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1 squander
['skwɒndə(r)]verbo transitivo dilapidare, sperperare [ money] (on in); sprecare [opportunities, talents, resources, time]; sciupare [youth, health]* * *['skwondə](to waste: He squandered all his money on gambling.) dilapidare, sperperare* * *['skwɒndə(r)]verbo transitivo dilapidare, sperperare [ money] (on in); sprecare [opportunities, talents, resources, time]; sciupare [youth, health] -
2 squander squan·der vt
['skwɒndə(r)](money) sperperare, dissipare, scialacquare, (time, opportunity) sprecare, perdere -
3 (to) squander
(to) squander /ˈskwɒndə(r)/v. t.dissipare; dilapidare; sperperare; sprecare; sciupare; scialacquare: to squander a fortune on gambling, sperperare una fortuna al giocosquanderern.dissipatore; dilapidatore; sperperatore; sprecone; scialacquatoresquanderingn. [u]dissipazione; dilapidazione; sperpero; spreco; sciupio; scialacquio. -
4 (to) squander
(to) squander /ˈskwɒndə(r)/v. t.dissipare; dilapidare; sperperare; sprecare; sciupare; scialacquare: to squander a fortune on gambling, sperperare una fortuna al giocosquanderern.dissipatore; dilapidatore; sperperatore; sprecone; scialacquatoresquanderingn. [u]dissipazione; dilapidazione; sperpero; spreco; sciupio; scialacquio. -
5 waste
I 1. [weɪst]1) U (of food, energy) spreco m.to let sth. go to waste — sprecare qcs
3) (wasteland) deserto m., landa f.2.1) (wilderness) terre f. incolte2) AE (detritus) scarti m., rifiuti m.3.1) (discarded) [food, heat, energy] sprecato; [ water] di scolowaste materials o matter materiale di scarto, scarti; waste products — ind. prodotti di scarto; fisiol. med. materiali di rifiuto
3)II 1. [weɪst]to lay waste (to) — devastare, distruggere
1) (squander) sciupare, sprecare [food, energy, money, talents]; perdere [ time]; esaurire [ strength]2) (make weaker) indebolire [person, limb]3) AE colloq. ammazzare, fare fuori2.verbo intransitivo consumarsi••waste not want not — prov. il risparmio è il miglior guadagno
* * *[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.) sprecare2. noun1) (material which is or has been made useless: industrial waste from the factories; ( also adjective) waste material.) scarto; di scarto2) ((the) act of wasting: That was a waste of an opportunity.) spreco, perdita3) (a huge stretch of unused or infertile land, or of water, desert, ice etc: the Arctic wastes.) (terreno incolto/desolato)•- wastage- wasteful
- wastefully
- wastefulness
- waste paper
- wastepaper basket
- waste pipe
- waste away* * *I 1. [weɪst]1) U (of food, energy) spreco m.to let sth. go to waste — sprecare qcs
3) (wasteland) deserto m., landa f.2.1) (wilderness) terre f. incolte2) AE (detritus) scarti m., rifiuti m.3.1) (discarded) [food, heat, energy] sprecato; [ water] di scolowaste materials o matter materiale di scarto, scarti; waste products — ind. prodotti di scarto; fisiol. med. materiali di rifiuto
3)II 1. [weɪst]to lay waste (to) — devastare, distruggere
1) (squander) sciupare, sprecare [food, energy, money, talents]; perdere [ time]; esaurire [ strength]2) (make weaker) indebolire [person, limb]3) AE colloq. ammazzare, fare fuori2.verbo intransitivo consumarsi••waste not want not — prov. il risparmio è il miglior guadagno
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6 chuck away
chuck [sth.] away, chuck away [sth.]2) (squander) buttare via, lasciarsi sfuggire [ chance]; buttare via, sprecare [ money]; sprecare [ life]* * *chuck [sth.] away, chuck away [sth.]2) (squander) buttare via, lasciarsi sfuggire [ chance]; buttare via, sprecare [ money]; sprecare [ life] -
7 squanderer
['skwɒndərə(r)]nome scialacquatore m. (-trice), sperperatore m. (-trice)* * *squanderer► to squander* * *['skwɒndərə(r)]nome scialacquatore m. (-trice), sperperatore m. (-trice) -
8 squandering
squandering► to squander
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squander — squan‧der [ˈskwɒndə ǁ ˈskwɑːndər] verb [transitive] to spend money or use your time carelessly on things that are not useful: • The bank squandered $500 million playing the U.S. bond market. squander something on something • He squandered the… … Financial and business terms
Squander — Squan der (skw[o^]n d[ e]r), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Squandered} ( d[ e]rd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Squandering}.] [Cf. Scot. squatter to splash water about, to scatter, to squander, Prov. E. swatter, Dan. sqvatte, Sw. sqv[ a]tta to squirt, sqv[ a]ttra to … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
squander — 1580s (implied in squandering), to spend recklessly or prodigiously, of unknown origin; Shakespeare used it 1593 in Merchant of Venice with a sense of to be scattered over a wide area. Squander bug, a British symbol of reckless extravagance and… … Etymology dictionary
squander — [skwän′dər] vt. [prob. a specialized use of dial. squander, to scatter, popularized after Shakespeare s Merchant of Venice, I, iii, 22] to spend or use wastefully or extravagantly vi. to be wasteful or extravagant n. Rare a squandering;… … English World dictionary
Squander — Squan der, n. The act of squandering; waste. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Squander — Squan der, v. i. 1. To spend lavishly; to be wasteful. [1913 Webster] They often squandered, but they never gave. Savage. [1913 Webster] 2. To wander at random; to scatter. [R.] [1913 Webster] The wise man s folly is anatomized Even by… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
squander — index consume, lose (be deprived of), misemploy, mishandle (mismanage), overdraw Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. B … Law dictionary
squander — vb *waste, dissipate, fritter, consume Analogous words: *scatter, disperse, dissipate, dispel: *spend, expend, disburse … New Dictionary of Synonyms
squander — [v] fritter away, use up be prodigal with, be wasteful, blow*, cash out*, consume, dissipate, expend, frivol, frivol away, go through, lavish, misspend, misuse, prodigalize, put out*, run through, scatter, spend, spend like water*, spring for*,… … New thesaurus
squander — ► VERB ▪ waste in a reckless or foolish manner. ORIGIN of unknown origin … English terms dictionary
squander — v. (D; tr.) to squander on (to squander a fortune on bad investments) * * * [ skwɒndə] (D; tr.) to squander on (to squander a fortune on bad investments) … Combinatory dictionary