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1 squander a chance
■ Eine große Torchance vergeben. -
2 vergeuden
v/t waste; (Geld, Zeit) auch squander* * *to misspend; to waste; to squander; to spend; to fritter* * *ver|geu|den [fɛɐ'gɔydn] ptp vergeudetvtto waste; Geld, Talente auch to squander* * *1) (to waste: He squandered all his money on gambling.) squander2) (to lose through lack of care, concern etc: Don't throw your chance of promotion away by being careless.) throw away* * *ver·geu·den *[fɛɐ̯ˈgɔydn̩]vt* * *transitives Verb waste; squander, waste < money>* * ** * *transitives Verb waste; squander, waste < money>* * *v.to dissipate v.to scatter v.to waste v. -
3 verspielen
I v/t (Geld etc., auch fig. Glück etc.) gamble away; (beim Glücksspiel verlieren) gamble away, lose; den Tag etc. verspielen spend the day etc. gambling* * *ver|spie|len ptp verspielt1. vt (lit, fig)Geld, Chancen, Zukunft to gamble away; Vorteile to bargain away; Vertrauen, Glaubwürdigkeit to loseden ganzen Abend verspíélen — to spend the whole evening playing
allen Kredit verspíélen (fig) — to lose all credibility
2. vi (fig)jetzt hast du verspielt — it's all up with you now (esp Brit inf), you've had it now (inf)
er hatte bei ihr verspielt — he was finished or he had had it (inf) as far as she was concerned
* * *ver·spie·len *I. vt▪ etw \verspielenII. vi▶ verspielt haben to have had itIII. vr* * *1.transitives Verb gamble away; (fig.): (verwirken) squander, throw away <opportunity, chance>; forfeit <right, credibility, somebody's trust, etc>2.intransitives Verb in3.[bei jemandem] verspielt haben — (ugs.) have had it [so far as somebody is concerned] (coll.)
reflexives Verb play a wrong note/wrong notes* * *den Tag etcverspielen spend the day etc gamblingB. v/i lose;er hat bei mir verspielt umg I’m through with him, I’ve reached my limit with him* * *1.transitives Verb gamble away; (fig.): (verwirken) squander, throw away <opportunity, chance>; forfeit <right, credibility, somebody's trust, etc>2.intransitives Verb in3.[bei jemandem] verspielt haben — (ugs.) have had it [so far as somebody is concerned] (coll.)
reflexives Verb play a wrong note/wrong notes* * *(Geld, Chancen) v.to gamble away (money, chances) expr. -
4 vertun
(unreg.)I v/t (verschwenden) waste; (Chance) give away, pass up; (versäumen) miss; Zeit vertun mit etw. waste time on s.th.* * *ver|tun ptp vertan [fɛɐ'taːn] irreg1. vtto waste2. vr (inf)to make a mistake or slip, to slip up (inf)* * *ver·tun *1. (sich irren)vertu dich nur nicht,... make no mistake,...da gibt es kein V\vertun! there are no two ways about it!II. vt▪ etw \vertun to waste [or squander] sth* * *1.unregelmäßiges transitives Verb waste2.unregelmäßiges reflexives Verb (ugs.) make a slip* * *vertun (irr)Zeit vertun mit etwas waste time on sthB. v/r umg:sich (schwer) vertun make a (big) mistake (bei, mit with)* * *1.unregelmäßiges transitives Verb waste2.unregelmäßiges reflexives Verb (ugs.) make a slip
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