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1 wastepaper basket
['weispeipə] (a basket or other (small) container for waste paper: Put those old letters in the wastepaper basket.) papperskorg -
2 waste
adj. förlorad, spill-, förspilld; avfalls-; förhärjad, skövlad; ofruktbar; ödelagd--------n. slöseri; slösande; förslitning, förödelse; ödeläggelse; ödemark; ödejord; sopor; rester; spill--------v. slösa; slösa bort; förstöra, uttömma; sina; tyna av; tynas av; förslösas; förhärja, mörda (slang)* * *[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.) slösa []2. noun1) (material which is or has been made useless: industrial waste from the factories; ( also adjective) waste material.) avfall2) ((the) act of wasting: That was a waste of an opportunity.) slöseri3) (a huge stretch of unused or infertile land, or of water, desert, ice etc: the Arctic wastes.) ödemark•- wastage- wasteful
- wastefully
- wastefulness
- waste paper
- wastepaper basket
- waste pipe
- waste away
См. также в других словарях:
wastepaper basket — wastepaper baskets N COUNT A wastepaper basket is a container for rubbish, especially paper, which is usually placed on the floor in the corner of a room or next to a desk … English dictionary
wastepaper basket — UK [weɪs(t)ˈpeɪpə(r) ˌbɑːskɪt] / US [ˈweɪs(t)ˌpeɪpər ˌbæskət] noun [countable] Word forms wastepaper basket : singular wastepaper basket plural wastepaper baskets British a small open container for rubbish such as used paper … English dictionary
wastepaper basket — basket used for throwing out garbage … English contemporary dictionary
wastepaper basket — /ˈweɪstpeɪpə ˌbaskət/ (say waystpaypuh .bahskuht) noun a basket for wastepaper, or papers, scraps of paper, etc., to be disposed of as refuse. Also, wastebasket …
wastepaper basket — noun a container with an open top; for discarded paper and other rubbish • Syn: ↑waste paper basket, ↑wastebasket, ↑waste basket, ↑circular file • Hypernyms: ↑container * * * noun, pl ⋯ kets [count] : ↑ … Useful english dictionary
wastepaper basket — waste|pa|per bas|ket [ weıst,peıpər ,bæskət ] noun count a WASTE BASKET … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
wastepaper basket — noun see wastebasket … New Collegiate Dictionary
wastepaper basket — noun A small open container for discarded paper etc; a wastebasket … Wiktionary
wastepaper basket — waste|pa|per bas|ket [ˌweıstˈpeıpə ˌba:skıt, ˈweıstˌpeıpə US ˈweıstˌpeıpər ˌbæ ] n a small container for holding paper, cans etc that are not wanted American Equivalent: wastebasket … Dictionary of contemporary English
wastepaper basket — noun (C) a small container, usually indoors, into which you put unwanted paper etc … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
wastepaper basket — [weɪs(t)ˈpeɪpə ˌbɑːskɪt] noun [C] a small open container for rubbish such as used paper … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
