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1 wasteful waste·ful adj
['weɪstfʊl]to be wasteful with or of sth — sprecare qc
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2 extravagant
[ɪk'strævəgənt]1) [ person] (eccessivamente) prodigo, sprecone; [ way of life] dispendiosoto be extravagant with sth. — sperperare o sprecare qcs
2) (luxurious) [ dish] sontuoso3) [idea, behaviour] stravagante* * *[ik'strævəɡənt]1) (using or spending too much; wasteful: He's extravagant with money; an extravagant use of materials/energy.) dispendioso2) ((of ideas, emotions etc) exaggerated or too great: extravagant praise.) eccessivo•- extravagance* * *extravagant /ɪkˈstrævəgənt/a.1 prodigo; scialacquatore; che spende e spande (fam.)2 esageratamente costoso; dispendioso: an extravagant gift, un regalo esageratamente costoso; extravagant tastes, gusti dispendiosi3 esagerato; eccessivo; esorbitante: extravagant behaviour, comportamento esagerato (o eccessivo); extravagant praise, lodi esagerate (o eccessive); extravagant prices, prezzi esorbitanti4 che vuole fare colpo; esageratamente elaborato; molto appariscenteFALSI AMICI: extravagant non significa stravagante nel senso di bizzarro extravagantly avv.* * *[ɪk'strævəgənt]1) [ person] (eccessivamente) prodigo, sprecone; [ way of life] dispendiosoto be extravagant with sth. — sperperare o sprecare qcs
2) (luxurious) [ dish] sontuoso3) [idea, behaviour] stravagante -
3 prodigal
['prɒdɪgl]to be prodigal with o of essere prodigo di; the prodigal son — il figliol prodigo
* * *['prodiɡəl](spending (money etc) too extravagantly; wasteful.) prodigo- prodigality
- the prodigal son* * *prodigal /ˈprɒdɪgl/A a.2 (spreg.) prodigo; dissipatoreB n.persona prodiga; scialacquatore● the prodigal son, il figliol prodigoprodigally avv.* * *['prɒdɪgl]to be prodigal with o of essere prodigo di; the prodigal son — il figliol prodigo
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4 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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