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1 wastefully waste·ful·ly adv
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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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