters] (water containing waste products) noun [UK: ˈweɪˌs.twɒ.tə(r)] [US: ˈweɪˌs.twɒ.tər] | avloppsvatten [~vattnet]substantiv spillvatten [~vattnet]substantiv |
bulky waste (a waste type that is too large to be accepted by the regular waste collection) noun | grovavfall [~et]substantiv grovsoporsubstantiv |
go to waste verb [UK: ɡəʊ tuː weɪst] [US: ˈɡoʊ ˈtuː ˈweɪst] | gå till spilloverb |
radioactive waste (type of waste) noun [UK: ˌreɪ.dɪəʊ.ˈæk.tɪv weɪst] [US: ˌreɪ.dɪo.ʊ.ˈæk.tɪv ˈweɪst] | kärnkraftsavfall [~et]substantiv radioaktivt avfallsubstantiv |