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1 waste
I 1. [weɪst]1) U (of food, energy) spreco m.to let sth. go to waste — sprecare qcs
3) (wasteland) deserto m., landa f.2.1) (wilderness) terre f. incolte2) AE (detritus) scarti m., rifiuti m.3.1) (discarded) [food, heat, energy] sprecato; [ water] di scolowaste materials o matter materiale di scarto, scarti; waste products — ind. prodotti di scarto; fisiol. med. materiali di rifiuto
3)II 1. [weɪst]to lay waste (to) — devastare, distruggere
1) (squander) sciupare, sprecare [food, energy, money, talents]; perdere [ time]; esaurire [ strength]2) (make weaker) indebolire [person, limb]3) AE colloq. ammazzare, fare fuori2.verbo intransitivo consumarsi••waste not want not — prov. il risparmio è il miglior guadagno
* * *[weist] 1. verb(to fail to use (something) fully or in the correct or most useful way: You're wasting my time with all these stupid questions.) sprecare2. noun1) (material which is or has been made useless: industrial waste from the factories; ( also adjective) waste material.) scarto; di scarto2) ((the) act of wasting: That was a waste of an opportunity.) spreco, perdita3) (a huge stretch of unused or infertile land, or of water, desert, ice etc: the Arctic wastes.) (terreno incolto/desolato)•- wastage- wasteful
- wastefully
- wastefulness
- waste paper
- wastepaper basket
- waste pipe
- waste away* * *I 1. [weɪst]1) U (of food, energy) spreco m.to let sth. go to waste — sprecare qcs
3) (wasteland) deserto m., landa f.2.1) (wilderness) terre f. incolte2) AE (detritus) scarti m., rifiuti m.3.1) (discarded) [food, heat, energy] sprecato; [ water] di scolowaste materials o matter materiale di scarto, scarti; waste products — ind. prodotti di scarto; fisiol. med. materiali di rifiuto
3)II 1. [weɪst]to lay waste (to) — devastare, distruggere
1) (squander) sciupare, sprecare [food, energy, money, talents]; perdere [ time]; esaurire [ strength]2) (make weaker) indebolire [person, limb]3) AE colloq. ammazzare, fare fuori2.verbo intransitivo consumarsi••waste not want not — prov. il risparmio è il miglior guadagno
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2 effort
['efət]1) (energy) sforzo m.to put a lot of effort into sth., into doing — fare molti sforzi per qcs., per fare
2) (difficulty) fatica f.3) (attempt)4) (initiative) iniziativa f.5) (exercise) sforzo m.* * *['efət]1) (hard work; energy: Learning a foreign language requires effort; The effort of climbing the hill made the old man very tired.) sforzo2) (a trying hard; a struggle: The government's efforts to improve the economy were unsuccessful; Please make every effort to be punctual.) sforzo3) (the result of an attempt: Your drawing was a good effort.) impresa•- effortlessly* * *['efət]1) (energy) sforzo m.to put a lot of effort into sth., into doing — fare molti sforzi per qcs., per fare
2) (difficulty) fatica f.3) (attempt)4) (initiative) iniziativa f.5) (exercise) sforzo m. -
3 waste ****
[weɪst]1. adj(material) di scarto, (food) avanzato (-a), (land, ground: in city) abbandonato (-a), desolato (-a), (in country) incolto (-a)2. n1) (gen) spreco, (of time) perdita2) (waste material: industrial, chemical etc) scorie fpl, (rubbish) spazzatura, immondizia, rifiuti mplnuclear waste — scorie mpl radioattive
3) (land: often pl) distesa desolata3. vt(gen) sprecare, (time, opportunity) perdere, sprecarewaste not, want not — (Proverb) chi risparmia guadagna
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4 wasted
['weɪstɪd] 1. 2.1) (squandered) [care, effort, expense] inutile; [commodity, energy, vote, years, opportunity] sprecato2) (fleshless) [ body] scheletrico; [ limb] scarno; [ face] smunto, emaciato; (weak) [body, limb] debole, gracile* * *wasted /ˈweɪstɪd/a.1 sciupato; sprecato2 sciupato; deperito; smunto4 (fam.) ubriaco fradicio5 (fam.) drogato; fatto (pop.).* * *['weɪstɪd] 1. 2.1) (squandered) [care, effort, expense] inutile; [commodity, energy, vote, years, opportunity] sprecato2) (fleshless) [ body] scheletrico; [ limb] scarno; [ face] smunto, emaciato; (weak) [body, limb] debole, gracile
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