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1 wasteful
wasteful adj [product, machine] qui consomme beaucoup ; [method, process] peu économique ; [person] gaspilleur/-euse ; ( of money) dépensier/-ière ; to be wasteful of gaspiller [commodity, resources, energy] ; perdre beaucoup de [space, time] ; our way of life is so wasteful notre mode de vie implique tant de gaspillage. -
2 wasteful
wasteful [ˈweɪstfʊl][person] gaspilleur ; [process] peu économique* * *['weɪstfl]adjective [product, machine] qui consomme beaucoup; [method, process] peu économique; [person] gaspilleur/-euseto be wasteful of — gaspiller [resources, energy]; perdre beaucoup de [space, time]
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3 wasteful
wasteful ['weɪstfʊl]∎ a wasteful use of natural resources un gaspillage des ressources naturelles -
4 wasteful
adjective (involving or causing waste: Throwing away that bread is wasteful.) gaspilleur -
5 profligate
profligate [ˈprɒflɪgɪt]( = wasteful) prodigue* * *['prɒflɪgət]adjective sout1) ( extravagant) [government, body] extrêmement prodigue; [spending] excessif/-ive2) ( dissolute) débauché -
6 throwaway
throwaway [ˈθrəʊəweɪ]* * *['θrəʊəweɪ]1) ( discardable) jetable2) ( wasteful) [society] de consommation3) [remark] désinvolte; [entertainment, style] à l'emporte-pièce -
7 uneconomical
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8 extravagant
[ik'strævəɡənt]1) (using or spending too much; wasteful: He's extravagant with money; an extravagant use of materials/energy.) dépensier; gaspilleur2) ((of ideas, emotions etc) exaggerated or too great: extravagant praise.) excessif•- extravagance -
9 prodigal
['prodiɡəl](spending (money etc) too extravagantly; wasteful.) prodigue- prodigality - the prodigal son -
10 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.) gaspiller2. noun1) (material which is or has been made useless: industrial waste from the factories; ( also adjective) waste material.) déchets2) ((the) act of wasting: That was a waste of an opportunity.) gaspillage3) (a huge stretch of unused or infertile land, or of water, desert, ice etc: the Arctic wastes.) terres désolées•- wastage- wasteful - wastefully - wastefulness - waste paper - wastepaper basket - waste pipe - waste away -
11 throwaway
1 ( discardable) [goods, object, packaging] jetable ;2 ( wasteful) [society] de consommation ; -
12 uneconomical
uneconomical, [transcription][-%ek\@-] adj1 ( wasteful) [person, use] pas économique ;2 ( not profitable) pas rentable. -
13 criminally
criminally ['krɪmɪnəlɪ]criminellement;∎ to be criminally insane être dément;∎ the criminally insane les fous dangereux;∎ he's been criminally negligent sa négligence est criminelle;∎ figurative it's criminally wasteful c'est un crime de gaspiller comme ça -
14 extravagance
extravagance [ɪk'strævəgəns](a) (wasteful spending) folles dépenses fpl, prodigalités fpl;∎ she accused the government of extravagance elle a accusé le gouvernement de dilapider le trésor public;∎ the extravagance of his tastes ses goûts dispendieux ou de luxe(b) (extravagant purchase) folie f;∎ to allow oneself little extravagances se permettre des petites folies(c) (exaggerated nature → of behaviour, comparison) extravagance fUn panorama unique de l'anglais et du français > extravagance
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15 extravagant
extravagant [ɪk'strævəgənt](a) (wasteful, profligate → person) dépensier, prodigue; (→ tastes) de luxe, dispendieux; (→ lifestyle) dispendieux;∎ that was much too extravagant of you tu as fait des folies;∎ I think you're being a bit extravagant, having the central heating on all the time je trouve que c'est du gaspillage de laisser le chauffage central allumé en permanence comme tu le fais;∎ to be extravagant with one's money être gaspilleur ou dépensier, gaspiller son argent(b) (exaggerated → idea, opinion) extravagant; (→ claim, comparison) exagéré; (→ behaviour, prices) extravagant, excessif; (→ praise) outré;∎ to make extravagant claims avoir des prétentions exagérées;∎ extravagant claims have been made for the drug certaines propriétés ont été attribuées abusivement à ce médicament;∎ his extravagant prose style le style excessif de sa proseUn panorama unique de l'anglais et du français > extravagant
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16 profligate
(a) (dissolute) débauché, dévergondé;∎ to behave in a profligate manner se comporter en débauché;∎ a profligate way of life une vie dissolue ou de débauche∎ the profligate use of natural resources le gaspillage des ressources naturelles;∎ she's profligate with her riches elle gaspille ses richesses;∎ he's got profligate tastes il a des goûts dispendieux2 noun(a) (dissolute person) débauché(e) m,f, libertin(e) m,f(b) (spendthrift) dépensier(ère) m,f -
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18 uneconomical
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19 waster
waster ['weɪstə(r)]
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