waste
BrE /weɪst/ AmE /weɪst/
noun / verb / adjective en → es
something that is not used or needed and is therefore a waste of time, money, etc.
desperdicio, basura, inutilidad
- waste of something
Collocations waste of time · waste of money
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It's a waste of time trying to persuade him.
Es un desperdicio de tiempo tratar de convencerlo.
to use or destroy something in a way that is not necessary and does not help anyone.
destruir, malgastar, desperdiciar
- waste something
Collocations waste resources · waste energy
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We mustn't waste any more time.
No debemos malgastar más tiempo.
to throw something away because it is no longer useful or wanted.
tirar, desechar, arrojar
- waste something
Collocations waste paper · waste food
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She wasted a lot of perfectly good food.
Ella tiró mucha comida perfectamente buena.
to spend time doing something that is not useful or necessary and does not help anyone.
malgastar, perder el tiempo, desperdiciar
- waste one's time
Collocations waste your time · waste my time
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Don't waste your time on people who don't appreciate you.
No malgastes tu tiempo en personas que no te aprecian.
the liquid that is produced by the body and passed out of it through the bladder.
orina, líquido urinario
- waste
Phrasal verbs
debilitarse, empeorar, deteriorarse
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He was wasting away from lack of food.
Se estaba debilitando por falta de alimento.
malgastar en, desperdiciar en
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She wasted her youth on a useless career.
Ella malgastó su juventud en una carrera inútil.
expulsar, echar fuera
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The police wasted him out of the country.
La policía lo expulsó del país.
pasar por, dejar pasar
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The opportunity was wasted over.
La oportunidad se dejó pasar.
subir, mover hacia arriba
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The waste was wasted up the pipe.
El desecho fue subido por el tubo.
Idioms
no perder tiempo, actuar rápidamente
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We wasted no time in starting the project.
No perdimos tiempo en comenzar el proyecto.
no desperdicies, no te faltará
-
We should remember to waste not, want not.
Deberíamos recordar que no desperdicies, no te faltará.
gastar saliva, hablar en vano
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It's a waste of breath trying to reason with him.
Es un gasto de saliva tratar de razonar con él.