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1 Sahara
Sahara /sa'ara/ sustantivo masculino:
Sahara sustantivo masculino Sahara ' Sahara' also found in these entries: English: Saharatr[sə'hɑːrə]1 Sáhara nombre masculino\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLWestern Sahara Sáhara Occidentalsə'hærə, sə'hɑːrəthe Sahara — el Sahara or (Esp) el Sáhara
[sǝ'hɑːrǝ]N Sáhara m* * *[sə'hærə, sə'hɑːrə]the Sahara — el Sahara or (Esp) el Sáhara
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2 desert
I di'zə:t verb1) (to go away from and leave without help etc; to leave or abandon: Why did you desert us?) abandonar2) (to run away, usually from the army: He was shot for trying to desert.) desertar•- deserted- deserter
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II 'dezət noun(an area of barren country, usually hot, dry and sandy, where there is very little rain: Parts of the country are like a desert; (also adjective) desert plants.) desiertodesert n desiertotr['dezət]1 desierto\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLdesert island isla desierta————————tr[dɪ'zɜːt]2 (quality, attribute) abandonar1 SMALLMILITARY/SMALL desertardesert [di'zərt] vt: abandonar (una persona o un lugar), desertar de (una causa, etc.)desert vi: desertardesert ['dɛzərt] adj: desiertoa desert island: una isla desiertadesert n1) ['dɛzərt] : desierto m (en geografía)n.• desierto s.m.• despoblado s.m.• yermo s.m.v.• abandonar v.• dejar v.• desamparar v.• desertar v.
I 'dezərt, 'dezət
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1. dɪ'zɜːrt, dɪ'zɜːta) (frml) \<\<place\>\> abandonar, huir* deb) \<\<family\>\> abandonar; \<\<cause\>\> desertar de
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vi ( Mil) desertar
I ['dezǝt]1.N desierto m2.CPD [climate, region] desértico; [tribe, people] del desiertodesert boots NPL — botines mpl de ante
desert island N — isla f desierta
desert rat N — (Mil) rata f del desierto
II [dɪ'zɜːt]1.VT (Mil, Jur etc) desertar de; [+ person] abandonarhis courage deserted him — su valor le abandonó or se esfumó
2.VI (Mil) desertar ( from de) (to a)* * *
I ['dezərt, 'dezət]
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1. [dɪ'zɜːrt, dɪ'zɜːt]a) (frml) \<\<place\>\> abandonar, huir* deb) \<\<family\>\> abandonar; \<\<cause\>\> desertar de
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3 waste
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.) desperdiciar, malgastar
2. noun1) (material which is or has been made useless: industrial waste from the factories; (also adjective) waste material.) residuos2) ((the) act of wasting: That was a waste of an opportunity.) desperdicio, pérdida3) (a huge stretch of unused or infertile land, or of water, desert, ice etc: the Arctic wastes.) terreno baldío/yermo•- wastage- wasteful
- wastefully
- wastefulness
- waste paper
- wastepaper basket
- waste pipe
- waste away
waste1 n1. basura / desperdicios / desechos / residuos2. desperdicio / despilfarro / derrocheit's a waste of money es un despilfarro / es tirar el dinero3. pérdidawhat a waste of time! ¡vaya pérdida de tiempo!waste2 vb1. desperdiciar / despilfarrar / derrochar / malgastarsave your money, don't waste it ahorra tu dinero, no lo malgastes2. perdertr[weɪst]1 (gen) derroche nombre masculino, desperdicio; (of money, energy) derroche nombre masculino, despilfarro; (of time) pérdida, desperdicio1 (unwanted) desechado,-a2 (land) yermo,-a, baldío,-a1 (gen) desperdiciar, malgastar; (resources) derrochar; (money) despilfarrar, derrochar; (time, chance) desperdiciar, desaprovechar, perder2 (because of disease) atrofiar, debilitar1 extensiones nombre femenino plural desoladas\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto go to waste echarse a perder, desperdiciarseto lay waste to destrozar, destruirto waste no time in doing something hacer algo sin demora, no perder un minuto en hacer algoto waste one's breath cansarse inútilmente, perder el tiempo, gastar saliva en baldewaste not, want not no malgastes y no te faltaráwaste disposal eliminación nombre femenino de desperdicioswaste disposal unit triturador nombre masculino de basurawaste matter residuos nombre masculino pluralwaste pipe desagüe nombre masculino1) devastate: arrasar, arruinar, devastar2) squander: desperdiciar, despilfarrar, malgastarto waste time: perder tiempowaste adj1) barren: yermo, baldío2) discarded: de desecho3) excess: sobrantewaste n1) wasteland2) misuse: derroche m, desperdicio m, despilfarro ma waste of time: una pérdida de tiempo3) rubbish: basura f, desechos mpl, desperdicios mpl4) excrement: excremento mv.• consumir v.• derramar v.• derrochar v.• desaprovechar v.• desbaratar v.• desgastarse v.• desperdiciar v.• despilfarrar v.• dilapidar v.• gastar v.• malgastar v.• malograr v.• prodigar v.adj.• baldío, -a adj.• desechado, -a adj.• echadizo, -a adj.• inútil adj.n.• borra* s.f.• daño s.m.• derrame s.m.• derroche s.m.• desbarate s.m.• desecho s.m.• desgaste s.m.• desperdicio s.m.• despilfarro s.m.• dispendio s.m.• escombrera s.f.• gasto s.m.• malogro s.m.• pérdida s.f.• residuo s.m.• yermo s.m.
I weɪst1) u (of fuel, materials) desperdicio m, derroche mshe's working as a waitress: it's such a waste! — trabaja de camarera: qué desperdicio!
to go to waste — \<\<talent\>\> desperdiciarse; \<\<food\>\> echarse a perder
2) ua) ( refuse) residuos mpl, desechos mplhuman waste — excrementos mpl
b) ( surplus matter) material m sobrante or de desecho3) wastes (pl)the deserted wastes of Antarctica — las desiertas inmensidades or extensiones de la Antártica
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1) \<\<talents/efforts\>\> desperdiciar, malgastar; \<\<money/electricity\>\> despilfarrar, derrochar; \<\<food\>\> tirar, desperdiciar; \<\<time\>\> perder*; \<\<space\>\> desaprovechar, desperdiciarto waste something ON somebody/something: you've wasted your money on that car has tirado or mal gastado el dinero comprando ese coche; the irony was wasted on her — no captó la ironía
2) wasted past pa) (misused, futile) <time/money> perdido; <opportunity/space> desperdiciado, desaprovechado; < effort> inútil3) ( kill) (AmE sl) liquidar (fam), cargarse* (fam)
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via) ( squander)waste not, want not — quien no malgasta no pasa necesidades
b) waste awayPhrasal Verbs:
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1) < ground> ( barren) yermo; ( not cultivated) baldío, sin cultivar2) <material/matter> de desecho[weɪst]1. N1) (=misuse) desperdicio m, derroche mI hate waste — odio el desperdicio or el derroche
what a waste! — ¡qué desperdicio or derroche!
an effort to locate and eliminate government waste — una campaña para identificar y eliminar las áreas de ineficacia en el gobierno
to go to waste — echarse a perder, desperdiciarse
it's a waste of money — es dinero perdido, es tirar or derrochar el dinero
that man's a waste of space! * — ¡ese hombre es un inútil! *
household waste — basura f doméstica
nuclear waste — desechos mpl or residuos mpl nucleares
toxic waste — desechos mpl or residuos mpl tóxicos
3) (=leftover material) material m sobrante4) wastes2. VT1) (=use inefficiently, squander) [+ water, electricity, gas] derrochar; [+ money] malgastar, derrochar; [+ time] perder; [+ life] echar a perder; [+ space, opportunity] desaprovechar, desperdiciar; [+ food] desperdiciar, echar a perder; [+ talent] desaprovechardon't waste your efforts on him — no derroches tus esfuerzos or energías con él
nothing is wasted — no se desperdicia nada, no se echa a perder nada
2) (=weaken) [+ muscles] atrofiarcancer was wasting his body — el cáncer lo estaba consumiendo or debilitando
3) (US) ** (=kill) cargarse *, liquidar *3. VI1)2) = waste away4. ADJ1) (=for disposal) [material] de desecho; [gas, oil] residual2) (=leftover) [paper, fabric] sobrante; [heat] residual3) (=unused) [ground] baldío, yermo4)to lay waste — [+ country, area, town] devastar, asolar
to lay waste to sth — devastar algo, asolar algo
5.CPD= waste disposal unitwaste disposal N — (industrial) eliminación f de los desechos or residuos; [of household waste] eliminación f de la basura doméstica (=device)
waste disposal unit N — triturador m de basura
waste heat N — calor m residual
waste management N — tratamiento m de desechos, tratamiento m de residuos
waste material N — material m de desecho
waste matter N — (industrial) residuos mpl ; (from body) excrementos mpl
waste paper N — papel m de desecho
waste pipe N — tubería f de desagüe
waste products NPL — (industrial) residuos mpl ; (from body) excrementos mpl
waste water N — aguas fpl residuales
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I [weɪst]1) u (of fuel, materials) desperdicio m, derroche mshe's working as a waitress: it's such a waste! — trabaja de camarera: qué desperdicio!
to go to waste — \<\<talent\>\> desperdiciarse; \<\<food\>\> echarse a perder
2) ua) ( refuse) residuos mpl, desechos mplhuman waste — excrementos mpl
b) ( surplus matter) material m sobrante or de desecho3) wastes (pl)the deserted wastes of Antarctica — las desiertas inmensidades or extensiones de la Antártica
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1) \<\<talents/efforts\>\> desperdiciar, malgastar; \<\<money/electricity\>\> despilfarrar, derrochar; \<\<food\>\> tirar, desperdiciar; \<\<time\>\> perder*; \<\<space\>\> desaprovechar, desperdiciarto waste something ON somebody/something: you've wasted your money on that car has tirado or mal gastado el dinero comprando ese coche; the irony was wasted on her — no captó la ironía
2) wasted past pa) (misused, futile) <time/money> perdido; <opportunity/space> desperdiciado, desaprovechado; < effort> inútil3) ( kill) (AmE sl) liquidar (fam), cargarse* (fam)
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via) ( squander)waste not, want not — quien no malgasta no pasa necesidades
b) waste awayPhrasal Verbs:
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1) < ground> ( barren) yermo; ( not cultivated) baldío, sin cultivar2) <material/matter> de desecho
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