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1 plastic
plastic ['plæstɪk]1 noun(a) (material) plastique m, matière f plastique;∎ the plastics industry l'industrie f du plastique∎ she pays for everything with plastic elle règle tous ses achats avec des cartes de crédit;∎ to put sth on the plastic payer qch avec une carte de crédit;∎ do they take plastic? est-ce qu'ils acceptent ou prennent les cartes de crédit?(a) (made of plastic) en ou de plastique∎ the plastic rubbish they call bread cette espèce de caoutchouc qu'ils appellent du pain►► Art the plastic arts les arts mpl plastiques;plastic bomb charge f de plastique, bombe f au plastique;plastic bullet balle f en plastique;plastic cup gobelet m en plastique;plastic explosive plastic m;∎ the laboratory was blown up with plastic explosives le laboratoire a été plastiqué;familiar plastic money (UNCOUNT) cartes fpl de crédit□ ;plastic surgery (cosmetic) chirurgie f esthétique; (therapeutic) chirurgie f plastique ou réparatrice;∎ she had plastic surgery on her nose elle s'est fait refaire le nez;plastic wrap film m alimentaire -
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waste [weɪst]1. nouna. [of resources, food, money] gaspillage m• what a waste! quel gaspillage !2. adjectivea. [+ resources, food, electricity, energy] gaspiller ; [+ time] perdre ; [+ opportunity] laisser passer• I wasted a whole day on that journey/trying to find it j'ai perdu toute une journée avec ce voyage/à essayer de le trouver• you're wasting your breath! (inf) tu perds ton temps !• caviar is wasted on him il ne sait pas apprécier le caviar (PROV) waste not want not il n'y a pas de petites économies4. compounds► waste products plural noun (industrial) déchets mpl industriels ; (from body) déchets mpl (de l'organisme)• you're not exactly wasting away! tu ne fais pas vraiment pitié !* * *[weɪst] 1.1) ( squandering) gen gaspillage m (of de); ( of time) perte f (of de)there is no waste, every part is used — il n'y a pas de déchets, chaque élément est utilisé
3) ( wasteland) désert m2.wastes plural noun1) ( wilderness) étendues fpl sauvages2) US = waste 1. 23.1) [food] inutilisé; [heat, energy] gaspillé; [water] uséwaste materials ou matter — déchets mpl
waste products — Industry déchets mpl de fabrication; Biology, Medicine déchets mpl
waste plastics — plastiques mpl de rebut
2) [land] inculte3)4.transitive verb1) ( squander) gaspiller [food, energy, money, talents]; perdre [time, opportunity]; user [strength]; gâcher [youth]2) ( make weaker) atrophier3) (colloq) US ( kill) supprimer (colloq)5.intransitive verb se perdrePhrasal Verbs:••waste not want not — Prov l'économie protège du besoin
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3 plastic
A n1 ( substance) plastique m ;2 ○ ¢ ( credit cards) cartes fpl de crédit.C adj1 ( of or relating to plastic) [industry] des plastiques ; [manufacture] de plastique ; [bag, bucket, strap, pouch, component] en plastique ;
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