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1 dilapidation
dilapidasjɔ̃ nf[sa fortune, son talent] squandering, [biens, fonds publics] embezzlement, misappropriation* * *[dilapidasjɔ̃] nom féminin -
2 dissipation
dissipation [disipasjɔ̃]feminine nounb. [de fumée, nuages, brouillard] clearing ; [de craintes] dispelling* * *disipasjɔ̃1) ( de malentendu) clearing up2) (de brouillard, nuages) clearing3) ( d'attention) wandering4) ( d'élève) restlessness* * *disipasjɔ̃ nf1) (= indiscipline) unruliness2) [fortune] squandering3) (= débauche) dissipation* * *dissipation nf1 ( de malentendu) clearing up;2 Météo (de brouillard, nuages) clearing; après dissipation des brumes matinales after the early morning mist has cleared;3 ( de patrimoine) squandering;4 ( d'attention) wandering;5 ( d'élève) restlessness;6 †( de débauché) dissipation.[disipasjɔ̃] nom féminin[du brouillard] lifting[de craintes] dispelling3. (littéraire) [débauche] dissipation -
3 gaspillage
gaspillage [gaspijaʒ]masculine noun( = action) wasting ; ( = résultat) waste• quel gaspillage ! what a waste!* * *gaspijaʒnom masculin1) ( par négligence) ( action) wasting; ( conséquence) waste2) ( par prodigalité) squandering* * *ɡaspijaʒ nm* * *gaspillage nm ( par négligence) ( action) wasting; ( conséquence) waste; quel gaspillage! what a waste!; c'est du gaspillage it's wasteful; ( par prodigalité) squandering.[gaspijaʒ] nom masculinévitez le gaspillage de nourriture/d'électricité don't waste food/electricity -
4 engloutissement
ɑ̃glutismɑ̃nom masculin swallowing up* * *engloutissement nm swallowing up; ils n'ont rien pu faire contre l'engloutissement du pétrolier they could do nothing to prevent the tanker from being swallowed up.[ɑ̃glutismɑ̃] nom masculin2. [d'une fortune] squandering
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