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waste [weɪst]∎ very little is wasted in this family on ne gaspille pas dans cette famille;∎ I hate wasting food j'ai horreur de gâcher la nourriture;∎ don't waste your life hanging around pubs ne gâche pas ta vie à traîner dans les pubs;∎ I wasted an hour at the post office j'ai perdu une heure à la poste;∎ don't waste your time worrying about her ne t'en fais pas pour elle, tu perds ton temps;∎ she wasted no time in telling us about it elle s'est empressée de nous le raconter;∎ familiar you didn't waste any time, did you! tu n'as pas perdu de temps, hein?;∎ expensive wine is wasted on me je suis incapable d'apprécier le bon vin;∎ a beautiful house like that is wasted on such people une belle maison comme ça, c'est trop beau pour des gens pareils;∎ the joke was wasted on him il n'a pas compris la plaisanterie;∎ you're wasting your energy vous vous dépensez inutilement;∎ you're wasting your breath! tu uses ta salive pour rien!;∎ don't waste your breath trying to convince them ne te fatigue pas ou ne perds pas ton temps à essayer de les convaincre;∎ proverb waste not, want not = l'économie protège du besoin∎ her body was completely wasted by cancer son corps était complètement miné par le cancer(c) familiar (attack) casser la gueule à, démonter le portrait à; (kill) buter, refroidir, zigouiller;∎ to waste sb's face casser ou défoncer la gueule à qn, faire une tête au carré à qn2 noun∎ what a waste! quel gâchis ou gaspillage!;∎ it's a waste of breath arguing about it ce n'est pas la peine d'en discuter;∎ that book was a complete waste of money ce livre, c'était de l'argent jeté par les fenêtres;∎ it's a waste of time talking to her tu perds ton temps à discuter avec elle;∎ what a waste of time! que de temps perdu!;∎ our trip was a waste of time and energy notre voyage a été une perte de temps et d'énergie;∎ it's an enormous waste of talent c'est énormément de talent gâché;∎ don't let all this food go to waste! ne laissez pas ou n'allez pas laisser tout ça se perdre!;∎ I'm not going to let the opportunity go to waste je ne vais pas laisser passer l'occasion;∎ familiar he's a waste of space il est nul(b) (UNCOUNT) (refuse → gen) déchets mpl; (→ household) ordures fpl (ménagères); (→ water) eaux fpl usées;∎ industrial waste déchets mpl industriels∎ to lay waste to sth, to lay sth waste ravager ou dévaster qch∎ the children were playing on waste ground les enfants jouaient sur un terrain vagueterres fpl désolées, désert m;∎ the polar wastes le désert polaire►► British waste bin (in kitchen) poubelle f, boîte f à ordures; (for paper) corbeille f (à papier);waste collection ramassage m des ordures;waste disposal élimination f ou destruction f des déchets ou des ordures;waste disposal site dépôt m d'ordures;waste disposal unit broyeur m d'ordures;waste heat chaleur f perdue;waste heat recovery récupération f de la chaleur perdue;waste material déchets mpl;waste matter déchets mpl;waste paper (UNCOUNT) papier m ou papiers mpl de rebut;waste pipe (tuyau m de) vidange f;waste product Industry déchet m de production ou de fabrication; Physiology déchet m (de l'organisme);waste segregation tri m sélectif (des ordures ménagères)dépérir
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