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1 waste time
(to avoid spending time; to spend time unnecessarily: Take my car instead of walking, if you want to save time; We mustn't waste time discussing unimportant matters.) šetřit/ztrácet čas -
2 time
1. noun1) (the hour of the day: What time is it?; Can your child tell the time yet?) hodiny2) (the passage of days, years, events etc: time and space; Time will tell.) čas3) (a point at which, or period during which, something happens: at the time of his wedding; breakfast-time.) chvíle, doba4) (the quantity of minutes, hours, days etc, eg spent in, or available for, a particular activity etc: This won't take much time to do; I enjoyed the time I spent in Paris; At the end of the exam, the supervisor called `Your time is up!') čas5) (a suitable moment or period: Now is the time to ask him.) vhodná chvíle6) (one of a number occasions: He's been to France four times.) krát7) (a period characterized by a particular quality in a person's life, experience etc: He went through an unhappy time when she died; We had some good times together.) období, časy8) (the speed at which a piece of music should be played; tempo: in slow time.) tempo2. verb1) (to measure the time taken by (a happening, event etc) or by (a person, in doing something): He timed the journey.) (z)měřit čas2) (to choose a particular time for: You timed your arrival beautifully!) načasovat si•- timeless- timelessly
- timelessness
- timely
- timeliness
- timer
- times
- timing
- time bomb
- time-consuming
- time limit
- time off
- time out
- timetable
- all in good time
- all the time
- at times
- be behind time
- for the time being
- from time to time
- in good time
- in time
- no time at all
- no time
- one
- two at a time
- on time
- save
- waste time
- take one's time
- time and time again
- time and again* * *• načasovat• časový• čas• doba -
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.) plýtvat, promarnit2. noun1) (material which is or has been made useless: industrial waste from the factories; ( also adjective) waste material.) zmetek; odpad; odpadový2) ((the) act of wasting: That was a waste of an opportunity.) promarněný3) (a huge stretch of unused or infertile land, or of water, desert, ice etc: the Arctic wastes.) pustina•- wastage- wasteful
- wastefully
- wastefulness
- waste paper
- wastepaper basket
- waste pipe
- waste away* * *• plýtvání• promarnit• promrhat• odpad• odpadový• mrhání -
4 dawdle
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5 dilly-dally
[dili'dæli](to waste time especially by stopping often: She's always dilly-dallying on the way to school.) loudat se* * *• váhat• loudat se -
6 discipline
['disiplin] 1. noun1) (training in an orderly way of life: All children need discipline.) disciplína2) (strict self-control (amongst soldiers etc).) disciplína2. verb1) (to bring under control: You must discipline yourself so that you do not waste time.) ukáznit (se)2) (to punish: The students who caused the disturbance have been disciplined.) potrestat•* * *• disciplína -
7 lose
[lu:z]past tense, past participle - lost; verb1) (to stop having; to have no longer: She has lost interest in her work; I have lost my watch; He lost hold of the rope.) ztratit2) (to have taken away from one (by death, accident etc): She lost her father last year; The ship was lost in the storm; He has lost his job.) ztratit (se)3) (to put (something) where it cannot be found: My secretary has lost your letter.) ztratit4) (not to win: I always lose at cards; She lost the race.) prohrát5) (to waste or use more (time) than is necessary: He lost no time in informing the police of the crime.) ztrácet•- loser- loss
- lost
- at a loss
- a bad
- good loser
- lose oneself in
- lose one's memory
- lose out
- lost in
- lost on* * *• ztrácet• ztratit• prohrát• prohrávat• lose/lost/lost -
8 saver
noun (a person or thing that saves, avoids waste etc: The telephone is a great time-saver.) spořič* * *• střadatel -
9 thorough
1) ((of a person) very careful; attending to every detail: a thorough worker.) pečlivý, svědomitý2) ((of a task etc) done with a suitably high level of care, attention to detail etc: His work is very thorough.) důkladný3) (complete; absolute: a thorough waste of time.) naprostý, úplný•- thoroughness
- thoroughfare* * *• ovšem• ale• ačkoliv• důkladný
См. также в других словарях:
waste time — index procrastinate Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
waste time — Synonyms and related words: beguile the time, burn daylight, consume time, dabble, dally, dawdle, delay, diddle, dillydally, doodle, drag, falter, flag, footle, fribble, fritter away time, goof off, halt, kill time, lag, linger, loiter, lollygag … Moby Thesaurus
waste time — verb To allow time to elapse in an unproductive manner … Wiktionary
waste time — squander time … English contemporary dictionary
waste time — American to masturbate It is suggested that the time would be better spent with a sexual partner … How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms
waste time — (Roget s IV) v. Syn. malinger, dawdle, drift, goof off*, skive* (British); see also loaf 1 … English dictionary for students
waste-time — … Useful english dictionary
Time management — is commonly defined as the various means by which people effectively use their time and other closely related resources in order to make the most out of it. [The Concise Dictionary of Business Management, by David A. Statt, Taylor Francis Group… … Wikipedia
time is money — ► used to say that if you waste time you are also losing money: »For the oil industry time is money, and in most cases it s cheaper to pay compensation and move to another site than wait for a board hearing. Main Entry: ↑time … Financial and business terms
time is of the essence — ► used to say that you should not wait or waste time before doing something important or urgent: »Environmentalists argue that time is of the essence in redirecting transportation money from roads to transit. Main Entry: ↑time … Financial and business terms
to waste time — procrastinate, cause time to go by without accomplishing an outstanding task … English contemporary dictionary
