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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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Polar body — Polar Po lar, a. [Cf. F. polaire. See {Pole} of the earth.] 1. Of or pertaining to one of the poles of the earth, or of a sphere; situated near, or proceeding from, one of the poles; as, polar regions; polar seas; polar winds. [1913 Webster] 2.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
polar body — n a cell that separates from an oocyte during meiosis: a) one containing a nucleus produced in the first meiotic division called also first polar body b) one containing a nucleus produced in the second meiotic division called also second polar… … Medical dictionary
polar body — polar body. См. полярное тельце. (Источник: «Англо русский толковый словарь генетических терминов». Арефьев В.А., Лисовенко Л.А., Москва: Изд во ВНИРО, 1995 г.) … Молекулярная биология и генетика. Толковый словарь.
polar body — n. a minute cell cast off when a primary oocyte undergoes meiotic division to produce a secondary oocyte and again when the secondary oocyte divides to produce an ovum … English World dictionary
Polar body — A polar body is a cell structure found inside an ovum. Both animal and plant ova possess it. Asymmetrical cell division (cytokinesis) leads to the production of polar bodies during oogenesis. To conserve nutrients, the majority of cytoplasm is… … Wikipedia
polar body — In animals each meiotic division of the oocyte leads to the formation of one large cell (the egg) and a small polar body as the other cell. Polar body formation is a consequence of the very eccentric position of the nucleus and the spindle … Dictionary of molecular biology
polar body — noun Date: 1888 a cell that separates from an oocyte during meiosis and that contains a nucleus produced in the first or second meiotic division and very little cytoplasm … New Collegiate Dictionary
polar body — A minute, functionless cell produced and discarded during the development of an oocyte … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
polar body — Cell Biol. one of the minute cells arising from the unequal meiotic divisions of the ovum at or near the time of fertilization. [1885 90] * * * … Universalium
polar body — noun One of the small cells that are by products of the meiosis that forms an egg … Wiktionary
polar body — noun Biology each of the small cells which bud off from an oocyte at the two meiotic divisions and do not develop into ova … English new terms dictionary