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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.) λιώνω

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  • 2 Waste away

    v. intrans.
    P. and V. μαραίνεσθαι, τρύχεσθαι, φθίνειν (Plat.), P. ἀπομαραίνεσθαι (Plat.), V. ἀποφθίνειν, καταφθίνειν, ἐκτήκεσθαι, συντήκεσθαι, καταξαίνεσθαι, κατασκέλλεσθαι, αὐαίνεσθαι, Ar. and V. τήκεσθαι, Ar. and P. κατατήκεσθαι (Xen.).
    Pass away: P. and V. ἀπορρεῖν, διαρρεῖν.

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  • 3 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.) σπαταλώ, χαραμίζω
    2. noun
    1) (material which is or has been made useless: industrial waste from the factories; ( also adjective) waste material.) απορρίματα, απόβλητα
    2) ((the) act of wasting: That was a waste of an opportunity.) σπατάλη, άδικο χάσιμο
    3) (a huge stretch of unused or infertile land, or of water, desert, ice etc: the Arctic wastes.) έρημη έκταση
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    - wasteful
    - wastefully
    - wastefulness
    - waste paper
    - wastepaper basket
    - waste pipe
    - waste away

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  • 4 Waste

    v. trans.
    Devastate, ravage: P. and V. δῃοῦν, τέμνειν (Eur., Hec. 1204), P. κείρειν, ἀδικεῖν, κακουργεῖν.
    Plunder: P. and V. πορθεῖν, ἐκπορθεῖν, διαπορθεῖν, ἁρπάζειν, ἀναρπάζειν, διαρπάζειν, συλᾶν, λῄζεσθαι, φέρειν, P. ἄγειν καὶ φέρειν, διαφορεῖν, λῃστεύειν, V. πέρθειν, ἐκπέρθειν (also Plat. but rare P.).
    Make desolate: P. and V. ἐρημοῦν, ἐξερημοῦν.
    Wear out: P. and V. τρύχειν (only pass. in P.), Ar. and P. ἀποκναίειν, κατατρίβειν, P. ἐκτρυχοῦν, V. τρύειν (pass. also in Plat. but rare P.), Ar. and V. τείρειν, V. γυμνάζειν.
    Wither, make to pine: P. and V. μαραίνειν, V. ἀμαυροῦν (also Xen. but rare P.), αὐαίνειν, συντήκειν, ἐκτήκειν, Ar. and V. τήκειν; see Wither.
    Wasted with sickness: V. παρειμένος νόσῳ (Eur., Or. 881).
    Spend: P. and V. ἀναλίσκειν, ἀναλοῦν.
    Spend ( money): Ar. and P. δαπανᾶν.
    You waste words: V. λόγους ἀναλοῖς (Eur., Med. 325).
    Wasted are all words of remonstrance: V. περισσοὶ πάντες οὑν μέσῳ λόγοι. (Eur. Med. 819).
    Squander: P. and V. ἐκχεῖν, V. ἀντλεῖν, διασπείρειν.
    Waste one's substance: P. οἰκοφθορεῖν (Plat.).
    Their private means through idleness are wasted and lost in riotous living: V. τὰ δʼ ἐν δόμοις δαπάναισι φροῦδα διαφυγόνθʼ ὑπʼ ἀργίας (Eur., H. F. 591).
    Let slip, throw away: P. and V. ἀποβάλλειν, P. προΐεσθαι.
    Waste time: P. χρόνον κατατρίβειν, χρόνον ἐμποιεῖν, or use P. and V. μέλλειν (absol.), χρονίζειν (absol.), Ar. and P. διατρίβειν (absol.), Ar. τριψημερεῖν (absol.); see Delay.
    They wasted time before it (the town): P. ἄλλως ἐνδιάτριψαν χρόνον περὶ αὐτὴν (Thuc. 2, 18; cp. Ar., Ran. 714).
    That no time may be wasted in the operations: P. ἵνα μηδεὶς χρόνος ἐγγένηται τοῖς πράγμασι (Dem. 445).
    Waste one's labour, do more than is necessary: P. περιεργάζεσθαι, V. περισσὰ πράσσειν, περισσὰ δρᾶν.
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    adj.
    Desolate: P. and V. ἐρῆμος.
    Useless: P. and V. κενός, ἀνωφελής, μάταιος; see Vain.
    Excessive: P. and V. περισσός (Soph., Ant. 780).
    They treated the agreement as so much waste paper: P. ἡγοῦντο εἶναι τὴν συγγραφὴν ἄλλως ὕθλον καὶ φλυαρίαν (Dem. 931).
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    subs.
    Desolation: P. and V. ἐρημία, ἡ.
    Expenditure: P. and V. ἀνάλωμα, τό.
    This is a foolish waste of breath: V. σκαιόν γε ἀνάλωμα τῆς γλώσσης τόδε (Eur., Supp. 547).
    Extravagance: P. ἀσωτία, ἡ.
    Waste of time: P. χρόνου διατριβή, ἡ, or use P. and V. διατριβή, ἡ alone; see Delay.

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  • 5 waste paper

    (paper which is thrown away as not being useful: Offices usually have a great deal of waste paper.) χαρτιά για πέταμα

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  • 6 Fritter away

    v. trans.
    Fritter away ( time): P. κατατρίβειν; see Waste.
    Throw away for nothing: P. προΐεσθαι. P. and V. προπίνειν.
    You will recover what has been frittered away: P. τὰ κατερρᾳθυμημένα πάλιν ἀναλήψεσθε (Dem. 42).

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  • 7 Wear

    v. trans.
    Of clothes, weapons, etc.: P. and V. φορεῖν, ἔχειν.
    Wear arms: (absol.), P. σιδηροφορεῖν (or mid.).
    Wear out: P. and V. τρίβειν, Ar. and P. κατατρίβειν.
    met.; see Weary.
    Worn by chariot wheels: V. ἐπημαξευμένος τροχοῖσι (Soph., Ant. 251); see Beaten.
    Wear away: P. and V. τρίβειν. Ar. and P. κατατρίβειν.
    V. intrans.
    Last: P. and V. ἀντέχειν; see Last.
    Wear away: P. and V. τρίβεσθαι. Ar. and P. κατατρίβεσθαι.
    Wear off, pass away: P. and V. ἀπορρεῖν, διαρρεῖν; see Fade.
    Wear out ( clothes): Ar. and P. κατατρίβειν.
    Exhaust: P. and V. τρύχειν (only pass. in P.), Ar. and P. ἀποκναίειν, κατατρίβειν. P. ἐκτρυχοῦν, τρίβειν,V. τρύειν (pass. also in Plat. but rare P.), Ar. and V. τείρειν, V. γυμνάζειν.
    Be worn out, of clothes: Ar. and P. κατατρίβεσθαι.
    met., P. and V. τρύχεσθαι, πιέζεσθαι, Ar. and V. τείρεσθαι, V. καταξαίνεσθαι; see waste away.
    Flag, faint: P. ἀπαγορεύειν, παραλύεσθαι, ἀποκάμνειν, Ar. and P. ταλαιπωρεῖσθαι, κατατρίβεσθαι, P. and V. ἀπειπεῖν, κάμνειν (rare P.); see Flag.

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  • 8 Decay

    v. intrans.
    Waste away: P. and V. μαραίνεσθαι, φθίνειν (Plat.), V. ἀποφθίνειν, καταφθίνειν, P. ἀπομαραίνεσθαι (Plat.); see Pine.
    Rot, fall to pieces: P. and V. τήκεσθαι (Plat.), σήπεσθαι, ἀπορρεῖν, Ar. and P. κατασήπεσθαι.
    met., pass away: P. and V. διαρρεῖν, ἀπορρεῖν, V. φθίνειν.
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    subs.
    As opposed to growth: P. φθορά, ἡ, φθίσις, ἡ.
    Dankness, mould: P. and V. εὐρώς, ὁ.
    Rottonness: P σηπεδών, ἡ.
    Rust: P. ἰός, ὁ.
    met., ruin: P. and V. διαφθορά, ἡ, ὄλεθρος, ὁ.

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  • 9 languish

    ['læŋɡwiʃ]
    (to grow weak; to waste away.) ατονώ, λιώνω

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  • 10 Consume

    v. trans.
    Burn: P. and V. κάειν, ἐμπιπράναι, πιμπράναι (Thuc. 6, 94, but rare P. uncompounded), Ar. and V. καταίθειν, V. πυροῦν ( poetical word used in Plat.), ἐκπυροῦν, συμπυροῦν, αἴθειν.
    Spend, use up (money, etc.): P. and V. ἀναλίσκειν, P. καταχρῆσθαι.
    Pass (time, etc.): P. and V. διάγειν, τρίβειν, Ar. and P. κατατρίβειν; see Spend.
    Eat, devour: P. and V. ἐσθίειν, κατεσθίειν (Eur., Cycl. 341), P. καταβιβρώσκειν, V. δάπτειν, βιβρώσκειν, Ar. and V. βρύκειν, Ar. δαρδάπτειν.
    Wear out: P. and V. τρίβειν, Ar. and P. κατατρίβειν, ἀποκναίειν, Ar. and V. τείρειν.
    Be consumed, worn out: Ar. and P. κατατρίβεσθαι, P. and V. τρύχεσθαι, Ar. and V. τείρεσθαι, V. καταξαίνεσθαι; see waste away.
    Destroy: P. and V. φθείρειν, διαφθείρειν, ἀπολλύναι, διολλύναι, καθαιρεῖν, ἀναιρεῖν, ἀναλίσκειν, ἀναλοῦν, ἀποφθείρειν (Thuc. but rare P.), V. ὀλλύναι, ἐξαπολλύναι, ἐξαποφθείρειν, πέρθειν, ἀϊστοῦν, ᾀστοῦν, ἐξαϊστοῦν; see Destroy.

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  • 11 Minish

    v. trans.
    Be minished, waste away: P. and V. μαραίνεσθαι, φθίνειν (Plat.), V. ἀποφθίνειν, καταφθίνειν, ἐκτήκεσθαι, συντήκεσθαι, κατασκέλλεσθαι, Ar. and P. κατατήκεσθαι (Xen.), Ar. and V. τήκεσθαι.

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  • 12 Fade

    v. trans.
    Make to wither: P. and V. μαραίνειν, V. ἀμαυροῦν (also Xen. but rare P.); see Waste.
    V. intrans. P. and V. μαραίνεσθαι, φθίνειν (Plat.), V. ἀποφθίνειν, καταφθίνειν, P. ἀπομαραίνεσθαι (Plat.); see Waste.
    Pine away: Ar. and V. τήκεσθαι, V. ἐκτήκεσθαι, συντήκεσθαι, κατασκέλλεσθαι. Ar. and P. κατατήκεσθαι (Xen.); see Wither.
    Lose bloom: Ar. and P. ἀπανθεῖν.
    Of colour: P. ἐξίτηλος γίγνεσθαι (Plat.).
    met., pass away: P. and V. ἀπορρεῖν, διαρρεῖν, V. φθίνειν (rare P.).

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  • 13 fritter

    ['fritə]
    ((often with away) to throw away or waste gradually: He frittered (away) all his money on gambling.) κατασπαταλώ

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  • 14 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.) σκουπίδια
    2) (nonsense: Don't talk rubbish!) σαχλαμάρες

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  • 15 lose

    [lu:z]
    past tense, past participle - lost; verb
    1) (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.) χάνω
    2) (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.) χάνω
    3) (to put (something) where it cannot be found: My secretary has lost your letter.) χάνω
    4) (not to win: I always lose at cards; She lost the race.) χάνω
    5) (to waste or use more (time) than is necessary: He lost no time in informing the police of the crime.) χάνω
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    - loss
    - lost
    - at a loss
    - a bad
    - good loser
    - lose oneself in
    - lose one's memory
    - lose out
    - lost in
    - lost on

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  • 16 sewage

    [-i‹]
    noun (waste matter (carried away in sewers).) ακαθαρσίες υπονόμων,απόβλητα

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  • 17 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.) τουαλέτα
    - toilet-roll
    - toilet-water

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  • 18 wasteful

    adjective (involving or causing waste: Throwing away that bread is wasteful.) σπάταλος

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