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(to decay; to lose weight, strength and health etc: He is wasting away because he has a terrible disease.) consumirse, demacrarsev.• ajarse v.• consumir v.• demacrarse v.• mermar v.v + adv \<\<person/body\>\> consumirse; \<\<muscle\>\> atrofiarseVI + ADV [person] consumirse; [muscles] atrofiarseyou're not exactly wasting away — iro no es que te hayas consumido precisamente
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2 waste away
v.1 malgastar, dilapidarse, derrochar, derrocharse.2 consumirse, extenuarse, demacrarse, languidecer.3 desmadejar, consumir.4 atrofiarse, desgastarse, consumirse.vi.consumirse. -
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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.) desperdiciar, malgastar
2. noun1) (material which is or has been made useless: industrial waste from the factories; (also adjective) waste material.) residuos2) ((the) act of wasting: That was a waste of an opportunity.) desperdicio, pérdida3) (a huge stretch of unused or infertile land, or of water, desert, ice etc: the Arctic wastes.) terreno baldío/yermo•- wastage- wasteful
- wastefully
- wastefulness
- waste paper
- wastepaper basket
- waste pipe
- waste away
waste1 n1. basura / desperdicios / desechos / residuos2. desperdicio / despilfarro / derrocheit's a waste of money es un despilfarro / es tirar el dinero3. pérdidawhat a waste of time! ¡vaya pérdida de tiempo!waste2 vb1. desperdiciar / despilfarrar / derrochar / malgastarsave your money, don't waste it ahorra tu dinero, no lo malgastes2. perdertr[weɪst]1 (gen) derroche nombre masculino, desperdicio; (of money, energy) derroche nombre masculino, despilfarro; (of time) pérdida, desperdicio1 (unwanted) desechado,-a2 (land) yermo,-a, baldío,-a1 (gen) desperdiciar, malgastar; (resources) derrochar; (money) despilfarrar, derrochar; (time, chance) desperdiciar, desaprovechar, perder2 (because of disease) atrofiar, debilitar1 extensiones nombre femenino plural desoladas\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto go to waste echarse a perder, desperdiciarseto lay waste to destrozar, destruirto waste no time in doing something hacer algo sin demora, no perder un minuto en hacer algoto waste one's breath cansarse inútilmente, perder el tiempo, gastar saliva en baldewaste not, want not no malgastes y no te faltaráwaste disposal eliminación nombre femenino de desperdicioswaste disposal unit triturador nombre masculino de basurawaste matter residuos nombre masculino pluralwaste pipe desagüe nombre masculino1) devastate: arrasar, arruinar, devastar2) squander: desperdiciar, despilfarrar, malgastarto waste time: perder tiempowaste adj1) barren: yermo, baldío2) discarded: de desecho3) excess: sobrantewaste n1) wasteland2) misuse: derroche m, desperdicio m, despilfarro ma waste of time: una pérdida de tiempo3) rubbish: basura f, desechos mpl, desperdicios mpl4) excrement: excremento mv.• consumir v.• derramar v.• derrochar v.• desaprovechar v.• desbaratar v.• desgastarse v.• desperdiciar v.• despilfarrar v.• dilapidar v.• gastar v.• malgastar v.• malograr v.• prodigar v.adj.• baldío, -a adj.• desechado, -a adj.• echadizo, -a adj.• inútil adj.n.• borra* s.f.• daño s.m.• derrame s.m.• derroche s.m.• desbarate s.m.• desecho s.m.• desgaste s.m.• desperdicio s.m.• despilfarro s.m.• dispendio s.m.• escombrera s.f.• gasto s.m.• malogro s.m.• pérdida s.f.• residuo s.m.• yermo s.m.
I weɪst1) u (of fuel, materials) desperdicio m, derroche mshe's working as a waitress: it's such a waste! — trabaja de camarera: qué desperdicio!
to go to waste — \<\<talent\>\> desperdiciarse; \<\<food\>\> echarse a perder
2) ua) ( refuse) residuos mpl, desechos mplhuman waste — excrementos mpl
b) ( surplus matter) material m sobrante or de desecho3) wastes (pl)the deserted wastes of Antarctica — las desiertas inmensidades or extensiones de la Antártica
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1) \<\<talents/efforts\>\> desperdiciar, malgastar; \<\<money/electricity\>\> despilfarrar, derrochar; \<\<food\>\> tirar, desperdiciar; \<\<time\>\> perder*; \<\<space\>\> desaprovechar, desperdiciarto waste something ON somebody/something: you've wasted your money on that car has tirado or mal gastado el dinero comprando ese coche; the irony was wasted on her — no captó la ironía
2) wasted past pa) (misused, futile) <time/money> perdido; <opportunity/space> desperdiciado, desaprovechado; < effort> inútil3) ( kill) (AmE sl) liquidar (fam), cargarse* (fam)
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via) ( squander)waste not, want not — quien no malgasta no pasa necesidades
b) waste awayPhrasal Verbs:
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1) < ground> ( barren) yermo; ( not cultivated) baldío, sin cultivar2) <material/matter> de desecho[weɪst]1. N1) (=misuse) desperdicio m, derroche mI hate waste — odio el desperdicio or el derroche
what a waste! — ¡qué desperdicio or derroche!
an effort to locate and eliminate government waste — una campaña para identificar y eliminar las áreas de ineficacia en el gobierno
to go to waste — echarse a perder, desperdiciarse
it's a waste of money — es dinero perdido, es tirar or derrochar el dinero
that man's a waste of space! * — ¡ese hombre es un inútil! *
household waste — basura f doméstica
nuclear waste — desechos mpl or residuos mpl nucleares
toxic waste — desechos mpl or residuos mpl tóxicos
3) (=leftover material) material m sobrante4) wastes2. VT1) (=use inefficiently, squander) [+ water, electricity, gas] derrochar; [+ money] malgastar, derrochar; [+ time] perder; [+ life] echar a perder; [+ space, opportunity] desaprovechar, desperdiciar; [+ food] desperdiciar, echar a perder; [+ talent] desaprovechardon't waste your efforts on him — no derroches tus esfuerzos or energías con él
nothing is wasted — no se desperdicia nada, no se echa a perder nada
2) (=weaken) [+ muscles] atrofiarcancer was wasting his body — el cáncer lo estaba consumiendo or debilitando
3) (US) ** (=kill) cargarse *, liquidar *3. VI1)2) = waste away4. ADJ1) (=for disposal) [material] de desecho; [gas, oil] residual2) (=leftover) [paper, fabric] sobrante; [heat] residual3) (=unused) [ground] baldío, yermo4)to lay waste — [+ country, area, town] devastar, asolar
to lay waste to sth — devastar algo, asolar algo
5.CPD= waste disposal unitwaste disposal N — (industrial) eliminación f de los desechos or residuos; [of household waste] eliminación f de la basura doméstica (=device)
waste disposal unit N — triturador m de basura
waste heat N — calor m residual
waste management N — tratamiento m de desechos, tratamiento m de residuos
waste material N — material m de desecho
waste matter N — (industrial) residuos mpl ; (from body) excrementos mpl
waste paper N — papel m de desecho
waste pipe N — tubería f de desagüe
waste products NPL — (industrial) residuos mpl ; (from body) excrementos mpl
waste water N — aguas fpl residuales
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I [weɪst]1) u (of fuel, materials) desperdicio m, derroche mshe's working as a waitress: it's such a waste! — trabaja de camarera: qué desperdicio!
to go to waste — \<\<talent\>\> desperdiciarse; \<\<food\>\> echarse a perder
2) ua) ( refuse) residuos mpl, desechos mplhuman waste — excrementos mpl
b) ( surplus matter) material m sobrante or de desecho3) wastes (pl)the deserted wastes of Antarctica — las desiertas inmensidades or extensiones de la Antártica
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1) \<\<talents/efforts\>\> desperdiciar, malgastar; \<\<money/electricity\>\> despilfarrar, derrochar; \<\<food\>\> tirar, desperdiciar; \<\<time\>\> perder*; \<\<space\>\> desaprovechar, desperdiciarto waste something ON somebody/something: you've wasted your money on that car has tirado or mal gastado el dinero comprando ese coche; the irony was wasted on her — no captó la ironía
2) wasted past pa) (misused, futile) <time/money> perdido; <opportunity/space> desperdiciado, desaprovechado; < effort> inútil3) ( kill) (AmE sl) liquidar (fam), cargarse* (fam)
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via) ( squander)waste not, want not — quien no malgasta no pasa necesidades
b) waste awayPhrasal Verbs:
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1) < ground> ( barren) yermo; ( not cultivated) baldío, sin cultivar2) <material/matter> de desecho -
5 away
ə'wei1) (to or at a distance from the person speaking or the person or thing spoken about: He lives three miles away (from the town); Go away!; Take it away!) a; lejos2) (in the opposite direction: She turned away so that he would not see her tears.) hacia el otro lado, para otra parte3) ((gradually) into nothing: The noise died away.) por completo4) (continuously: They worked away until dark.) sin pausa5) ((of a football match etc) not on the home ground: The team is playing away this weekend; (also adjective) an away match.) fuera, en otro sitioaway adv1. lejosis it far away? ¿está lejos?2. fuera / ausenteMr. Benn's away today el Sr. Benn está fuera hoy3. fuera de casaour team is playing away today hoy nuestro equipo juega fuera de casa away también combina con muchos verbos, aquí tienes algunos ejemplosto go away irse / marcharsetr[ə'weɪ]1 lejos, fuera, alejándose■ she left the gas on and the milk boiled away dejó el gas encendido y la leche hirvió hasta evaporarse4 (in sport) en campo contrario\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto be away estar fuera 2 (from school) estar ausenteto go away irse, marcharseto put away guardarto run away irse corriendoaway [ə'weɪ] adv1) : de aquígo away!: ¡fuera de aquí!, ¡vete!2) : de distancia10 miles away: 10 millas de distancia, queda a 10 millas3)far away : lejos, a lo lejos4)right away : en seguida, ahora mismo5)to be away : estar ausente, estar de viaje6)to give away : regalar (una posesión), revelar (un secreto)7)to go away : irse, largarse8)to put away : guardar9)to turn away : volver la caraaway adj1) absent: ausenteaway for the week: ausente por la semana2)away game : partido m que se juega fueraadj.• ausente adj.• distante adj.adv.• fuera adv.• lejos adv.ə'weɪ1)a) (from place, person)b) ( indicating removal)the bark had been stripped away — habían quitado la corteza; see also blow, take, wash, wipe away
2)a) ( in the distance)b) ( absent)I'll be away all next week — toda la semana que viene no voy a estar or voy a estar fuera
c) ( Sport esp BrE)to play away — jugar* fuera (de casa)
3) ( on one's way)we were away before sunrise — partimos or salimos antes del amanecer
4) ( continuously)5)a) ( into nothing) see die, fade, waste awayb) ( indicating use of time)6)a) ( in opposite direction to)b) (at a distance, separated from) lejos de[ǝ'weɪ] When away is an element in a phrasal verb, eg boil away, die away, get away, look up the verb.1. ADV1) (=at or to a distance)far away, a long way away — lejos
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away back in 1066 — allá en 10662) (=absent)to be away — estar fuera, estar ausente
to be away (from home) — estar fuera, estar ausente
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I must away — liter or hum tengo que marcharme•
away with you! * — (=go away!) ¡vete!, ¡fuera de aquí!; (expressing disbelief) ¡venga ya!, ¡anda ya!; (joking) ¡no digas bobadas!away with him! — ¡fuera!, ¡que se lo lleven de aquí!
3) (Sport) fuera (de casa)•
to play away — (Sport) jugar fuera•
Chelsea are away to Everton on Saturday — el Chelsea juega fuera, en campo del Everton, el sábado4) after vb (=continuously) sin pararto talk away — no parar de hablar, seguir hablando
to work away — seguir trabajando, trabajar sin parar
he was working away in the garden — estaba dale que te pego en el jardín, estaba trabajando sin parar en el jardín
2.ADJaway match — partido m fuera de casa
3.CPDaway day N — (for training etc) día de entrenamiento para un grupo de empleados, que normalmente tiene lugar fuera de la oficina
away game — (Sport) partido m fuera de casa
away goal N — (Sport) gol m marcado fuera de casa
away match N — = away game
* * *[ə'weɪ]1)a) (from place, person)b) ( indicating removal)the bark had been stripped away — habían quitado la corteza; see also blow, take, wash, wipe away
2)a) ( in the distance)b) ( absent)I'll be away all next week — toda la semana que viene no voy a estar or voy a estar fuera
c) ( Sport esp BrE)to play away — jugar* fuera (de casa)
3) ( on one's way)we were away before sunrise — partimos or salimos antes del amanecer
4) ( continuously)5)a) ( into nothing) see die, fade, waste awayb) ( indicating use of time)6)a) ( in opposite direction to)b) (at a distance, separated from) lejos de -
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7 throw away
1) (to get rid of: He always throws away his old clothes.) tirar, deshacerse de2) (to lose through lack of care, concern etc: Don't throw your chance of promotion away by being careless.) desperdiciar; echar a perderthrow away vb tirarthat old jumper is full of holes, throw it away ese viejo jersey está lleno de agujeros, tíralo a la basurav.• botar v.• desechar v.• desperdiciar v.• tirar v.v + o + adv, v + adv + ob) ( waste) < opportunity> desaprovechar, desperdiciar; < money> malgastar, despilfarrar, tirar, botar (AmL exc RPl)VT + ADV1) (=discard) [+ rubbish] tirar, botar (LAm); (Cards) echar2) (=waste) [+ chance, opportunity] desperdiciar; [+ one's life, health, happiness] echar a perder; [+ money] tirar, derrochar, despilfarrarwe should have won - we just threw it away — deberíamos haber ganado, y no hicimos más que echarlo (todo) a perder
3) (=say casually) [+ line, remark] soltar* * *v + o + adv, v + adv + ob) ( waste) < opportunity> desaprovechar, desperdiciar; < money> malgastar, despilfarrar, tirar, botar (AmL exc RPl) -
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v + o + adv, v + adv + oa) (squander, waste) (colloq) \<\<money\>\> derrochar, despilfarrar, tirar; \<\<opportunity\>\> desperdiciarb) chuck out 1) a)VT + ADV [+ old clothes, books] tirar, botar (LAm); [+ money] despilfarrar; [+ chance] desperdiciar* * *v + o + adv, v + adv + oa) (squander, waste) (colloq) \<\<money\>\> derrochar, despilfarrar, tirar; \<\<opportunity\>\> desperdiciarb) chuck out 1) a) -
9 fling away
v.• descartar v.• escupir v.v + o + adv, v + adv + o \<\<paper/garbage\>\> tirar, botar (AmS excl RPl); \<\<chance\>\> tirar por la ventanaVT + ADV (fig) (=waste) [+ money, chance] desperdiciar* * *v + o + adv, v + adv + o \<\<paper/garbage\>\> tirar, botar (AmS excl RPl); \<\<chance\>\> tirar por la ventana -
10 to throw away
1 (get rid of, discard) tirar3 (speech) lanzar al aire -
11 consumirse
■consumirse verbo reflexivo
1 (evaporarse) to boil away
2 (un enfermo) to waste away ' consumirse' also found in these entries: Spanish: carbonizarse - gastarse - terminarse - consumir - ir English: waste away - waste -
12 líquido
Del verbo liquidar: ( conjugate liquidar) \ \
liquido es: \ \1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo
liquidó es: \ \3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativoMultiple Entries: liquidar líquido
liquidar ( conjugate liquidar) verbo transitivo 1 ‹ existencias› to sell off 2 ‹ negocio› to wind up; ‹ activo› to liquidate 3 ‹sueldo/pago› to pay 4 (fam) ‹ persona› ( matar) to do away with (colloq); ( destruir) (AmL) to destroy (colloq)
líquido 1
◊ -da adjetivo1 ‹ sustancia› liquid 2 ‹sueldo/renta› net
líquido 2 sustantivo masculino 1 ( sustancia) liquid; 2 ( dinero) cash
liquidar verbo transitivo
1 (una deuda) to settle (un producto) to sell off
2 fam (dilapidar) to waste away
3 familiar liquidar a alguien, (asesinar) to bump somebody off
líquido,-a
I sustantivo masculino
1 liquid
2 Fin liquid assets pl
II adjetivo
1 liquid
2 Fin net ' líquido' also found in these entries: Spanish: ahogar - ahogarse - asentarse - bocanada - bombeo - bullir - calar - chorro - chupar - circular - cocer - depurar - deshacer - deshacerse - deshecha - deshecho - desparramar - desparramarse - escaparse - escape - filtrar - filtrarse - flujo - fuga - gaseosa - gaseoso - gel - inmersa - inmerso - irse - jabón - jarra - líquida - onda - oxígeno - pulverizar - quemar - quemadura - quemarse - rebosar - remover - reposar - reposo - rociar - salirse - salpicar - soltar - sorber - tintura - trago English: absorb - bead - blob - bubble - clear - cloud - cloudy - correction fluid - dilute - discharge - do away with - drain - draught - dribble - drop - exude - flow - fluid - freeze - frozen - gulp - gurgle - gush - leak - liquid - liquid crystal display - molten - pool - pump out - runny - settle - shake up - slop - sloppy - smooth - spill - spout - sprinkle - spurt - stand - sticky - stir - stir up - stream - suck - thick - thin - upset - well - cleaning -
13 líquida
Del verbo liquidar: ( conjugate liquidar) \ \
liquida es: \ \3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente indicativo2ª persona singular (tú) imperativoMultiple Entries: liquidar líquida
liquidar ( conjugate liquidar) verbo transitivo 1 ‹ existencias› to sell off 2 ‹ negocio› to wind up; ‹ activo› to liquidate 3 ‹sueldo/pago› to pay 4 (fam) ‹ persona› ( matar) to do away with (colloq); ( destruir) (AmL) to destroy (colloq)
liquidar verbo transitivo
1 (una deuda) to settle (un producto) to sell off
2 fam (dilapidar) to waste away
3 familiar liquidar a alguien, (asesinar) to bump somebody off
líquido,-a
I sustantivo masculino
1 liquid
2 Fin liquid assets pl
II adjetivo
1 liquid
2 Fin net ' líquida' also found in these entries: Spanish: crema - parafina English: liquid - light - single -
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liquidar ( conjugate liquidar) verbo transitivo 1 ‹ existencias› to sell off 2 ‹ negocio› to wind up; ‹ activo› to liquidate 3 ‹sueldo/pago› to pay 4 (fam) ‹ persona› ( matar) to do away with (colloq); ( destruir) (AmL) to destroy (colloq)
liquidar verbo transitivo
1 (una deuda) to settle (un producto) to sell off
2 fam (dilapidar) to waste away
3 familiar liquidar a alguien, (asesinar) to bump somebody off ' liquidar' also found in these entries: Spanish: cerrar - rematar - saldar - solventar - cuenta English: account - bump off - clear - discharge - knock off - liquidate - repay - rescind - sell off - wind up - close - dispose of - do - sell - settle - wind - zap -
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i'meisieitid(having become very thin (through illness, starvation etc).) demacradotr[ɪ'meɪsɪeɪtɪd]\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLadj.• demacrado, -a adj.• enflaquecido, -a adj.• escuálido, -a adj.• esmirriado, -a adj.• extenuado, -a adj.ɪ'meɪʃieɪtəd, ɪ'meɪsieɪtɪdadjective <person/animal> escuálido; <body/face> consumido, descarnado[ɪ'meɪsɪeɪtɪd]ADJ demacrado* * *[ɪ'meɪʃieɪtəd, ɪ'meɪsieɪtɪd]adjective <person/animal> escuálido; <body/face> consumido, descarnado -
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'læŋɡwiʃ(to grow weak; to waste away.) languidecer, consumirsetr['læŋgwɪʃ]1 languidecer (in prison) pudrirselanguish ['læŋgwɪʃ] vi1) weaken: languidecer, debilitarse2) pine: consumirse, suspirar (por)to languish for love: suspirar por el amorhe languished in prison: estuvo pudriéndose en la cárcelv.• languidecer v.• marchitar v.• mostrarse sentimental v.• pudrir v.'læŋgwɪʃintransitive verb (liter) languidecer*, consumirse; ( in prison) pudrirse*['læŋɡwɪʃ]VI1) (=pine) languidecer, consumirse2) (in prison) pudrirsethe results of her research languished for years before action was taken — los resultados de su investigación cayeron en el olvido durante años antes de que se tomaran medidas
they are languishing at the bottom of the second division — están pasando sus horas más bajas en los últimos puestos de la segunda división
* * *['læŋgwɪʃ]intransitive verb (liter) languidecer*, consumirse; ( in prison) pudrirse* -
17 to become emaciated
(get thin) enflaquecer 2 (waste away) demacrarse -
18 consumido
Del verbo consumir: ( conjugate consumir) \ \
consumido es: \ \el participioMultiple Entries: consumido consumir
consumido
◊ -da adjetivo [estar] (por enfermedad, hambre) emaciated;ver tb consumir
consumir ( conjugate consumir) verbo transitivo ‹ tiempo› to take up [envidia/celos]:◊ la envidia la consumía she was consumed by o with envyconsumirse verbo pronominal
consumido,-a adjetivo emaciated
consumir verbo transitivo to consume
consumir antes de..., best before... ' consumido' also found in these entries: Spanish: agotada - agotado - consumida - preparada - preparado English: emaciated - shrunken -
19 consumir
consumir ( conjugate consumir) verbo transitivo ‹ tiempo› to take up [envidia/celos]:◊ la envidia la consumía she was consumed by o with envyconsumirse verbo pronominal
consumir verbo transitivo to consume
consumir antes de..., best before... ' consumir' also found in these entries: Spanish: abusar - agotar - reconcomer - consumido - gastar - tomar English: best - burn up - consume - eat into - eat up - swallow up - use - carry - drain - eat - swallow -
20 consumo
Del verbo consumar: ( conjugate consumar) \ \
consumo es: \ \1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo
consumó es: \ \3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativoDel verbo consumir: ( conjugate consumir) \ \
consumo es: \ \1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativoMultiple Entries: consumar consumir consumo
consumir ( conjugate consumir) verbo transitivo ‹ tiempo› to take up [envidia/celos]:◊ la envidia la consumía she was consumed by o with envyconsumirse verbo pronominal
consumo sustantivo masculino consumption;◊ consumo mínimo (AmL) minimum charge;el consumo de drogas drug-taking
consumar verbo transitivo
1 frml to complete, carry out
2 (un asesinato) to commit (una venganza) to carry out
consumir verbo transitivo to consume
consumir antes de..., best before...
consumo sustantivo masculino consumption
bienes/sociedad de consumo, consumer goods/society ' consumo' also found in these entries: Spanish: bien - etílica - etílico - gasto - índice - IPC - reducir - restringir - sacrificar - sociedad - apto - artículo - fecha - moderar English: ban - clamp down - consumable - consumer goods - consumer price index - consumer society - consumption - CPI - cut down - drug abuse - durable - fit - intake - limit - repeal - Retail Price Index - RPI - unfit - unsafe - abuse - consumer - cut - drug - peak - retail
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