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1 waste
A n1 ¢ ( squandering) (of commodity, food, resources, money, energy, opportunity) gaspillage m (of de) ; ( of time) perte f (of de) ; that was a complete waste of an afternoon l'après-midi a été perdu complètement inutilement ; what a waste! quel gaspillage! ; don't throw it away, it's a waste ne le jette pas, c'est du gaspillage ; it's a waste of her talents elle gaspille ses talents (doing en faisant) ; a waste of effort un effort inutile ; taking taxis is a waste of money prendre des taxis c'est jeter l'argent par les fenêtres ; that car was a complete waste of money cette voiture est de l'argent complètement gaspillé ; it's a waste of time and money c'est une perte de temps et d'argent ; it's a waste of time trying to explain it on perd son temps à essayer de l'expliquer ; to go to waste être gaspillé ; that's another good opportunity gone to waste et voilà encore une bonne occasion de perdue ; to let sth go to waste gaspiller qch ; there is no waste, every part is used il n'y a pas de déchets, chaque élément est utilisé ;2 ¢ ( detritus) gen, Ind déchets mpl (from de) ; chemical/nuclear waste déchets chimiques/nucléaires ; household ou kitchen waste déchets domestiques, ordures fpl ménagères ; industrial waste déchets industriels ; the burning of hazardous wastes l'incinération des déchets dangereux ; ⇒ nuclear waste ;3 ( wasteland) désert m.1 ( wilderness) étendues fpl sauvages ; the frozen wastes of the Arctic les étendues glacées de l'Arctique ;2 US = waste A 2.C adj1 ( discarded) [food] inutilisé ; [heat, energy] perdu, gaspillé ; [water] usé ; waste materials ou matter déchets mpl ; waste products Ind déchets mpl de fabrication ; Physiol, Med déchets mpl ; waste gases déchets mpl gazeux ; waste plastics plastiques mpl de rebut ;2 ( unused) [land, ground] inculte ;3 ( destruction) to lay waste (to) dévaster.D vtr1 ( squander) gaspiller [food, resources, energy, money, talents] ; perdre [time, opportunity] ; user [strength] ; there's no time to waste il n'y a pas de temps à perdre ; I won't waste my time on her/administration je ne vais pas perdre mon temps avec elle/l'administration ; I wasteed a whole morning looking for it j'ai perdu une matinée entière à le chercher ; he wasted his youth il a gâché sa jeunesse ; all our efforts/sacrifices were wasted tous nos efforts/sacrifices ont été vains ; he didn't waste words il a été franc et direct ; she didn't waste any time in trying to explain ( pointlessly) elle n'a pas perdu son temps à essayer d'expliquer ; she wasteed no time in contacting the police ( acted at once) elle n'a pas perdu de temps pour contacter la police ; he certainly didn't waste any time! iron il n'a pas perdu de temps! ; subtlety is wasted on her la subtilité lui passe au-dessus de la tête ; good wine is wasted on him il n'est pas capable d'apprécier un bon vin ;3 ○ US ( kill) supprimer ○.E vi se perdre.waste not want not Prov l'économie protège du besoin.■ waste away dépérir. -
2 lost
lost [lɒst]1 pt & pp of lose(a) (mislaid, not found) perdu;∎ all is not yet lost tout n'est pas perdu;∎ they have discovered a lost masterpiece ils ont découvert un chef-d'œuvre disparu;∎ to give sth up for lost abandonner tout espoir de retrouver qch;∎ the lost city of Atlantis Atlantide, la ville engloutie(b) (person → in direction) perdu, égaré;∎ can you help me, I'm lost pouvez-vous m'aider, je me suis perdu ou égaré;∎ to get lost se perdre;∎ they got lost on the way back ils se sont perdus sur le chemin du retour;∎ Military lost in action mort au combat;∎ 30 people were reported lost at sea 30 personnes auraient péri en mer;∎ also figurative a lost sheep une brebis égarée;∎ he looks like a lost sheep without his wife sans sa femme, il a l'air complètement perdu;∎ a lost soul une âme en peine;∎ old-fashioned a lost woman une femme perdue;∎ familiar get lost! va te faire voir!∎ she was lost in her book elle était plongée dans son livre;∎ to be lost in thought être perdu dans ses pensées∎ the allusion was lost on me je n'ai pas compris ou saisi l'allusion;∎ your advice would be lost on them leur donner un conseil serait peine perdue;∎ the hint/the suggestion was not lost on him l'allusion/la suggestion ne lui a pas échappé;∎ your compliment was lost on her elle ne s'est pas rendu compte que tu lui faisais un compliment;∎ French humour is lost on us nous ne comprenons rien à l'humour français(e) (confused, bewildered) perdu;∎ I'm lost, start again! je suis perdu ou je ne vous suis plus, recommencez!;∎ I felt quite lost in the new job je me sentais complètement perdu dans mon nouveau travail;∎ I'm lost for words je ne sais pas quoi dire(f) (oblivious) insensible;∎ he was lost to the world il avait l'esprit ailleurs►► lost cause cause f perdue;the Lost Generation la génération perdue;lost property objets mpl trouvés;British lost property office bureau m des objets trouvés;American lost river rivière f souterraine
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