wasting en el Oxford Spanish Dictionary

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wasting [ingl. am. ˈweɪstɪŋ, ingl. brit. ˈweɪstɪŋ] ADJ. atrbv.

time-wasting [ingl. am. ˈtaɪmˌweɪstɪŋ, ingl. brit.] SUST. U

I.waste [ingl. am. weɪst, ingl. brit. weɪst] SUST.

1. waste U (of fuel, materials):

waste
desperdicio m
waste
derroche m
a waste of time
una pérdida de tiempo
it's a waste of money
es tirar el dinero
don't you think it's a waste of space?
¿no te parece que estás desperdiciando or desaprovechando espacio?
a waste of effort
un esfuerzo inútil
it's a waste of breath trying to make him see reason
tratar de que entre en razón es gastar saliva inútilmente
the waste of food here is dreadful
es espantoso cómo tiran aquí la comida
there is no waste in this ham
este jamón no tiene desperdicio
we can save money by avoiding waste
podemos economizar evitando los despilfarros
she's working as a waitress: it's such a waste!
trabaja de camarera: ¡qué desperdicio!
to go to waste talent:
desperdiciarse
to go to waste food:
echarse a perder
he let his talent go to waste
desperdició su talento

II.waste [ingl. am. weɪst, ingl. brit. weɪst] V. trans.

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1. waste (misuse, squander):

waste talents/efforts
desperdiciar
waste talents/efforts
malgastar
waste money/electricity
despilfarrar
waste money/electricity
derrochar
waste food
tirar
waste food
desperdiciar
waste time
perder
waste space
desaprovechar
waste space
desperdiciar
waste opportunity/chance
desperdiciar
he has wasted his life
ha desperdiciado su vida
we wasted a lot of time arguing
perdimos mucho tiempo discutiendo
you're wasting my time
me estás haciendo perder el tiempo
he didn't waste any time (in) cashing the check
se fue a cobrar el cheque sin perder (ni) un minuto
you're wasting your breath!
estás gastando saliva inútilmente
your work won't be wasted
tu trabajo no ha sido en vano
to waste sth on sb/sth/-ing he's wasted a fortune on cars/(on) eating out
ha derrochado una fortuna en coches/comiendo en restaurantes
don't waste your time on them
no pierdas el tiempo con ellos
the irony was wasted on her
no captó la ironía

III.waste [ingl. am. weɪst, ingl. brit. weɪst] V. intr.

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2. waste → waste away

IV.waste [ingl. am. weɪst, ingl. brit. weɪst] ADJ.

Véase también: waste away

waste away V. [ingl. am. weɪst -, ingl. brit. weɪst -] (v + adv)

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1. waste bin → wastepaper basket

Véase también: wastepaper basket

wastepaper basket [ingl. am. ˈweɪst ˌpeɪpər ˌbæskət, ˈweɪs(t)ˌpeɪpər ˌbæskət, ingl. brit.], wastepaper bin SUST.

wasting en el diccionario PONS

Traducciones de wasting en el diccionario inglés»español

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wasting Ejemplos de uso en el diccionario PONS (revisados por la redacción)

indestructible waste products
productos m pl. no desechables
it's a waste of energy/money
es un derroche de energía/dinero
it's a waste of time
es una pérdida de tiempo
to lay waste to the land
devastar la tierra
what a waste!
¡qué pena!
to recycle waste
reciclar la basura
to waste no time in doing sth
apresurarse a hacer algo
waste not, want not provb.
quien guarda, halla provb.
with him you are only wasting your patience
con él no haces más que malgastar tu paciencia
this is a waste of time
esto es una pérdida de tiempo
inglés americano

Ejemplos monolingües (no verificados por la redacción de PONS)

inglés
She said she had a bigger problem with wasting $10 per letter to send it by registered mail.
cjme.com
At times of immobility, muscle wasting in bears is also suppressed by a proteolytic inhibitor that is released in circulation.
en.wikipedia.org
Doing this could save you money because you will not be wasting so much fuel, especially if your home is well insulated.
en.wikipedia.org
Some gnashed their teeth for wasting their data and further counselled others not to replicate the blunder.
www.ghanaweb.com
As a result, it was deemed to be a wasting asset and the sale of the painting was exempt from capital gains tax.
en.wikipedia.org
Third category films also placed the film-makers in danger of being accused of wasting public funds, which could have serious effects on their future productivity.
en.wikipedia.org
This improves fuel efficiency by not wasting power on driving the fan unnecessarily.
en.wikipedia.org
I won't even bother wasting space talking about the sheer horrendousness that is known as the witching hour!
www.huffingtonpost.co.uk
Atrophy (wasting away) of the stomach weakens the perception of hunger, since the perception is controlled by the percentage of the stomach that is empty.
en.wikipedia.org
Rather than wasting that energy, the proposed device -- called an emissive energy harvester -- would capture the energy as the warmed object cools off and then turn the energy into power.
www.mnn.com

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