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1 wastepaper
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2 wastepaper basket
['weispeipə] (a basket or other (small) container for waste paper: Put those old letters in the wastepaper basket.) papperskorg -
3 waste
adj. förlorad, spill-, förspilld; avfalls-; förhärjad, skövlad; ofruktbar; ödelagd--------n. slöseri; slösande; förslitning, förödelse; ödeläggelse; ödemark; ödejord; sopor; rester; spill--------v. slösa; slösa bort; förstöra, uttömma; sina; tyna av; tynas av; förslösas; förhärja, mörda (slang)* * *[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.) slösa []2. noun1) (material which is or has been made useless: industrial waste from the factories; ( also adjective) waste material.) avfall2) ((the) act of wasting: That was a waste of an opportunity.) slöseri3) (a huge stretch of unused or infertile land, or of water, desert, ice etc: the Arctic wastes.) ödemark•- wastage- wasteful
- wastefully
- wastefulness
- waste paper
- wastepaper basket
- waste pipe
- waste away
См. также в других словарях:
wastepaper — [wāst′pā΄pər] n. paper thrown away after use or as useless: also waste paper … English World dictionary
wastepaper — noun unwanted paper that has been discarded rather than recycled See Also: wastepaper basket, litter … Wiktionary
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wastepaper basket — wastepaper baskets N COUNT A wastepaper basket is a container for rubbish, especially paper, which is usually placed on the floor in the corner of a room or next to a desk … English dictionary
wastepaper basket — UK [weɪs(t)ˈpeɪpə(r) ˌbɑːskɪt] / US [ˈweɪs(t)ˌpeɪpər ˌbæskət] noun [countable] Word forms wastepaper basket : singular wastepaper basket plural wastepaper baskets British a small open container for rubbish such as used paper … English dictionary
wastepaper bin — waste basket (N American), waste bin, wastepaper basket or wastepaper bin noun A basket or bin for holding discarded paper and other rubbish • • • Main Entry: ↑waste … Useful english dictionary
wastepaper basket — /ˈweɪstpeɪpə ˌbaskət/ (say waystpaypuh .bahskuht) noun a basket for wastepaper, or papers, scraps of paper, etc., to be disposed of as refuse. Also, wastebasket …
wastepaper — noun Date: 1567 paper discarded as used, superfluous, or not fit for use … New Collegiate Dictionary
wastepaper — /wayst pay peuhr/, n. paper thrown away as useless. [1575 85; WASTE + PAPER] * * * … Universalium
wastepaper — n. paper that is considered trash … English contemporary dictionary
wastepaper — waste•pa•per [[t]ˈweɪstˌpeɪ pər[/t]] n. paper discarded as useless • Etymology: 1575–85 … From formal English to slang