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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. -
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waste [weɪst]1. nouna. [of resources, food, money] gaspillage m• what a waste! quel gaspillage !2. adjectivea. [+ resources, food, electricity, energy] gaspiller ; [+ time] perdre ; [+ opportunity] laisser passer• I wasted a whole day on that journey/trying to find it j'ai perdu toute une journée avec ce voyage/à essayer de le trouver• you're wasting your breath! (inf) tu perds ton temps !• caviar is wasted on him il ne sait pas apprécier le caviar (PROV) waste not want not il n'y a pas de petites économies4. compounds► waste products plural noun (industrial) déchets mpl industriels ; (from body) déchets mpl (de l'organisme)• you're not exactly wasting away! tu ne fais pas vraiment pitié !* * *[weɪst] 1.1) ( squandering) gen gaspillage m (of de); ( of time) perte f (of de)there is no waste, every part is used — il n'y a pas de déchets, chaque élément est utilisé
3) ( wasteland) désert m2.wastes plural noun1) ( wilderness) étendues fpl sauvages2) US = waste 1. 23.1) [food] inutilisé; [heat, energy] gaspillé; [water] uséwaste materials ou matter — déchets mpl
waste products — Industry déchets mpl de fabrication; Biology, Medicine déchets mpl
waste plastics — plastiques mpl de rebut
2) [land] inculte3)4.transitive verb1) ( squander) gaspiller [food, energy, money, talents]; perdre [time, opportunity]; user [strength]; gâcher [youth]2) ( make weaker) atrophier3) (colloq) US ( kill) supprimer (colloq)5.intransitive verb se perdrePhrasal Verbs:••waste not want not — Prov l'économie protège du besoin
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