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2 You're wasting your breath.
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3 breath
noun1) Atem, dersay something below or under one's breath — etwas vor sich (Akk.) hin murmeln
waste one's breath — seine Worte verschwenden
hold one's breath — den Atem anhalten
be out of/short of breath — außer Atem od. atemlos sein/kurzatmig sein
take somebody's breath away — (fig.) jemandem den Atem verschlagen
2) (one respiration) Atemzug, dertake or draw a [deep] breath — [tief] einatmen
in the same breath — im selben Atemzug
3) (air movement, whiff) Hauch, derthere wasn't a breath of air — es regte sich kein Lüftchen
* * *[breƟ]1) (the air drawn into, and then sent out from, the lungs: My dog's breath smells terrible.) der Atem2) (an act of breathing: Take a deep breath.) der Atemzug•- academic.ru/8882/breathless">breathless- breathlessly
- breathlessness
- hold one's breath
- out of breath
- under one's breath* * *[breθ]nbad \breath Mundgeruch mwith bated \breath mit angehaltenem Atemto take a deep \breath tief Luft holento catch one's \breath [or get one's \breath back] verschnaufento draw \breath Luft [o Atem] holen famto gasp for \breath nach Atem ringento mutter [sth] under one's \breath [etw] leise vor sich akk hin murmelnto take sb's \breath away jdm den Atem raubento waste one's \breath in den Wind redena \breath of air ein Hauch m, ein Lüftchen ntit's like a \breath of fresh air when she visits ( fig) es ist so erfrischend, wenn sie zu Besuch kommtto go out for a \breath of fresh air an die frische Luft gehen, frische Luft schnappen gehen3.▶ to be the \breath of life [to sb] für jdn so wichtig sein wie die Luft zum Atmen* * *[breɵ]n1) Atem mto take a deep breath — einmal tief Luft holen; (before diving, singing etc) einmal tief einatmen
breath — Mundgeruch m
to have bad breath — aus dem Mund riechen, Mundgeruch haben
with one's dying breath —
out of breath — außer Atem, atemlos
to stop for breath — sich verschnaufen, eine Pause zum Luftholen machen
to say sth all in one breath — etw in einem Atemzug sagen
to say sth under one's breath — etw vor sich (acc) hin murmeln
save your breath — spar dir die Spucke (inf)
you're wasting your breath — du redest umsonst
See:→ fresh air2)(= slight stirring)
breath of wind — Lüftchen ntthere wasn't a breath of air — es regte sich or wehte kein Lüftchen
* * *breath [breθ] s1. Atem(zug) m:bad breath schlechter Atem, Mundgeruch m;have bad breath aus dem Mund riechen;be out of breath außer Atem sein;he caught his breath ihm stockte der Atem;catch sb’s breath jemandem den Atem verschlagen;draw breath Atem holen;draw one’s first breath das Licht der Welt erblicken;draw one’s last breath den letzten Atemzug tun;gasp for breath nach Luft schnappen;get one’s breath (back) wieder zu Atem kommen;get out of breath außer Atem kommen;go out for a breath of (fresh) air an die e Luft gehen, frische Luft schnappen gehen;have no breath left (völlig) außer Atem sein;hold one’s breath den Atem anhalten (a. fig);lose one’s breath außer Atem kommen;take breath Atem schöpfen, verschnaufen (a. fig);take sb’s breath away jemandem den Atem verschlagen;take a deep breath tief Luft holen;waste one’s breath in den Wind reden;you are wasting your breath du kannst dir deine Worte sparen;don’t waste your breath crying for help es hat gar keinen Sinn, um Hilfe zu rufen;in the same (next) breath im gleichen (nächsten) Atemzug;be mentioned ( oder spoken of) in the same breath as in einem oder im selben Atemzug genannt werden mit; → pause B 1, short A 82. fig Hauch m, Spur f, Anflug m:not a breath of suspicion nicht der geringste Verdacht3. Lufthauch m, Lüftchen n:4. Duft m5. LING stimmloser Hauch* * *noun1) Atem, dersay something below or under one's breath — etwas vor sich (Akk.) hin murmeln
be out of/short of breath — außer Atem od. atemlos sein/kurzatmig sein
take somebody's breath away — (fig.) jemandem den Atem verschlagen
2) (one respiration) Atemzug, dertake or draw a [deep] breath — [tief] einatmen
3) (air movement, whiff) Hauch, der* * *n.Atem nur sing. m.Atemzug -¨e m.Hauch -e m. -
4 waste one's breath
сотрясать воздух; говорить впустую/на ветерI dont't know why I bother talking to you — I'm just wasting my breath.
Don't waste your breath talking to her. She won't listen.
Англо-русский словарь идиом и фразовых глаголов > waste one's breath
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5 Sie können sich Ihre Worte sparen.
You're wasting your breath.Deutsch-Englisches Wörterbuch > Sie können sich Ihre Worte sparen.
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6 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.) 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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7 waste
waste [weɪst]∎ very little is wasted in this family on ne gaspille pas dans cette famille;∎ I hate wasting food j'ai horreur de gâcher la nourriture;∎ don't waste your life hanging around pubs ne gâche pas ta vie à traîner dans les pubs;∎ I wasted an hour at the post office j'ai perdu une heure à la poste;∎ don't waste your time worrying about her ne t'en fais pas pour elle, tu perds ton temps;∎ she wasted no time in telling us about it elle s'est empressée de nous le raconter;∎ familiar you didn't waste any time, did you! tu n'as pas perdu de temps, hein?;∎ expensive wine is wasted on me je suis incapable d'apprécier le bon vin;∎ a beautiful house like that is wasted on such people une belle maison comme ça, c'est trop beau pour des gens pareils;∎ the joke was wasted on him il n'a pas compris la plaisanterie;∎ you're wasting your energy vous vous dépensez inutilement;∎ you're wasting your breath! tu uses ta salive pour rien!;∎ don't waste your breath trying to convince them ne te fatigue pas ou ne perds pas ton temps à essayer de les convaincre;∎ proverb waste not, want not = l'économie protège du besoin∎ her body was completely wasted by cancer son corps était complètement miné par le cancer(c) familiar (attack) casser la gueule à, démonter le portrait à; (kill) buter, refroidir, zigouiller;∎ to waste sb's face casser ou défoncer la gueule à qn, faire une tête au carré à qn2 noun∎ what a waste! quel gâchis ou gaspillage!;∎ it's a waste of breath arguing about it ce n'est pas la peine d'en discuter;∎ that book was a complete waste of money ce livre, c'était de l'argent jeté par les fenêtres;∎ it's a waste of time talking to her tu perds ton temps à discuter avec elle;∎ what a waste of time! que de temps perdu!;∎ our trip was a waste of time and energy notre voyage a été une perte de temps et d'énergie;∎ it's an enormous waste of talent c'est énormément de talent gâché;∎ don't let all this food go to waste! ne laissez pas ou n'allez pas laisser tout ça se perdre!;∎ I'm not going to let the opportunity go to waste je ne vais pas laisser passer l'occasion;∎ familiar he's a waste of space il est nul(b) (UNCOUNT) (refuse → gen) déchets mpl; (→ household) ordures fpl (ménagères); (→ water) eaux fpl usées;∎ industrial waste déchets mpl industriels∎ to lay waste to sth, to lay sth waste ravager ou dévaster qch∎ the children were playing on waste ground les enfants jouaient sur un terrain vagueterres fpl désolées, désert m;∎ the polar wastes le désert polaire►► British waste bin (in kitchen) poubelle f, boîte f à ordures; (for paper) corbeille f (à papier);waste collection ramassage m des ordures;waste disposal élimination f ou destruction f des déchets ou des ordures;waste disposal site dépôt m d'ordures;waste disposal unit broyeur m d'ordures;waste heat chaleur f perdue;waste heat recovery récupération f de la chaleur perdue;waste material déchets mpl;waste matter déchets mpl;waste paper (UNCOUNT) papier m ou papiers mpl de rebut;waste pipe (tuyau m de) vidange f;waste product Industry déchet m de production ou de fabrication; Physiology déchet m (de l'organisme);waste segregation tri m sélectif (des ordures ménagères)dépérir -
8 szkoda
1. - ody; - ody; dat sg - odzie; gen pl; -ód; f 2. advszkoda, że... — (it's a) pity (that)...
ze szkodą dla szkoda — +gen to the detriment of
działać na szkodę szkoda — +gen to be detrimental to
szkoda twoich słów/twego czasu — you're wasting your breath/time
szkoda gadać! — pot what can I say?
* * *f.Gen.pl. -ód1. (= strata) damage; szkoda majątkowa damage to property; szkody górnicze mining damage; działać na szkodę kogoś/czegoś be detrimental to sb/sth; ze szkodą dla kogoś/czegoś to the detriment of sb/sth; bez szkody dla kogoś/czegoś without any detriment to sb/sth; na czyjąś szkodę to the detriment of sb; mądry Polak po szkodzie sadder but wiser.2. roln. damage; szkoda łowiecka hunting damage.adv.too bad; szkoda, że... it's a pity that...; szkoda, że nie możesz przyjść what a pity you can't come!; szkoda czasu/pieniędzy it is a waste of time/money; szkoda twoich słów/twojego czasu you're wasting your breath/time; szkoda mi stąd odchodzić I wish I could stay here; szkoda tego budynku na rozbiórkę it would be a pity to pull down this building; szkoda każdej minuty let's not waste a single minute; jaka szkoda! what a pity!; szkoda gadać! what can I say?The New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > szkoda
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waste [weɪst]1. nouna. [of resources, food, money] gaspillage m• what a waste! quel gaspillage !2. adjectivea. [+ resources, food, electricity, energy] gaspiller ; [+ time] perdre ; [+ opportunity] laisser passer• I wasted a whole day on that journey/trying to find it j'ai perdu toute une journée avec ce voyage/à essayer de le trouver• you're wasting your breath! (inf) tu perds ton temps !• caviar is wasted on him il ne sait pas apprécier le caviar (PROV) waste not want not il n'y a pas de petites économies4. compounds► waste products plural noun (industrial) déchets mpl industriels ; (from body) déchets mpl (de l'organisme)• you're not exactly wasting away! tu ne fais pas vraiment pitié !* * *[weɪst] 1.1) ( squandering) gen gaspillage m (of de); ( of time) perte f (of de)there is no waste, every part is used — il n'y a pas de déchets, chaque élément est utilisé
3) ( wasteland) désert m2.wastes plural noun1) ( wilderness) étendues fpl sauvages2) US = waste 1. 23.1) [food] inutilisé; [heat, energy] gaspillé; [water] uséwaste materials ou matter — déchets mpl
waste products — Industry déchets mpl de fabrication; Biology, Medicine déchets mpl
waste plastics — plastiques mpl de rebut
2) [land] inculte3)4.transitive verb1) ( squander) gaspiller [food, energy, money, talents]; perdre [time, opportunity]; user [strength]; gâcher [youth]2) ( make weaker) atrophier3) (colloq) US ( kill) supprimer (colloq)5.intransitive verb se perdrePhrasal Verbs:••waste not want not — Prov l'économie protège du besoin
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10 m|owa
Ⅰ f 1. sgt (zdolność mówienia) speech- dar mowy the power of speech- zaburzenia mowy speech defects- ośrodki mowy w mózgu the speech centre a. area- znać język w mowie i w piśmie to speak and write a language fluently- tracić mowę to lose one’s ability to speak2. sgt (wymowa) diction, speech- czyjaś wyraźna mowa sb’s clear diction- mieć bełkotliwą/sepleniącą mowę to slur one’s words/to speak with a lisp- kaleczyć mowę to mispronounce words3. sgt (język) language- mowa dziecka baby talk- mowa ojczysta a mother tongue- mowa regionalna (regional) dialect- mowa potoczna a. codzienna colloquial speech- części mowy parts of speech4. (przemówienie) speech, address- mowa powitalna an address of welcome- mowa pożegnalna a valediction a. farewell address- mowa tronowa a Queen’s a. King’s speech- mowa obrończa a speech for the defence- wygłosić mowę to deliver a. make a speech5. sgt przen. (zwierząt, kolorów, gestów) language- mowa ciała body language- mowa kwiatów the language of flowersⅡ mowa! inter. pot. you bet! pot.- □ mowa niewiązana Literat. prose- mowa niezależna Jęz. direct speech- mowa pozornie zależna Jęz. free indirect speech- mowa wiązana Literat. verse- mowa zależna Jęz. reported speech- żywa mowa Jęz. spontaneous speech■ drętwa mowa pot. stodgy a. dry speech- mowa-trawa pot., pejor. claptrap- nie ma a. nie może być mowy o wyjściu do kina going to the cinema is out of the question- odjęło a. odebrało mu mowę he is choked up- wzruszenie a. ze wzruszenia odjęło mu mowę he was speechless a. choked with emotion- mowę ci odjęło? has the cat got your tongue?- właśnie była mowa o tobie/tym projekcie we were just talking about you/the project- w sprawie, o której mowa in the case in question- jej mąż, bo o nim właśnie mowa her husband, as he is the person in question- po co a. do kogo ta mowa? pot. you’re wasting your breath- mowa jest srebrem, a milczenie złotem przysł. speech is silver, silence is gold(en) przysł.The New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > m|owa
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11 закусывать удила
прост.- Оставь ты его в покое, Яша, - наконец вставила она. - Напрасно бьёшься, он же удила закусил, ты ведь его твердолобость не хуже моего знаешь... (П. Проскурин, Полуденные сны) — 'Leave him in peace, Yasha,' she finally interjected. 'You're wasting your breath, he's taken the bit between his teeth, you know his stubbornness as much as I do.'
Русско-английский фразеологический словарь > закусывать удила
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12 die Worte
- {language} tiếng, ngôn ngữ, lời nói, cách diễn đạt, cách ăn nói = in Worte fassen {to voice; to word}+ = in Worte fassen (Gedanken) {to couch}+ = in Worte kleiden {to put into words; to verbalize}+ = viel Worte machen {to speechify}+ = beim Worte nehmen {to nail}+ = die geflügelten Worte {household words}+ = jedes seiner Worte {his every word}+ = die zweideutigen Worte {weasel words}+ = die verbindlichen Worte {friendly words}+ = denk an meine Worte! {mark my words!}+ = merk dir meine Worte! {mark my words!}+ = Ich finde keine Worte. {I'm at a loss for words.}+ = für Geld und gute Worte {for love or money}+ = seine Worte zurücknehmen {to eat one's words}+ = Er macht nicht viel Worte. {He is a man of few words.}+ = er macht nicht viele Worte {he is a man of few words}+ = jemanden beim Worte nehmen {to take someone at his word}+ = er nahm mir meine Worte übel {he took my words amiss}+ = nicht für Geld und gute Worte {not for love or money}+ = seine Gedanken in Worte kleiden {to put ones thoughts into words}+ = Geben Sie acht auf seine Worte! {Pay heed to what he says!}+ = er benutzte die richtigen Worte {he struck the right note}+ = Ich konnte nicht zu Worte kommen. {I couldn't get a word in edgewise.}+ = Sie können sich Ihre Worte sparen. {You're wasting your breath.}+ = die Worte lassen sich nicht wiederholen {the words will not bear repeating}+ = wie haben Sie meine Worte aufgefaßt? {what did you understand from my words?}+ = ich habe seine letzten Worte nicht verstanden {I lost his last words}+ -
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ausdr.You're wasting your breath. expr.Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > Sie können sich ihre Worte sparen.
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14 тратить
vt; св - истра́тить, потра́титьto spend; расходовать to use up; понапрасну to wasteтра́тить де́ньги на рекла́му — to spend money on advertising
истра́тить всю муку́ — to use up all the flour
ты зря тра́тишь си́лы (на уговоры и т. п.) — you're wasting your breath coll
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1. noun1) (useless remains) Abfall, derkitchen waste — Küchenabfälle Pl.
it's a waste of time/money/energy — das ist Zeit-/Geld-/Energieverschwendung
2. transitive verbgo or run to waste — vergeudet werden
1) (squander) verschwenden; vergeuden (on auf + Akk., an + Akk.)all his efforts were wasted — all seine Mühe war umsonst
don't waste my time! — stehlen Sie mir nicht die Zeit!
waste not, want not — (prov.) spare in der Zeit, so hast du in der Not (Spr.)
2)3) (cause to shrink) aufzehren [Kräfte]; auszehren [Körper]3. intransitive verbdahinschwinden; (gradually) im Schwinden begriffen sein4. adjectivewaste material — Abfall, der
waste food — Essensreste Pl.
waste water — Abwasser, das
2)Phrasal Verbs:- academic.ru/93642/waste_away">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.) verschwenden2. noun1) (material which is or has been made useless: industrial waste from the factories; ( also adjective) waste material.) der Abfall, Abfall-...3) (a huge stretch of unused or infertile land, or of water, desert, ice etc: the Arctic wastes.) die Einöde•- wastage- wasteful
- wastefully
- wastefulness
- waste paper
- wastepaper basket
- waste pipe
- waste away* * *[weɪst]I. nwhat a \waste! was für eine Verschwendung!to be a \waste of effort vergeudete Mühe seinit's a \waste of energy/money es ist Energie-/Geldverschwendungto lay \waste to the land das Land verwüsten\waste of resources Verschwendung [o Vergeudung] von Ressourcen\waste of time Zeitverschwendung f, Zeitvergeudung fhousehold/industrial \waste Haushalts-/Industriemüll mnuclear [or radioactive] \waste Atommüll mtoxic \waste Giftmüll mto go to \waste verkommen, verderbento let sth go to \waste etw verderben lassento recycle \waste Müll recycelnII. vt1. (misuse)▪ to \waste sth etw verschwenden [o vergeuden]don't \waste your money on me, love verschwende dein Geld nicht an mich, Lieblingdon't \waste my time! stiehl mir nicht meine wertvolle Zeit!you are wasting your time here! das ist reine Zeitverschwendung!to \waste one's breath sich dat seine Worte sparen könnento \waste no time keine Zeit verlierento not \waste words nicht viele Worte machen [o verlierenIII. vi* * *[weɪst]1. adj(= superfluous) überschüssig, überflüssig; (= left over) ungenutzt; land brachliegend, ungenutztwaste food — Abfall m
waste material/matter — Abfallstoffe pl
2. n1) Verschwendung f; (= unusable materials) Abfall mit's a waste of time/money — es ist Zeit-/Geldverschwendung
it's a waste of your time and mine — das ist nur( eine) Zeitverschwendung für uns beide
he's/it's a waste of space (inf) — er/das taugt nichts
to go to waste (food) — umkommen; (training, money, land) ungenutzt sein/bleiben, brachliegen; (talent etc) verkümmern
the snowy wastes of Siberia — die Schneewüsten pl Sibiriens
3. vt1) (= use badly or wrongly) verschwenden, vergeuden (on an +acc, für); food verschwenden; life, time vergeuden, vertun; opportunity vertunyou're wasting your time — das ist reine Zeitverschwendung, damit vertust du nur deine Zeit
you didn't waste much time getting here! (inf) — da bist du ja schon, du hast ja nicht gerade getrödelt! (inf)
all our efforts were wasted — all unsere Bemühungen waren umsonst or vergeblich
he didn't waste any words in telling me... — ohne viel(e) Worte zu machen or zu verlieren, sagte er mir...
I wouldn't waste my breath talking to him — ich würde doch nicht für den meine Spucke vergeuden! (inf)
Beethoven/your joke is wasted on him — Beethoven/dein Witz ist an den verschwendet or vergeudet
3) (= lay waste) verwüsten4) (inf: kill) kaltmachen (inf)4. vi(food) umkommen; (skills) verkümmern; (body) verfallen; (strength, assets) schwinden* * *waste [weıst]A adj1. brach(liegend):lay waste verwüsten;lie waste brachliegen2. a) nutzlos, überflüssigb) ungenutzt, überschüssig (Energie etc)3. unbrauchbar, Abfall…4. TECHa) abgängig, verloren, Abgangs…b) Abfluss…, Ablauf…, Abzugs….:waste drain Abzugskanal m;5. BIOL Ausscheidungs…B s1. Verschwendung f, -geudung f:waste of energy (money, space, time) Energie-(Geld-, Platz-, Zeit)verschwendung;a) verwildern,b) vergeudet werden,c) verlottern, -fallen2. Verfall m, Verschleiß m, Abgang m, Verlust m3. Wüste f, (Ein)Öde f:waste of water Wasserwüste4. Abfall m, Müll m5. TECH Abfall m, Abgänge pl, besondersa) Ausschuss mb) Abfall-, Putzbaumwolle fc) Ausschusswolle f, Wollabfälle pld) Werg ne) METALL Gekrätz nf) TYPO Makulatur f7. GEOL Geröll n, Schutt m8. JURa) Vernachlässigung fC v/t1. a) Geld, Zeit etc verschwenden, -geuden (on an dat, für):waste one’s time doing sth seine Zeit damit verschwenden, etwas zu tun;waste no time in doing sth sich beeilen, etwas zu tun; etwas sofort tun;b) einen Sportler etc verheizen umg2. Zeit, eine Gelegenheit etc ungenutzt verstreichen lassena wasted talent ein ungenutztes Talentthis is wasted on him das lässt ihn völlig kalt5. zehren an (dat), aufzehren, schwächen:be wasted with grief von Kummer verzehrt werden6. verwüsten, -heeren, zerstörenD v/ihe wastes in routine work er verzettelt sich mit Routinearbeit2. vergehen, (ungenutzt) verstreichen (Zeit, Gelegenheit etc)4. fig abnehmen, (dahin)schwinden5. verschwenderisch sein:waste not, want not (Sprichwort) spare in der Zeit, so hast du in der Not* * *1. noun1) (useless remains) Abfall, derkitchen waste — Küchenabfälle Pl.
it's a waste of time/money/energy — das ist Zeit-/Geld-/Energieverschwendung
2. transitive verbgo or run to waste — vergeudet werden
1) (squander) verschwenden; vergeuden (on auf + Akk., an + Akk.)waste not, want not — (prov.) spare in der Zeit, so hast du in der Not (Spr.)
2)3) (cause to shrink) aufzehren [Kräfte]; auszehren [Körper]3. intransitive verbdahinschwinden; (gradually) im Schwinden begriffen sein4. adjective1) (not wanted)waste material — Abfall, der
waste food — Essensreste Pl.
waste water — Abwasser, das
2)Phrasal Verbs:* * *v.verbrauchen v.vergeuden v.verschwenden v. adj.unbrauchbar adj.wüst adj.öd adj.überflüssig adj. n.Abfall -¨e m.Einöde -n f.Verschwendung f. -
16 peine
peine [pεn]feminine nouna. ( = chagrin) sorrowb. ( = effort) effort• on lui a donné 500 € pour sa peine he was given 500 euros for his trouble► être or valoir la peine• est-ce que c'est la peine d'y aller ? is it worth going?• c'était bien la peine ! (ironic) after all that trouble!c. ( = difficulté) difficulty• j'ai peine à croire que... I find it hard to believe that...• peine alternative or de substitution alternative sentence• « défense d'entrer sous peine de poursuites » "trespassers will be prosecuted"* * *pɛn
1.
1) ( chagrin) sorrow, griefavoir de la peine — to feel sad ou upset
faire de la peine à quelqu'un — [personne] to hurt somebody; [événement, remarque] to upset somebody
2) ( effort) effort, troubledonnez-vous or prenez la peine d'entrer — fml please do come in
il n'est pas au bout de ses peines — ( dans une situation pénible) his troubles are far from over; ( pour accomplir une tâche) he's still got a long way to go
ce n'est pas la peine de crier — ( c'est inutile) there's no point shouting; ( ton critique) there's no need to shout
pour la peine or ta/votre peine — ( en récompense) for your trouble
3) ( difficulté) difficulty4) ( punition) gén punishment; Droit penalty, sentence‘défense de fumer sous peine d'amende’ — ‘no smoking, offenders will be fined’
pour la or ta peine — as punishment
2.
à peine locution adverbiale hardly, barelyil était à peine arrivé qu'il pensait déjà à repartir — no sooner had he arrived than he was thinking of leaving again
‘je n'étais pas au courant’ - ‘à peine (colloq)!’ — ( incrédulité) ‘I didn't know about it’ - ‘I don't believe it!’ ou ‘I don't buy that (colloq)!’
Phrasal Verbs:* * *pɛn nf1) (= affliction) sorrow, sadnessÇa me fait de la peine de la voir pleurer. — It upsets me to see her crying.
2) (= effort) troubleIl a pris la peine de me rapporter ma valise. — He went to the trouble of returning my case to me.
Il s'est donné beaucoup de peine pour obtenir ces renseignements. — He went to a lot of trouble to get this information.
en valoir la peine — to be worth it, to be worth the trouble
Cela n'en vaut pas la peine. — It isn't worth it.
ce n'est pas la peine de le faire — there's no point doing it, it's not worth doing
Ce n'est pas la peine de téléphoner. — There's no point phoning.
Ce n'est pas la peine que vous veniez. — There's no point you coming., There's no point in your coming.
donnez-vous la peine d'entrer; veuillez vous donner la peine d'entrer — please come in
3) (= difficulté) (à voir, entendre, marcher) difficultyJ'ai eu beaucoup de peine à la convaincre. — I had a lot of trouble persuading her.
être à la peine — to be in trouble, to be in difficulties
4) (= punition) punishment, DROIT sentenceà peine [bouger] — hardly, [commencer] only just
J'ai à peine eu le temps de me changer. — I hardly had time to get changed.
Elle vient à peine de se lever. — She's only just got up.
à peine sorti du ventre de sa mère — barely out of his mother's belly, [animal] barely out of its mother's belly
c'est à peine si...; c'est à peine si elle m'a dit bonjour — she barely said hello to me
à peine... que; À peine venait-il d'emménager qu'il dut entreprendre des travaux. — He'd only just moved in when he had to start doing building work.
* * *A nf1 ( chagrin) sorrow, grief; avoir de la peine to feel sad ou upset; faire de la peine à qn to hurt sb; ça me fait de la peine de le voir si triste it hurts me to see him so sad; tu leur as fait de la peine en leur disant ça you hurt their feelings when you said that; il faisait peine à voir he looked a sorry sight; cela faisait peine à voir it was sad to see;2 ( effort) effort, trouble; c'est peine perdue it's a waste of effort; en être pour sa peine to waste one's time and effort; se donner de la peine pour faire to go to a lot of trouble to do; se donner or prendre la peine de faire to take the trouble to do; tu pourrais réussir si seulement tu te donnais la peine d'essayer you could succeed if only you tried ou if only you made the effort; il ne s'est même pas donné la peine de nous prévenir he didn't even bother to tell us; il a quand même pris la peine de te remercier/de venir he still took the trouble to thank you/to come; donnez-vous or prenez la peine d'entrer fml please do come in; il n'est pas au bout de ses peines ( dans une situation pénible) his troubles are far from over; ( pour accomplir une tâche) he's still got a long way to go; me voilà au bout de mes peines! ( dans une situation difficile) my troubles are over now; ( en finissant un travail) there, I've finished!; se mettre en peine pour qn to go out of one's way for sb('s sake); ce n'est pas la peine de crier, je ne suis pas sourd there's no need to shout, I'm not deaf; ce n'est pas la peine de te fâcher comme ça! there's no need to get so angry!; est-ce vraiment la peine que je vienne? do I really need to come?; ce n'est pas la peine d'aller voir ce film, il est nul there's no point in going to see that film, it's awful; ce n'est pas la peine qu'il se déplace, le bureau est fermé there's no point in him going, the office is closed; c'était bien la peine que je me donne tant de mal! I went to all that trouble for nothing!; c'est/c'était bien la peine! what's/what was the point!; c'était bien la peine de venir de si loin pour trouver porte close! what was the point of coming all this way to find nobody home!; ça en valait vraiment la peine it was really worth it; ce n'est pas la peine de faire un si long voyage pour un jour it's not worth travellingGB so far just for one day; la pièce vaut la peine d'être vue the play is worth seeing; concentrez vos efforts sur ce qui en vaut la peine concentrate on worthwhile activities; cette idée vaut la peine d'être soumise à qn it's worth ou worthwhile submitting the idea to sb; pour la peine or ta/votre peine ( en récompense) for your trouble; tu m'as bien aidé, pour la peine je t'offre à boire you've been a great help to me, I'll buy you a drink for your trouble; ⇒ suffire;3 ( difficulté) difficulty; sans peine easily; avec peine with difficulty; avoir or éprouver de la peine à faire to have difficulty doing, to find it hard to do; j'ai eu toutes les peines du monde à le persuader/à trouver la maison I had the greatest difficulty (in) persuading him/(in) finding the house; j'ai peine à le croire I find it hard to believe; l'allemand/le jardinage sans peine German/gardening without tears; il n'est pas en peine pour trouver du travail he has no difficulty finding work; être bien en peine de faire to be hard put to do; il serait bien en peine de te prêter de l'argent, il n'a pas un sou he would be hard put to lend you any money, he doesn't have a penny;4 ( punition) gén punishment; Jur penalty, sentence; peine de prison prison sentence; une peine de cinq ans de prison a five-year prison sentence; ‘défense de fumer sous peine d'amende’ ‘no smoking, offenders will be fined’; ‘défense d'entrer sous peine de poursuites’ ‘trespassers will be prosecuted’; sous peine de mort on pain of death; sous peine de décevoir because of the risk of causing disappointment; sous peine de perdre de l'argent at the risk of losing money; pour la or ta peine ( comme punition) as punishment; pour la peine, tu feras la vaisselle as punishment, you'll do the dishes.B à peine loc adv hardly, barely; tu pars déjà, il est à peine cinq heures! you're not leaving already? it's barely five o'clock; il est resté à peine une heure he stayed (for) barely an hour; on a à peine de quoi finir le mois we've barely ou hardly enough to get by on until the end of the month; une allusion à peine voilée a thinly veiled allusion; il gagne à peine 5 euros de l'heure he barely earns 5 euros an hour; c'est à peine si je l'ai reconnu I hardly recognized him; il a à peine touché à son assiette he hardly touched his food; il sait à peine lire he can hardly read; il tenait à peine debout he could hardly stand; c'est à peine si elle dit bonjour/répond quand on lui parle she barely says hello/replies if you speak to her; il exagère à peine! he's not really exaggerating!; à peine était-il arrivé or il était à peine arrivé qu'il pensait déjà à repartir no sooner had he arrived than he was thinking of leaving again; ‘je t'assure que je n'étais pas au courant’-‘à peine○!’ ( exprimant l'incrédulité) ‘I tell you I didn't know about it’-‘I don't believe it!’, ‘I don't buy that○!’peine capitale Jur capital punishment; condamné à la peine capitale sentenced to death; peine de cœur heartache ¢; il a des peines de cœur his heart is aching; peine correctionnelle Jur penalty of two months to five years imprisonment; peine criminelle sentence for serious crime; peine incompressible Jur prison term with no provision for remission; peine de mort Jur death penalty; peine de police Jur penalty of one day to two months imprisonment; peine de substitution Jur alternative sentence.[pɛn] nom fémininA.peine correctionnelleimprisonment for between two months and five years, or a finela peine de mort capital punishment, the death penaltyB.1. [tourment, inquiétude] troubleavoir de la peine to be sad ou upsetC.ce n'est pas la peine it's not worth it, it's pointlessce n'est pas la peine de tout récrire/que tu y ailles there's no point writing it all out again/your goingc'était bien la peine que je mette une cravate! (ironique) it was a real waste of time putting a ou my tie on!ne pas épargner ou ménager sa peine to spare no effortpeine perdue: n'essaie pas de le convaincre, c'est peine perdue don't try to persuade him, it's a waste of time ou you'd be wasting your breath2. [difficulté]elle a eu toutes les peines du monde à venir à la réunion she had a terrible time ou the devil's own job getting to the meetingêtre (bien) en peine de: je serais bien en peine de vous l'expliquer I'd have a hard job explaining it to you, I wouldn't really know how to explain it to youn'être pas en peine pour (soutenu) : je ne suis pas en peine pour y aller it's no trouble for me to get there, I'll have no problem getting there————————à peine locution adverbialej'arrive à peine à soulever mon sac I can hardly ou barely lift my bagelle sait à peine lire she can hardly ou barely read2. [tout juste] barelyil y a à peine une semaine/deux heures not quite a week/two hours ago, barely a week/two hours agoelle gagne à peine de quoi payer son loyer she barely earns enough ou she only just earns enough to pay her rent3. [à l'instant] just4. [aussitôt]à peine guérie, elle a repris le travail no sooner had she recovered than she went back to workà peine... que: à peine était-elle couchée que le téléphone se mit à sonner no sooner had she gone to bed than ou she'd only just gone to bed when the phone rangavec peine locution adverbiale1. [difficilement] with difficulty2. (soutenu) [à regret]————————sans peine locution adverbiale————————sous peine de locution prépositionnelle‘défense de fumer sous peine d'amende’ ‘smokers will be prosecuted’The death penalty was abolished in France in 1981. -
17 inútil
adj.useless, needless, pointless, unnecessary.f. & m.lame duck, prat, ineffectual person, sad pack.* * *► adjetivo1 (gen) useless2 (intento) vain, futile3 MEDICINA disabled4 MILITAR unfit\es inútil que + subjuntivo there is no point in + gerund* * *adj.* * *1. ADJ1) (=vano) [intento, esfuerzo] unsuccessful, fruitlesslo intenté todo, pero fue inútil — I tried everything, but it was no use o useless
es inútil que usted proteste — it's no good o use you protesting, there's no point in protesting
2) (=inepto) useless *, hopeless *3) (=inválido) disabled4) (=inservible) useless5) (Mil) unfit2.SMF¡tu hermana es una inútil! — your sister is useless o hopeless! *
* * *I1)a) <esfuerzo/papeleo> uselesstodo fue inútil — it was all useless o in vain
b) < trasto> useless2)a) ( incompetente) uselessb) (Mil) ( no apto) unfitc) (Med) disabledIImasculino y femenino* * *= futile, useless, deadwood [dead wood], helpless, ineffectual, inutile, wasteful, good-for-nothing, vain [vainer -comp., vainest -sup.], duffer, toothless, ineffective.Ex. To describe discursively all that an imaginatively successful scene in fiction or drama or poem says, means and is would be futile.Ex. Numerous titles which have to be entered under the title, as you prescribed are completely useless.Ex. Ostensibly, the maneuver was accomplished to curb patronage abuses and make it easier to dismiss deadwood employees in the long run.Ex. In imposing penalties for book stealing libraries are particularly helpless.Ex. A perusal of book reviews shows that many parental figures fall into one of two categories -- ineffectual or antagonistic.Ex. However, only certain philosophies are deemed relevant to social scientific inquiry; linguistic theory & deconstructionism are identified as inutile.Ex. It is thus uneconomical and wasteful of space in the catalogue to provide entries for documents under all synonymous subject headings.Ex. He was a shiftless, good-for-nothing man and his shrewish wife was constantly importuning him.Ex. Some users hope that market forces will force some of the smaller hosts out of the marketplace, but with cheaper telecommunications and computing technology this seems something of a vain hope.Ex. Plus, no matter what she did to stop people from picking on her she always ended up being called a duffer.Ex. This is what happens when a company does not listen to their customers, you end up with a toothless and ineffective policy.Ex. Too often US library professionals have difficulty 'code switching' in order to accommodate the foreign students' needs and resort to familiar but ineffective patterns.----* algo inútil = a dead dog.* cosa inútil = dead horse.* misión inútil = fool's errand.* ser inútil = fire + blanks.* * *I1)a) <esfuerzo/papeleo> uselesstodo fue inútil — it was all useless o in vain
b) < trasto> useless2)a) ( incompetente) uselessb) (Mil) ( no apto) unfitc) (Med) disabledIImasculino y femenino* * *= futile, useless, deadwood [dead wood], helpless, ineffectual, inutile, wasteful, good-for-nothing, vain [vainer -comp., vainest -sup.], duffer, toothless, ineffective.Ex: To describe discursively all that an imaginatively successful scene in fiction or drama or poem says, means and is would be futile.
Ex: Numerous titles which have to be entered under the title, as you prescribed are completely useless.Ex: Ostensibly, the maneuver was accomplished to curb patronage abuses and make it easier to dismiss deadwood employees in the long run.Ex: In imposing penalties for book stealing libraries are particularly helpless.Ex: A perusal of book reviews shows that many parental figures fall into one of two categories -- ineffectual or antagonistic.Ex: However, only certain philosophies are deemed relevant to social scientific inquiry; linguistic theory & deconstructionism are identified as inutile.Ex: It is thus uneconomical and wasteful of space in the catalogue to provide entries for documents under all synonymous subject headings.Ex: He was a shiftless, good-for-nothing man and his shrewish wife was constantly importuning him.Ex: Some users hope that market forces will force some of the smaller hosts out of the marketplace, but with cheaper telecommunications and computing technology this seems something of a vain hope.Ex: Plus, no matter what she did to stop people from picking on her she always ended up being called a duffer.Ex: This is what happens when a company does not listen to their customers, you end up with a toothless and ineffective policy.Ex: Too often US library professionals have difficulty 'code switching' in order to accommodate the foreign students' needs and resort to familiar but ineffective patterns.* algo inútil = a dead dog.* cosa inútil = dead horse.* misión inútil = fool's errand.* ser inútil = fire + blanks.* * *A1 ‹esfuerzo/papeleo› uselesses inútil, no lo vas a convencer it's useless o you're wasting your time, you won't convince himtodo fue inútil it was all futile o useless o in vaines inútil que insistas there's no point (in) insistinges inútil que trates de hacerlo entender it's pointless trying to make him understand, there's no point trying to make him understand2 ‹trasto› uselessB1 (incompetente) useless3 ( Med) disabledquedó inútil después del accidente the accident left him disabledes un inútil he's useless* * *
inútil adjetivo
useless;
■ sustantivo masculino y femenino: es un inútil he's useless
inútil
I adjetivo
1 (sin utilidad) useless
(sin resultado) vain, pointless
2 Mil unfit (for service)
II mf fam good-for-nothing
' inútil' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
chisme
- desperdicio
- gasto
- lindeza
- pegote
- trasto
- vana
- vano
- cachivache
- calamidad
- incapaz
- inservible
- insistir
English:
breath
- dead loss
- dead weight
- dead wood
- dud
- futile
- gesture
- good-for-nothing
- helpless
- lemon
- render
- unhelpful
- unnecessary
- use
- useless
- vain
- which
- white elephant
- wild-goose chase
- hopeless
- incapable
- pointless
- waste
* * *♦ adj1. [objeto] useless;[intento, esfuerzo] unsuccessful, vain;sus intentos resultaron inútiles his attempts were unsuccessful o in vain;es inútil, ya es demasiado tarde there's no point, it's too late;es inútil que lo esperes, se ha ido para siempre there's no point in waiting for him, he's gone for good2. [inválido] disabled;le dieron la baja por inútil he was allowed to take disability leave;quedó inútil tras el accidente she was disabled as a result of the accident3. [no apto] unfit;fue declarado inútil para el servicio militar he was declared unfit for military service♦ nmfhopeless case, useless person;es un inútil he's useless o hopeless* * *I adj1 useless2 MIL unfitII m/f:es un inútil he’s useless* * *inútil adjinservible: useless♦ inútilmente advinútil nmf: good-for-nothing* * *inútil1 adj1. (que no sirve para nada) useless2. (que no vale la pena) pointlessinútil2 n -
18 waste
[weɪst] nhe's a total \waste of space, that man ( fam) der Mann ist zu nichts zu gebrauchen;what a \waste! was für eine Verschwendung!;to be a \waste of effort vergeudete Mühe sein;it's a \waste of energy/ money es ist Energie-/Geldverschwendung;to lay \waste to the land das Land verwüsten;\waste of resources Verschwendung [o Vergeudung] von Ressourcen;\waste of time Zeitverschwendung f, Zeitvergeudung ftoxic \waste Giftmüll m;to go to \waste verkommen, verderben;to let sth go to \waste etw verderben lassen;to recycle \waste Müll recyceln1) ( misuse)to \waste sth etw verschwenden [o vergeuden];don't \waste your money on me, love verschwende dein Geld nicht an mich, Liebling;don't \waste my time! stiehl mir nicht meine wertvolle Zeit!;you are wasting your time here! das ist reine Zeitverschwendung!;to \waste one's breath sich dat seine Worte sparen können;to \waste no time keine Zeit verlieren;to not \waste words nicht viele Worte machen [o verlieren];PHRASES: -
19 save
I
1. seiv verb1) (to rescue or bring out of danger: He saved his friend from drowning; The house was burnt but he saved the pictures.) salvar, rescatar2) (to keep (money etc) for future use: He's saving (his money) to buy a bicycle; They're saving for a house.) ahorrar, guardar, economizar3) (to prevent the using or wasting of (money, time, energy etc): Frozen foods save a lot of trouble; I'll telephone and that will save me writing a letter.) ahorrar4) (in football etc, to prevent the opposing team from scoring a goal: The goalkeeper saved six goals.) parar, impedir que se marque un gol5) (to free from the power of sin and evil.) salvar6) (to keep data in the computer.) guardar, archivar
2. noun((in football etc) an act of preventing the opposing team from scoring a goal.) parada- saver- saving
- savings
- saviour
- saving grace
- savings account
- savings bank
- save up
II seiv preposition, conjunction(except: All save him had gone; We have no news save that the ship reached port safely.) exceptosave vb1. salvar2. ahorrar3. guardar4. guardar / archivar5. evitar6. parartr[seɪv]■ you saved my life! ¡me has salvado la vida!2 SMALLRELIGION/SMALL salvar3 (not spend - money) ahorrar■ I've saved $200 towards my holidays he ahorrado $200 para las vacaciones4 (not waste - fuel, work, money) ahorrar; (time) ahorrar, ahorrarse, ganar5 (keep, put by - food, strength) guardar, reservar; (- stamps) coleccionar6 (avoid) evitar, ahorrar■ it saved us a lot of trouble nos evitó muchas molestias, nos ahorró muchas molestias7 SMALLSPORT/SMALL (goal) parar8 SMALLCOMPUTING/SMALL guardar, archivar1 (not spend) ahorrar (up, -)2 SMALLRELIGION/SMALL salvar1 SMALLSPORT/SMALL parada1 formal use (except) salvo, excepto\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLGod save the Queen Dios salve a la Reinato save somebody's bacon salvarle el pellejo a alguiento save face salvar las aparienciasto save one's breath no gastar salivato save one's hide/neck/skin salvar el pellejoto save the day salvar la situación1) rescue: salvar, rescatar2) preserve: preservar, conservar3) keep: guardar, ahorrar (dinero), almacenar (alimentos)save prepexcept: salvo, excepto, menosconj.• a no ser que conj.prep.• excepto prep.• salvo prep.v.• ahorrar v.• economizar v.• escasear v.• guardar v.• libertar v.• salvar v.
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1. seɪv1)a) (rescue, preserve) \<\<job/reputation/marriage\>\> salvarrescue workers saved 20 people — los trabajadores del servicio de salvamento rescataron a 20 personas
to save something/somebody FROM something/-ING — salvar algo/a alguien de algo/ + inf
to save somebody from herself/himself — impedir* que alguien siga haciéndose daño
God save the King/Queen! — Dios salve or guarde al Rey/a la Reina!
to save one's bacon o neck o skin — (colloq) salvar el pellejo (fam)
b) ( redeem) \<\<soul/sinner\>\> salvar, redimir2)a) ( be economical with) \<\<money/fuel/space/time\>\> ahorrarb) (spare, avoid) \<\<trouble/expense/embarrassment\>\> ahorrar, evitarto save (somebody) something/-ING: drip-drying the shirts saves ironing them si dejas escurrir las camisas, te evitas or te ahorras tener que plancharlas; it will save you a journey — te ahorrarás un viaje
3)a) (keep, put aside) guardar; \<\<money\>\> ahorrardon't eat it now; save it for later — no te lo comas ahora; déjalo para luego
to save oneself for somebody/something — reservarse para alguien/algo
to save one's energy/strength — guardarse las energías/las fuerzas
to save one's breath — (colloq) no gastar saliva (fam)
b) ( Comput) guardar, almacenar4) ( Sport) \<\<shot/penalty\>\> salvar
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vi ahorrarPhrasal Verbs:- save up
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preposition (frml)a) ( apart from)save (for) — salvo, excepto, con excepción de
b)he would have died, save for the fact that... — se habría muerto, si no hubiera sido porque... or de no haber sido porque...
I [seɪv]1. VT1) (=rescue) [+ person in danger] rescatar, salvar; [+ lives, jobs] salvar; (Rel) [+ soul] salvarfirefighters were unable to save the children — los bomberos no pudieron rescatar or salvar a los niños
they accepted a pay cut to save their jobs — han aceptado una reducción de sueldo para salvar sus puestos de trabajo
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to save the day or the situation, reinforcements sent by the Allies saved the day — los refuerzos que enviaron los Aliados los sacaron del apuro•
to save sth/sb from sth/doing sth, he saved the company from bankruptcy — salvó a la empresa de la bancarrotahe saved me from falling/drowning — me salvó de caerme/de morir ahogado, impidió que me cayera/que muriera ahogado
you have to save these people from themselves — tienes que salvar a esta gente del daño de sus propias acciones
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I put out a hand to save myself — estiré el brazo y me agarré con la mano para salvarme de una caída- save one's bacon or one's own skin- save sb's ass or butt2) (=preserve, conserve)•
to save o.s. for sth — reservarse para algo•
God save the Queen! — ¡Dios salve or guarde a la Reina!•
to save one's strength (for sth) — conservar or reservar (las) fuerzas (para algo)to save sb sth, to save sth for sb — guardar algo a algn
he saved the best till last, scoring two goals in the final ten minutes — guardó lo mejor para el final, marcando dos goles en los últimos diez minutos
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if you save six tokens you get a free book — si junta or reúne seis vales, recibirá un libro gratis4) (=not spend) [+ time] ahorrar, ganar; [+ money] ahorrar; [+ trouble] evitar, ahorrarwe did it to save time — lo hicimos para ahorrar or ganar tiempo
it saved us a lot of trouble — nos evitó or ahorró muchas molestias
that way you save £10 — así (te) ahorras 10 libras
it saves fuel — economiza or ahorra combustible
to save sb (from) sth/doing sth: it saves me (from) having to make a decision — me ahorra or evita tener que tomar una decisión
I'll take him, it'll save you the journey — yo lo llevaré, así te ahorras or evitas el viaje
5) (Sport) [+ penalty, shot] parar•
to save a goal — hacer una parada, parar un disparo a gol6) (Comput) archivar, guardar2. VI1) (also: save up) ahorrar•
he's saving for a new bike — está ahorrando (dinero) para (comprarse) una bici nueva2) (=economize)•
to save on sth, to save on petrol — ahorrar gasolina3) (US) (=keep) [food] conservarse, aguantar *3.N (Sport) parada fSAVE THE CHILDREN•
to make a save — hacer una parada
Save the Children es una organización benéfica fundada en el Reino Unido en 1919 para ayudar a los niños que sufrieron las secuelas de la Revolución Rusa y de la Segunda Guerra Mundial. Hoy en día se dedica a ofrecer ayuda de emergencia a los niños de todo el mundo que sufren de inanición o son víctimas de los efectos de guerras y desastres naturales y desarrolla proyectos a largo plazo para mejorar la higiene, la nutrición y la educación, además de luchar para que los gobiernos den prioridad a los derechos de los niños.
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[seɪv]PREP liter salvoall save one — todos excepto or menos uno
save that... — excepto que...
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1. [seɪv]1)a) (rescue, preserve) \<\<job/reputation/marriage\>\> salvarrescue workers saved 20 people — los trabajadores del servicio de salvamento rescataron a 20 personas
to save something/somebody FROM something/-ING — salvar algo/a alguien de algo/ + inf
to save somebody from herself/himself — impedir* que alguien siga haciéndose daño
God save the King/Queen! — Dios salve or guarde al Rey/a la Reina!
to save one's bacon o neck o skin — (colloq) salvar el pellejo (fam)
b) ( redeem) \<\<soul/sinner\>\> salvar, redimir2)a) ( be economical with) \<\<money/fuel/space/time\>\> ahorrarb) (spare, avoid) \<\<trouble/expense/embarrassment\>\> ahorrar, evitarto save (somebody) something/-ING: drip-drying the shirts saves ironing them si dejas escurrir las camisas, te evitas or te ahorras tener que plancharlas; it will save you a journey — te ahorrarás un viaje
3)a) (keep, put aside) guardar; \<\<money\>\> ahorrardon't eat it now; save it for later — no te lo comas ahora; déjalo para luego
to save oneself for somebody/something — reservarse para alguien/algo
to save one's energy/strength — guardarse las energías/las fuerzas
to save one's breath — (colloq) no gastar saliva (fam)
b) ( Comput) guardar, almacenar4) ( Sport) \<\<shot/penalty\>\> salvar
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vi ahorrarPhrasal Verbs:- save up
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preposition (frml)a) ( apart from)save (for) — salvo, excepto, con excepción de
b)he would have died, save for the fact that... — se habría muerto, si no hubiera sido porque... or de no haber sido porque...
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waste, squander* * *sprecare v.tr. to waste; ( scialacquare) to squander, to fritter away: sprecare il proprio denaro per qlco., to waste (o to squander) one's money on sthg., on doing sthg.; sprecare il tempo, to waste time; sprecare il fiato, to waste one's breath; non bisogna sprecare il pane, la carta, you shouldn't waste bread, paper; hai sprecato una buona occasione, you've wasted a good opportunity.◘ sprecarsi v.intr.pron.1 ( disperdere le proprie energie) to waste one's energy2 (iron.) to strain oneself, to put* oneself out: ti sei proprio sprecato a fargli questo regalino, you really put yourself out to give him this present; non si spreca a telefonarmi, he doesn't bother to telephone me.* * *[spre'kare]1. vt(gen), fig to waste, (denaro) to waste, squander2. vip (sprecarsi)(persona) to waste one's energynon sprecarti! — (iro : non affaticarti) don't strain yourself!
* * *[spre'kare] 1.verbo transitivo to waste [cibo, soldi]; to squander [ forze]; to waste, to squander [tempo, talento]2.••* * *sprecare/spre'kare/ [1]to waste [cibo, soldi]; to squander [ forze]; to waste, to squander [tempo, talento]II sprecarsi verbo pronominaleiron. non si è certo sprecato a studiare! he certainly didn't waste time studying! si è sprecato con questo regalo! he set himself back with this present!sprecare il fiato to waste one's breath.
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waste one's breath — speak pointlessly without the desired results He is very stubborn and you are wasting your breath to try and argue with him … Idioms and examples
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