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Общая лексика: Это пустая трата времениУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > It is a waste of breath
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I tried hard for Martha or Dorcas or something sensible - but it was no good - waste of breath. (A. Christie, ‘The Labours of Hercules’, ‘Foreword’) — Я перебрал столько хороших имен - Марта, Доркас, еще с десяток таких же, и ничего не выбрал. Пустая трата времени.
Tyrone (He pours his drink and passes the bottle to Jamie, grumbling): "It'd be a waste of breath mentioning moderation to you." (E. O'Neill, ‘Long Day's Journey into Night’, act II, sc. I) — Тайрон (наливает себе и передает бутылку Джейми, ворча): "Ну а тебе напоминать об умеренности - видно, попусту слова тратить."
But that voice, the tone of that voice, told me that the name Jack Burden didn't mean a damned thing but a waste of breath around there any more. (R. P. Warren, ‘All the King's Men’, ch. X) — Но этот голос, сам тон его показал мне, что имя Джека Бердена теперь ничего здесь не значит, одно лишь сотрясение воздуха.
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пуcтaя тpaтa вpeмeни; coтpяceниe вoздуxa [oбpaзoвaнo пo кoнвepcии oт to waste one's breath)I tried hard for Martha or Dorcas or something sensible - but it was no good - waste of breath (A Christie). Tyrone... It'd be a waste of breath mentioning moderation to you (E. O'Neilt) -
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7 don't\ waste\ your\ breath!
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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 -
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breath n1 ( air taken into lungs) souffle m ; to stop ou pause for breath s'arrêter pour reprendre son souffle ; to get one's breath back reprendre son souffle ; out of breath à bout de souffle ; to be short of breath avoir le souffle court ; to catch one's breath ( breathe) reprendre souffle ; ( gasp) retenir son souffle ; to hold one's breath lit retenir sa respiration ; fig retenir son souffle ; to draw breath reprendre (son) souffle ; he's as kind a man as ever drew breath il n'y a pas plus gentil que lui ; as long as I have breath in my body ou as I draw breath tant que je vivrai ;2 ( air in or leaving mouth) ( with smell) haleine f ; ( visible) respiration f ; sb's hot breath le souffle chaud de qn ; to have bad breath avoir (une) mauvaise haleine ; his breath smells of beer son haleine sent la bière ; I could smell alcohol on his breath je sentais à son haleine qu'il avait bu ;3 ( single act) respiration f ; to take a deep breath respirer profondément or à fond ; take a deep breath! fig assieds-toi ○ ! ; in a single breath sans respirer ; in the same breath dans la foulée ; with one's last ou dying breath dans son dernier soupir ; to draw one's last breath rendre son dernier soupir ;4 (of air, wind) a breath of un souffle de ; to go out for a breath of (fresh) air sortir prendre l'air ; sb/sth is like a breath of fresh air qn/qch est une vraie bouffée de fraîcheur ; the first breath of spring le premier signe du printemps ;don't hold your breath ○ ! ce n'est pas demain la veille ○ ! ; to take sb's breath away couper le souffle à qn ; save your breath ○, don't waste your breath ○ ne gaspille pas ta salive ○ ; it's the breath of life to him c'est toute sa vie ; to say sth under one's breath dire qch à voix basse ; to laugh under one's breath rire sous cape. -
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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. -
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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. -
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[breθ]n1) дыхание, вдох, вздохI am short of breath. — Мне не хватать воздуха.
It is a waste of breath. — Это пустая трата сил.
He got his second breath. — У него открылось второе дыхание.
They are not to be mentioned in the same breath. — Их нельзя ставить на одну доску. /Их нельзя сравнивать.
The breath of slander never touched him. — Его никогда не касалась клевета.
Our breath was beginning to fail. — Мы начали задыхаться.
We were told to save our breath because the matter had already been decided. — Нам сказали, что говорить об этом нет смысла, так как вопрос уже решен.
- free breath- rythmic breath
- struggling breath
- untroubled breath
- sobbing breath
- painting breath
- breath of air
- first breath of spring
- breath of suspicion
- shortness of breath
- with his last breath
- in the same breath
- with bated breath
- catch one's breath
- take a deep breath
- take breath
- be out of breath
- draw one's last breath
- be short of breath
- hope to the last breath
- lose one's breath
- recover one's breath
- suck in breath
- put out inhale breath
- give smb a little breath
- waste one's breath
- gasp for breath
- run oneself out of breath
- speak under one's breath2) запах- bad breath- tobacco breath
- delicate breath
- offensive breath
- sweet breath of lilies
- sour breath of rotting leaves
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n. 1. хог, хаягдал. There was a lot of \waste floating in the dirty river. Бохирдсон голд зөндөө хог хаягдал урсаж байв. 2. гарз, хохирол. 3. үржил шимгүй газар, цөл. adj. 1. илүү, хэрэггүй. 2. хүнгүй, хоосон, цөл. v. 1. \waste sth (on sb/ sth) үрэх, сүйтгэх. \waste time/ electricity цаг/ цахилгаан үрэх. 2. \waste sth (on sb) дэмий үрэх, үргүй зардал гаргах. waste one`s breath дэмий хашгирах, биеэ зовоох. They won`t listen, so don`t \waste your breath. Тэд үгийг чинь дуулахгүй ээ, бүү дэмий хашгич. waste not, want not дуслыг хураавал далай. waste away турж эцэх. wastebin (also waste-basket) n. хогийн сав. waster, wastrel n. үрэлгэн хүн. wasteful adj. үрэлгэн. a \waste use of energy эрчим хүчийг дэмий үрэх. waste-pipe n. бохирын хоолой. wasting n. эрэмдэг болох, хатангирах. waste-product n. үйлдвэрлэлийн хаягдал. go to waste хаягдал болох. I hate to see all that food going to \waste. Энэ бүх хоол ундыг хог болгон хаяхыг би тэвчихгүй. lay sth waste сүйтгэх, ашиглах аргагүй болгох. land laid \waste by war дайны уршгаар ашиглах аргагүй болон сүйдсэн газар нутаг. -
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[weɪst]1. adj(material) di scarto, (food) avanzato (-a), (land, ground: in city) abbandonato (-a), desolato (-a), (in country) incolto (-a)2. n1) (gen) spreco, (of time) perdita2) (waste material: industrial, chemical etc) scorie fpl, (rubbish) spazzatura, immondizia, rifiuti mplnuclear waste — scorie mpl radioattive
3) (land: often pl) distesa desolata3. vt(gen) sprecare, (time, opportunity) perdere, sprecarewaste not, want not — (Proverb) chi risparmia guadagna
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[weist] v.,n., adj. -v 1. harxhoj kot, çoj dëm; I won't waste my breath trying to., nuk do të rri të harxhoj frymën kot për të..; a wasted life një jetë e shkuar dëm. 2. gërryen, ha dalngadalë, (sëmundja). 3. rrënoj, shkretoj (vendin). 4. amer. zhrg. qëroj, zhduk, vras. 5. humbet, shkon dëm.● waste not want not prov. kursimi të ruan nga skamja /-n 1. harxhim/shpenzim i kotë; shpërdorim, humbje (kohe); go/run to waste shkon dëm; a waste of manpower shpërdorim i fuqisë punëtore; it's a waste of time/of breath kjo është thjesht humbje kohe; kësaj i thonë të harxhosh frymën kot. 2. mbeturina, hedhurina; plehra; nuclear waste mbeturina radioaktive. 3. vend i shkretë; truall bosh. 4. rrënim, shkretim. 5. konsumim i ngadaltë /-adj 1. i humbur, i çuardëm. 2. i tepërt, i papërdorur. 3.i përdorur, i pistë (ujë). 4. e papunuar, djerrë (tokë). 5. i shkretë, i braktisur (vend).● wastebasket [weistbæskit] n. kosh plehrash/letrash● wastebin ['weistbin] n 1. kosh plehrash/letrash. 2. kovë për mbeturinat (në kuzhinë)● waste disposal unit [weist di'spëuzël 'ju:nit] n. makinë grirëse plehrash● wasteful ['weistful] adj 1. prishës, shkapërdar, dorëshpuar (njeri). 2. ek. joekonomik, jorentabël● wasteful expenditure ['weistful ik'spenditshë:, ek-] n. ek. shpenzime të kota● wasteful habits ['weistful 'hæbits] n. shkapërderdhje; natyrë prishëse● wastefully ['weistfuli] adv. me shkapërderdhje, pa kursim, pa e vrarë mendjen● wastepaper ['weistpeipë:] n. letra të hedhura● wastepaper basket ['weistpeipë: 'ba:skit] n. kosh plehrash/letrash/mbeturinash● waste pipe [weist paip] n. qyngj ujërash të zeza* * *i papunuar; harxhoj; mbeturina -
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1. [weıst] n1. растрачивание, ненужная или излишняя трата; расточительствоwhat a waste of energy! - какая пустая /бессмысленная/ трата сил!
to go /to run/ to waste - а) тратиться непроизводительно; б) оставаться неиспользованным; в) идти в отходы
to cut to waste - а) кроить ( ткань) нерасчётливо /неэкономно/; б) сл. напрасно тратить ( время)
2. 1) потери, убыль; ущерб, убыток2) юр. повреждение, порча; небрежное отношение (арендатора к нанятому имуществу и т. п.)3. 1) отходы (тж. waste products); обрезки, обрывки (бумаги и т. п.) выжимки2) концы, обтирочный материал3) текст. угар; очёски; рваньthread /yarn/ waste - путанка, рвань пряжи
4) металлический лом, скрап5) полигр. макулатура; лишние листы ( оставшиеся после изготовления тиража)6) утиль7) мусор; отбросы8) pl сточные воды9) физиол. выделения ( организма)4. 1) износ, изнашивание2) потеря веса, исхудание3) уменьшение (энергии и т. п.); упадок (сил и т. п.)5. 1) пустыня2) пустынное пространствоa waste of waters - пустыня моря; морской простор
6. 1) пустошь, пустырь; бросовая земля2) юр. бесхозная земля7. горн. пустая порода8. геол. материал, уносимый потоком в море2. [weıst] a1. пустынный; незаселённый; невозделанный; непроизводительный, неплодородный; засушливыйto lie waste - быть неиспользованной /невозделанной, необработанной/ ( о земле)
the waste periods of history - образн. бедные событиями исторические периоды
2. опустошённыйto lay waste - опустошать, разорять
to be waste - амер. сл. промотаться, сидеть без денег
3. излишний, ненужный; напрасныйwaste stowage /tonnage/ - мор. неиспользованный тоннаж
4. негодный; бракованныйwaste wood - щепа, отходы древесины
5. тех. отработанный3. [weıst] v1. 1) расточать, растрачивать, непроизводительно расходовать, напрасно тратить (деньги и т. п.); терять (время и т. п.)to waste words /breath/ - говорить на ветер
to waste one's life - прожигать /проводить бесцельно/ жизнь
to be wasted on /upon/ smb. - остаться непонятым, непризнанным, не произвести впечатления на кого-л.
actor wasted on provincial audiences - актёр, загубивший свой талант в провинциальных театрах
2) пропадать попусту; растрачиваться без пользыturn the water off, don't let it waste - закрой кран, чтобы вода зря не текла
3) упускать2. 1) опустошать; разорять; портить; разрушатьRoman legions wasted their country - римские легионы опустошили /разорили/ их страну
2) юр. портить арендованное имущество3. истощаться, иссякать, приходить к концу4. 1) изнурять, истощатьframe wasted by disease - тело, истощённое болезнью
2) чахнуть, умирать (тж. waste away)5. редк. идти, течь ( о времени)6. амер. сл.1) избить до полусмерти2) убить, уничтожить ( человека)7. спорт. терять в весе; сгонять вес ( тренировкой)♢
waste not, want not - посл. ≅ мотовство до нужды доведёт -
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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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v. trans.Devastate, ravage: P. and V. δῃοῦν, τέμνειν (Eur., Hec. 1204), P. κείρειν, ἀδικεῖν, κακουργεῖν.Plunder: P. and V. πορθεῖν, ἐκπορθεῖν, διαπορθεῖν, ἁρπάζειν, ἀναρπάζειν, διαρπάζειν, συλᾶν, λῄζεσθαι, φέρειν, P. ἄγειν καὶ φέρειν, διαφορεῖν, λῃστεύειν, V. πέρθειν, ἐκπέρθειν (also Plat. but rare P.).Make desolate: P. and V. ἐρημοῦν, ἐξερημοῦν.Wear out: P. and V. τρύχειν (only pass. in P.), Ar. and P. ἀποκναίειν, κατατρίβειν, P. ἐκτρυχοῦν, V. τρύειν (pass. also in Plat. but rare P.), Ar. and V. τείρειν, V. γυμνάζειν.Wither, make to pine: P. and V. μαραίνειν, V. ἀμαυροῦν (also Xen. but rare P.), αὐαίνειν, συντήκειν, ἐκτήκειν, Ar. and V. τήκειν; see Wither.Wasted with sickness: V. παρειμένος νόσῳ (Eur., Or. 881).You waste words: V. λόγους ἀναλοῖς (Eur., Med. 325).Wasted are all words of remonstrance: V. περισσοὶ πάντες οὑν μέσῳ λόγοι. (Eur. Med. 819).Squander: P. and V. ἐκχεῖν, V. ἀντλεῖν, διασπείρειν.Waste one's substance: P. οἰκοφθορεῖν (Plat.).Their private means through idleness are wasted and lost in riotous living: V. τὰ δʼ ἐν δόμοις δαπάναισι φροῦδα διαφυγόνθʼ ὑπʼ ἀργίας (Eur., H. F. 591).Let slip, throw away: P. and V. ἀποβάλλειν, P. προΐεσθαι.Waste time: P. χρόνον κατατρίβειν, χρόνον ἐμποιεῖν, or use P. and V. μέλλειν (absol.), χρονίζειν (absol.), Ar. and P. διατρίβειν (absol.), Ar. τριψημερεῖν (absol.); see Delay.They wasted time before it (the town): P. ἄλλως ἐνδιάτριψαν χρόνον περὶ αὐτὴν (Thuc. 2, 18; cp. Ar., Ran. 714).That no time may be wasted in the operations: P. ἵνα μηδεὶς χρόνος ἐγγένηται τοῖς πράγμασι (Dem. 445).Waste one's labour, do more than is necessary: P. περιεργάζεσθαι, V. περισσὰ πράσσειν, περισσὰ δρᾶν.——————adj.Desolate: P. and V. ἐρῆμος.Excessive: P. and V. περισσός (Soph., Ant. 780).They treated the agreement as so much waste paper: P. ἡγοῦντο εἶναι τὴν συγγραφὴν ἄλλως ὕθλον καὶ φλυαρίαν (Dem. 931).——————subs.Desolation: P. and V. ἐρημία, ἡ.This is a foolish waste of breath: V. σκαιόν γε ἀνάλωμα τῆς γλώσσης τόδε (Eur., Supp. 547).Extravagance: P. ἀσωτία, ἡ.Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Waste
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speak uselessly, to no purpose не трать усилия зряDon’t waste your breath trying to make him do it, he won’t change his mind.
См. также в других словарях:
waste your breath — waste (your) breath to say something that is likely to be ignored. You d be wasting your breath reporting it to the police because they don t look for stolen bikes, even expensive ones. Usage notes: often used in the form don t waste your breath … New idioms dictionary
waste your breath — see ↑breath • • • Main Entry: ↑waste * * * waste your ˈbreath idiom to say sth that nobody takes any notice of Main entry: ↑wasteidiom … Useful english dictionary
(a) waste of breath — waste (your) breath to tell or ask someone something although this will have no effect. I could try and persuade her to stay, but it would probably be a waste of breath … New idioms dictionary
don't waste your breath — spoken 1) used for telling someone not to try to persuade someone else, because they will never succeed Don t waste your breath arguing with him. 2) used for telling someone that they should not give advice to a person because that person will… … English dictionary
waste one's breath — {v. phr.} To speak or to argue with no result; do nothing by talking. * /The teacher saw that she was wasting her breath; the children refused to believe her./ * /I know what I want. You re wasting your breath./ … Dictionary of American idioms
waste one's breath — {v. phr.} To speak or to argue with no result; do nothing by talking. * /The teacher saw that she was wasting her breath; the children refused to believe her./ * /I know what I want. You re wasting your breath./ … Dictionary of American idioms
waste breath — waste (your) breath to say something that is likely to be ignored. You d be wasting your breath reporting it to the police because they don t look for stolen bikes, even expensive ones. Usage notes: often used in the form don t waste your breath … New idioms dictionary
breath — W2S3 [breθ] n [: Old English; Origin: brAth] 1.) a) [U] the air that you send out of your lungs when you breathe ▪ Leo could smell the wine on her breath. ▪ Let your breath out slowly. ▪ He s got bad breath (=breath that smells unpleasant) … Dictionary of contemporary English
breath — [ breθ ] noun count or uncount *** the air that goes in and out of your body through your nose or mouth: He could feel her warm breath on his face. His breath smelled strongly of alcohol. a. the act of getting air into your lungs by breathing:… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
waste — waste1 W3S2 [weıst] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(bad use)¦ 2 go to waste 3 be a waste of time/money/effort etc 4¦(unwanted materials)¦ 5 a waste of space 6¦(land)¦ ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [Sense: 1 5; Date: 1200 1300; Origin: WASTE2] [ … Dictionary of contemporary English
breath — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ big, deep, heavy, long, slow ▪ quick, shallow, sharp, short ▪ … Collocations dictionary