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don't waste your breath trying to convince them

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1 waste

waste [weɪst]

1 transitive verb

(a) (misuse → materials, money) gaspiller; (→ time) perdre; (→ life) gâcher;

∎ 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

(b) (wear away → limb, muscle) atrophier; (→ body, person) décharner;

∎ 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 qn

2 noun

(a) (misuse → of materials, money) gaspillage m, gâchis m; (→ of time) perte f;

∎ 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;

∎ to go to waste (gen) se perdre, être gaspillé; (land) tomber en friche;

∎ 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

(c) (land) terrain m vague

(d) (idiom)

∎ to lay waste to sth, to lay sth waste ravager ou dévaster qch

3 adjective

(a) (paper) de rebut; (energy) perdu; (water) sale, usé; (food) qui reste

(b) (ground) en friche; (region) désert, désolé;

∎ the children were playing on waste ground les enfants jouaient sur un terrain vague

4 wastes plural noun

terres 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)

➲ waste away intransitive verb

dépérir

✾ Poem 'The Waste Land' Eliot 'La Terre Gaste' ou 'La Terre vaine'

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