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1 waste away
(to decay; to lose weight, strength and health etc: He is wasting away because he has a terrible disease.) sygne hen* * *(to decay; to lose weight, strength and health etc: He is wasting away because he has a terrible disease.) sygne hen -
2 waste
[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.) spilde2. noun1) (material which is or has been made useless: industrial waste from the factories; ( also adjective) waste material.) affald; affalds-2) ((the) act of wasting: That was a waste of an opportunity.) en forspildt mulighed3) (a huge stretch of unused or infertile land, or of water, desert, ice etc: the Arctic wastes.) ødemark•- wastage- wasteful
- wastefully
- wastefulness
- waste paper
- wastepaper basket
- waste pipe
- waste away* * *[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.) spilde2. noun1) (material which is or has been made useless: industrial waste from the factories; ( also adjective) waste material.) affald; affalds-2) ((the) act of wasting: That was a waste of an opportunity.) en forspildt mulighed3) (a huge stretch of unused or infertile land, or of water, desert, ice etc: the Arctic wastes.) ødemark•- wastage- wasteful
- wastefully
- wastefulness
- waste paper
- wastepaper basket
- waste pipe
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3 waste paper
(paper which is thrown away as not being useful: Offices usually have a great deal of waste paper.) papiraffald* * *(paper which is thrown away as not being useful: Offices usually have a great deal of waste paper.) papiraffald -
4 languish
['læŋɡwiʃ](to grow weak; to waste away.) sygne hen* * *['læŋɡwiʃ](to grow weak; to waste away.) sygne hen -
5 fritter
['fritə]((often with away) to throw away or waste gradually: He frittered (away) all his money on gambling.) ødsle bort; klatte væk* * *['fritə]((often with away) to throw away or waste gradually: He frittered (away) all his money on gambling.) ødsle bort; klatte væk -
6 rubbish
1) (waste material; things that have been or are to be thrown away: Our rubbish is taken away twice a week; ( also adjective) a rubbish bin/bag.) affald; affalds-2) (nonsense: Don't talk rubbish!) vrøvl* * *1) (waste material; things that have been or are to be thrown away: Our rubbish is taken away twice a week; ( also adjective) a rubbish bin/bag.) affald; affalds-2) (nonsense: Don't talk rubbish!) vrøvl -
7 lose
[lu:z]past tense, past participle - lost; verb1) (to stop having; to have no longer: She has lost interest in her work; I have lost my watch; He lost hold of the rope.) tabe; miste2) (to have taken away from one (by death, accident etc): She lost her father last year; The ship was lost in the storm; He has lost his job.) miste3) (to put (something) where it cannot be found: My secretary has lost your letter.) forlægge4) (not to win: I always lose at cards; She lost the race.) tabe5) (to waste or use more (time) than is necessary: He lost no time in informing the police of the crime.) spilde tiden•- loser- loss
- lost
- at a loss
- a bad
- good loser
- lose oneself in
- lose one's memory
- lose out
- lost in
- lost on* * *[lu:z]past tense, past participle - lost; verb1) (to stop having; to have no longer: She has lost interest in her work; I have lost my watch; He lost hold of the rope.) tabe; miste2) (to have taken away from one (by death, accident etc): She lost her father last year; The ship was lost in the storm; He has lost his job.) miste3) (to put (something) where it cannot be found: My secretary has lost your letter.) forlægge4) (not to win: I always lose at cards; She lost the race.) tabe5) (to waste or use more (time) than is necessary: He lost no time in informing the police of the crime.) spilde tiden•- loser- loss
- lost
- at a loss
- a bad
- good loser
- lose oneself in
- lose one's memory
- lose out
- lost in
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8 sewage
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9 toilet
['toilit]((a room containing) a receptacle for the body's waste matter, usually with a supply of water for washing this away; a lavatory: Do you want to go to the toilet?; Where is the ladies' toilet?; ( also adjective) a toilet seat.) toilet; toilet-- toilet-roll
- toilet-water* * *['toilit]((a room containing) a receptacle for the body's waste matter, usually with a supply of water for washing this away; a lavatory: Do you want to go to the toilet?; Where is the ladies' toilet?; ( also adjective) a toilet seat.) toilet; toilet-- toilet-roll
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10 wasteful
См. также в других словарях:
waste away — ˌwaste a ˈway [intransitive] [present tense I/you/we/they waste away he/she/it wastes away present participle wasting away past tense … Useful english dictionary
waste away — {v.} To become more thin and weak every day. * /Jane is wasting away with tuberculosis./ * /After Mrs. Barnes died, her husband wasted away with grief./ … Dictionary of American idioms
waste away — {v.} To become more thin and weak every day. * /Jane is wasting away with tuberculosis./ * /After Mrs. Barnes died, her husband wasted away with grief./ … Dictionary of American idioms
waste away — index decay, diminish, ebb, languish, lessen Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
waste away — phrasal verb [intransitive] Word forms waste away : present tense I/you/we/they waste away he/she/it wastes away present participle wasting away past tense wasted away past participle wasted away to gradually become thinner and weaker over a… … English dictionary
waste away — 1. to gradually become thin and weak. He stopped eating and wasted away until he looked like a shadow. 2. to be damaged or rubbed away by weather. Good soil can waste away quickly if it s not cared for properly … New idioms dictionary
waste away — PHRASAL VERB If someone wastes away, they become extremely thin or weak because they are ill or worried and they are not eating properly. [V P] Persons dying from cancer grow thin and visibly waste away … English dictionary
waste away phr v — Old sewage workers never die, they just waste away … English expressions
waste away — Synonyms and related words: Sanforize, abate, ablate, absorb, age, assimilate, atomize, atrophy, attenuate, bate, be consumed, be eaten away, be gone, bleed white, break up, burn up, cease, cease to be, cease to exist, cheat the undertaker, come… … Moby Thesaurus
waste\ away — v To become more thin and weak every day. Jane is wasting away with tuberculosis. After Mrs. Barnes died, her husband wasted away with grief … Словарь американских идиом
waste away — become progressively weaker and more emaciated. → waste … English new terms dictionary
