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1 fritter away
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2 fritter away one's energies
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3 fritter
I nounII transitive verbapple/sausage fritters — Apfelstücke/Würstchen in Pfannkuchenteig
fritter away — vergeuden; verplempern (ugs.)
* * *['fritə]((often with away) to throw away or waste gradually: He frittered (away) all his money on gambling.) verplempern* * *frit·ter[ˈfrɪtəʳ, AM -t̬ɚ]apple/corn \fritters ausgebackene Apfelscheiben [o ÖSTERR gebackene Mäuse] /überbackener Mais [o SCHWEIZ Apfelküchli] ntII. vt* * *I ['frɪtə(r)]vt (Brit)money, time vertun (inf), vergeuden, verplempern (inf) IIn (COOK)Beignet m, Schmalzgebackenes nt no pl mit Füllung* * *fritter [ˈfrıtə(r)]A v/t1. meist fritter away sein Geld, eine Gelegenheit, seine Zeit vertun, seine Zeit vertrödeln, sein Geld, seine Kräfte vergeuden2. a) zerfetzen, in Fetzen reißenB s1. a) Fetzen mb) (schmaler) Streifen2. GASTR Beignet m (Schmalzgebäck mit Füllung)* * *I nounII transitive verbapple/sausage fritters — Apfelstücke/Würstchen in Pfannkuchenteig
fritter away — vergeuden; verplempern (ugs.)
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4 fritter
frit·ter [ʼfrɪtəʳ, Am -t̬ɚ] nFettgebackenes nt (mit Obst-/ Gemüsefüllung);to \fritter away <-> sth etw vergeuden; money etw verschleudern; -
5 dissipate
transitive verb1) (dispel) auflösen [Nebel, Dunst]; zerstreuen [Befürchtungen, Zweifel]2) (fritter away) vergeuden; durchbringen [Vermögen, Erbschaft]* * *dis·si·pate[ˈdɪsɪpeɪt]I. viII. vt▪ to \dissipate sth1. (disperse) oil spill etw auflösen2. (squander) etw verschwenden* * *['dIsIpeɪt]1. vt2) energy, efforts verschwenden, vergeuden; fortune verschwenden2. vi(clouds, fog) sich auflösen; (crowd, doubts, fear also) sich zerstreuen; (tension) sich lösen* * *dissipate [ˈdısıpeıt]A v/t2. den Nebel zerteilen3. jemandes Sorgen etc zerstreuen, verscheuchen, vertreiben4. seine Kräfte verzetteln, vergeuden:dissipate one’s energies seine Kräfte oder sich verzetteln5. ein Vermögen etc durchbringen, verprassen, verschwenden6. PHYSa) Hitze ableitenb) mechanische Energie etc dissipieren, in Wärmeenergie umwandelnB v/i1. sich zerstreuen (auch fig)2. sich zerteilen (Nebel)3. ein ausschweifendes oder zügelloses Leben führen* * *transitive verb1) (dispel) auflösen [Nebel, Dunst]; zerstreuen [Befürchtungen, Zweifel]2) (fritter away) vergeuden; durchbringen [Vermögen, Erbschaft]* * *v.ableiten v.sich zerstreuen v.sich zerteilen v.verbrauchen v.vergeuden v.verschwenden v.verzetteln v.zersplittern v.zerstreuen v.zerteilen v. -
6 fribble
fribble [ˈfrıbl]B v/i trödeln, in den Tag hinein leben
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