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1 wastage
['weɪstɪdʒ]1) (of money, talent, energy) spreco m.2) (anche natural wastage) sociol. econ. = normale riduzione dell'organico per pensionamento o dimissioni* * *[-ti‹]noun (loss by wasting; the amount wasted: Of the total amount, roughly 20% was wastage.) rifiuti, scarti* * *wastage /ˈweɪstɪdʒ/n.1 [uc] sciupio; spreco4 [u] (ind.) cascami; rifiuti; scarti6 [u] candidati eliminati (collett.).* * *['weɪstɪdʒ]1) (of money, talent, energy) spreco m.2) (anche natural wastage) sociol. econ. = normale riduzione dell'organico per pensionamento o dimissioni -
2 wastage wast·age n
['weɪstɪdʒ](gen) spreco, (of time), (Comm: through pilfering) perdita, (in manufacturing) scarti mpl, (amount wasted) scartonatural wastage — normale diminuzione f del personale
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3 natural wastage
nIndustry naturale diminuzione f di personale (per pensionamento, decesso, ecc.) -
4 allow for
allow for [sth.] tener conto di, calcolare [delays, variations, wastage]* * *vi + preptener conto di, calcolare* * *allow for [sth.] tener conto di, calcolare [delays, variations, wastage] -
5 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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wastage — ► NOUN 1) the action or process of wasting. 2) an amount wasted. 3) (also natural wastage) the reduction in the size of a workforce as a result of voluntary resignation or retirement rather than enforced redundancy … English terms dictionary
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wastage — index consumption, decrement, spoilage, waste, wear and tear Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
wastage — 1756, from WASTE (Cf. waste) (v.) + AGE (Cf. age) … Etymology dictionary
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