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1 wasting

1. n слабость; упадок сил; исхудание

2. n упадок, деградация

3. n мед. атрофия

wasting paralysis — прогрессивная мышечная атрофия

4. a опустошительный, разорительный

wasting wars — опустошительные войны

5. a изнурительный

Синонимический ряд:

1. desolating (adj.) consumptive; desolating; ravaging

2. blowing (verb) blowing; blundering away; casting away; dribbling away; driveling or drivelling; fooling away; frittering; frivoling away or frivolling away; muddling away; rioting away; throwing away; trifling away

3. failing (verb) declining; deteriorating; fading; failing; flagging; languishing; waning; weakening

4. missing (verb) losing; missing

5. ravaging (verb) depredating; desecrating; desolating; despoiling; devastating; devouring; harrying; pillaging; ravaging; sacking; scourging; spoiling; spoliating; stripping

6. wasting (verb) consuming; dissipating; fool away; fritter away; riot away; squandering; throw away; trifle away; wasting

English-Russian base dictionary > wasting
2 riding and wasting are gerunds in

المَصْدَر واسْم المَصْدَر (صِيغَة)‏ \ gerund: the noun form of all English verbs (-ing is added to the verb’s root);. riding and wasting are gerunds in:: I like riding. Wasting money is foolish.

Arabic-English glossary > riding and wasting are gerunds in
3 failing

1. n ошибка; слабость; недостаток

we all have our failings — у всех нас есть свои слабости

2. n неудача, неуспех; провал

3. n тех. отказ, перебой

4. a недостающий

5. a слабеющий

failing sight — слабеющее зрение

6. prep за неимением, ввиду отсутствия; в случае отсутствия

failing his arrival we shall stay here — в случае, если он не приедет, мы останемся здесь

failing a purchaser, he let the house — так как покупателя не нашлось, он сдал дом в аренду

failing instructions I did what I thought best — не получив никаких указаний, я поступил по своему разумению

two members were pitched out of the club for failing to pay the money — два члена клуба были исключены за неуплату взносов

7. prep в случае неудачи; если это не удастся

failing payment, we shall sue — если нам не заплатят, мы подадим в суд

Синонимический ряд:

1. short (adj.) deficient; inadequate; insufficient; scant; scanty; scarce; scrimpy; short; shy; skimpy; slender; unsufficient; wanting

2. deficiency (noun) defect; deficiency; fault; flaw; foible; frailty; imperfection; infirmity; shortcoming; vice; weakness

3. failure (noun) abortion; defeat; downfall; failure; miscarriage

4. breaking (verb) breaking; busting; crashing; folding; ruining

5. failing (verb) collapsing; failing; fall through; flunking; go under; malfunctioning

6. give out (verb) break down; conk out; give out; run out

7. giving out (verb) giving out; running out

8. neglecting (verb) blinking at; blinking away; defaulting; discounting; disregarding; eliding; forgetting; ignoring; missing; neglecting; omitting; overleaping; overlooking; passing; passing by; passing over; slighting; sloughing over; slurring over

9. washing out (verb) washing out

10. wasting (verb) declining; deteriorating; dwindling; fading; flagging; languishing; shrinking; waning; wasting; wasting away; weakening

English-Russian base dictionary > failing
4 blowing

1. n дуновение

2. n дыхание, сопение

3. n разг. хвастовство

4. n откладывание яиц мухами

5. n дутьё

6. n сдувание, обдувание

7. n просачивание, утечка

8. n фонтанирование

blowing in wild — открытое фонтанирование

9. n выдувание

soil blowing — выдувание почвы, ветровая эрозия, дефляция

10. n дефект

11. a ветреный

blowing weather — ветреная погода

12. n цветение

13. n расцвет

14. a цветущий

Синонимический ряд:

1. movement of air (adj.) blasting; blustering; breathing; fanning; gasping; movement of air; panting; puffing; whisking

2. moving in air (adj.) drifting; flapping; fluttering; flying; moving in air; straining; streaming; waving; whipping

3. blossoming (verb) blooming; blossoming; burgeoning; efflorescing; flowering

4. boasting (verb) boasting; bragging; crowing; gasconading; mouthing; prating; vaunting

5. fanning (verb) fanning; ruffling; winding; winnowing

6. firing (verb) blasting; blow up; bursting; detonating; exploding; firing; go off; touch off

7. gasping (verb) flowing; gasping; heaving; huffing; panting; puffing

8. treating (verb) setting up; standing; treating

9. wasting (verb) blundering away; casting away; consuming; dissipating; dribbling away; driveling or drivelling; fooling away; frittering; frivoling away or frivolling away; muddling away; rioting away; squandering; throwing away; trifling away; wasting

English-Russian base dictionary > blowing
5 consuming

a всепоглощающий

consuming ambition — честолюбие, снедающее человека

Синонимический ряд:

1. gripping (adj.) absorbing; engrossing; enthralling; gripping; monopolizing

2. immoderate (adj.) devastating; exhausting; harmful; immoderate; wasteful

3. absorbing (verb) absorbing; engrossing; monopolising; monopolizing; preoccupying; sewing up

4. eating (verb) devouring; eating; eating up; feeding on; ingesting; partaking; partaking of; taking

5. polishing off (verb) polishing off; punishing; putting away; putting down; shifting; swilling

6. spending (verb) depleting; draining; exhausting; expending; finishing; going; play out; run through; running through; spending; use up; using up; washing up

7. swallowing (verb) consuming; devouring; dispatching; eat up; put away; swallowing

8. wasting (verb) blowing; blundering away; casting away; dissipating; dribbling away; driveling or drivelling; fool away; fooling away; fritter away; frittering; frivoling away or frivolling away; muddling away; riot away; rioting away; squandering; throw away; throwing away; trifle away; trifling away; wasting

English-Russian base dictionary > consuming
6 declining

1. a заходящий; меркнущий

the declining sun — заходящее солнце

2. a преклонный

declining years — преклонный возраст, закат дней

the crutch of my declining years — опора моих преклонных лет

3. a начинающий засыхать

4. a клонящийся к упадку

declining industries — отрасли промышленности, находящиеся в кризисном состоянии

5. a исчезающий

declining species — исчезающий вид

Синонимический ряд:

1. dying (adj.) decaying; disappearing; disintegrating; dying; ebbing; fading; vanishing

2. deteriorating (verb) degenerating; deteriorating; disintegrating; retrograding; rotting; worsening

3. disapproving (verb) disapproving; dismissing; refusing; rejecting; reprobating; repudiating; spurning; turn down; turning down

4. falling (verb) descending; dropping; fall off; falling

5. setting (verb) dipping; going down; setting; sinking

6. wasting (verb) fading; failing; flagging; languishing; waning; wasting; weakening

7. from higher to lower (other) bottomward; descending; down; downhill; downward; downwardly; forward; from higher to lower; headlong

English-Russian base dictionary > declining
7 fading

n радио затухание, фединг

vision fading — затухание частоты сигналов изображения

Синонимический ряд:

1. declining (adj.) curtailing; declining; dwindling; growing dimmer; hazy; obscure; paling; temporary; withering

2. decline (noun) abatement; decline; ebb; sinking; slack; way

3. dulling (verb) dimming; dulling; muddying; paling; tarnishing

4. dying (verb) dying; fade out

5. melting (verb) dispersing; dissipating; dissolving; melting; scattering

6. vanishing (verb) clearing; disappearing; evanescing; evaporating; vanishing

7. wasting (verb) declining; deteriorating; failing; flagging; languishing; waning; wasting; weakening

English-Russian base dictionary > fading
8 waning

1. n затухание; отступание

2. n ущерб

3. a убывающий; ослабевающий; снижающийся; сокращающийся; затухающий

waning day — день на исходе

Синонимический ряд:

1. decline (noun) decay; declination; decline; deterioration; ebbing; failure; loss

2. abating (verb) abating; dying; dying away or dieing away; dying down or dieing down; ease off; easing off; ebbing; fall off; falling; lapsing; let up; letting up; lulling; moderating; relenting; slackening; subsiding

3. wasting (verb) declining; deteriorating; dwindling; fading; failing; flagging; languishing; shrinking; wasting; wasting away; weakening

English-Russian base dictionary > waning
9 flagging

1. n маркировка, разметка

defective track flagging — маркировка бракованной дорожки

2. n мощение плитняком

3. n плитняк

4. n мостовая или тротуар из плитняка

5. n сникание, обвисание

6. n ослабление, уменьшение

7. a сникающий, свисающий

8. a слабый, ослабевший

9. a уменьшающийся; затухающий

flagging demand for luxury cars — падающий спрос на роскошные автомобили

Синонимический ряд:

1. slow (adj.) dilatory; dragging; laggard; lagging; slow; slow-paced; tardy

2. flagging (verb) drooping; flagging; sagging; swagging; wilting

3. signaling or signalling (verb) gesturing; motioning; signaling or signalling; signalizing; signing

4. signalling (verb) semaphoring; signalling

5. wasting (verb) declining; deteriorating; fading; failing; languishing; waning; wasting; weakening

English-Russian base dictionary > flagging
10 missing

1. n собир. без вести пропавшие

is missing — пропал без вести

are missing — пропал без вести

was missing — пропал без вести

missing payment — пропавший платеж

missing aircraft — пропавший самолет

2. n собир. отсутствующие

to be among the missing — быть в числе отсутствующих

missing page — отсутствующая страница

declared missing — объявил безвестно отсутствующим

declare missing — объявлять безвестно отсутствующим

to declare missing — объявить безвестно отсутствующим

declaring missing — объявляющий безвестно отсутствующим

3. a недостающий; отсутствующий; потерявшийся

missing book — отсутствующая книга

there is a page missing, a page is missing — здесь недостаёт страницы

the missing link — недостающее звено

missing cargo — недостающий груз

missing variable — недостающая переменная

4. a пропавший без вести

he went missing — он пропал

nonbattle missing — пропавшие в небоевой обстановке

Синонимический ряд:

1. absent (adj.) absent; away; deficient; disappeared; forfeited; gone; irrevocable; lacking; lost; omitted; passed; removed; wanting

2. missing (verb) miscarrying; misfiring; missing

3. misunderstanding (verb) misapprehending; misunderstanding

4. neglecting (verb) blinking at; blinking away; discounting; disregarding; eliding; failing; forgetting; ignoring; neglecting; omitting; overleaping; overlooking; passing; passing by; passing over; slighting; sloughing over; slurring over

5. wasting (verb) losing; wasting

English-Russian base dictionary > missing
11 deteriorating

ухудшение; порча

Синонимический ряд:

1. sinking (verb) declining; degenerating; descending; disintegrating; retrograding; sinking; worsening

2. turning (verb) break down; decaying; decomposing; mouldering; rotting; spoiling; turning

3. wasting (verb) fading; failing; flagging; languishing; waning; wasting; weakening

4. becoming different (other) altering; becoming different; changing; changing color; degenerating; developing; growing; metamorphosing; shrinking

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12 drivelling

a несущий околёсицу, чепуху; выживший из ума

he is a drivelling idiot — он совсем выжил из ума, он несёт дикий бред

Синонимический ряд:

1. babbling (verb) babbling; blabbering; blathering; prating; prattling; twaddling

2. drooling (verb) dribbling; drooling; salivating; slavering; slobbering

3. wasting (verb) blowing; blundering away; casting away; consuming; dissipating; dribbling away; fooling away; frittering; frivoling away or frivolling away; muddling away; rioting away; squandering; throwing away; trifling away; wasting

English-Russian base dictionary > drivelling
13 dissipating

рассеивать; рассеивающий

Синонимический ряд:

1. going by (adj.) crossing; departing; disappearing; flashing by; gliding by; going by; passing; speeding by

2. melting (verb) dispelling; dispersing; dissolving; fading; melting; scattering

3. wasting (verb) blowing; blundering away; casting away; consuming; dribbling away; driveling or drivelling; fool away; fooling away; fritter away; frittering; frivoling away or frivolling away; muddling away; riot away; rioting away; squandering; throw away; throwing away; trifle away; trifling away; wasting

English-Russian base dictionary > dissipating
14 languishing

1. a томный, печально-нежный, меланхоличный, сентиментальный

languishing look — томный взгляд

2. a слабый, слабеющий, вялый

3. a медлительный

languishing death — медленное умирание

Синонимический ряд:

1. ill (adj.) ailing; feeble; ill; indisposed; infirm; sick; sickly; unwell; weak

2. languid (adj.) die-away; enervated; lackadaisical; languid; languorous; limp; listless; phlegmatic; spiritless

3. grieving (noun) grieving; lamentation; lamenting; mourning; sorrowing

4. pining (verb) languishing; pining; withering

5. wasting (verb) declining; deteriorating; fading; failing; flagging; waning; wasting; weakening

English-Russian base dictionary > languishing
15 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.) desperdiciar, malgastar

2. noun
1) (material which is or has been made useless: industrial waste from the factories; (also adjective) waste material.) residuos

2) ((the) act of wasting: That was a waste of an opportunity.) desperdicio, pérdida

3) (a huge stretch of unused or infertile land, or of water, desert, ice etc: the Arctic wastes.) terreno baldío/yermo

•

- wastage
- wasteful
- wastefully
- wastefulness
- waste paper
- wastepaper basket
- waste pipe
- waste away

waste¹ n

1. basura / desperdicios / desechos / residuos

this factory produces very little waste esta fábrica produce muy pocos residuos

2. desperdicio / despilfarro / derroche

it's a waste of money es un despilfarro / es tirar el dinero

3. pérdida

what a waste of time! ¡vaya pérdida de tiempo!

waste² vb

1. desperdiciar / despilfarrar / derrochar / malgastar

save your money, don't waste it ahorra tu dinero, no lo malgastes

2. perder

you're wasting your time pierdes el tiempo

El gerundio de waste se escribe wasting

waste

tr[weɪst]

noun

1 (gen) derroche nombre masculino, desperdicio; (of money, energy) derroche nombre masculino, despilfarro; (of time) pérdida, desperdicio

2 (matter) desechos nombre masculino plural, desperdicios nombre masculino plural; (rubbish) basura

adjective

1 (unwanted) desechado,-a

■ the waste paper is recycled el papel desechado se recicla

2 (land) yermo,-a, baldío,-a

transitive verb

1 (gen) desperdiciar, malgastar; (resources) derrochar; (money) despilfarrar, derrochar; (time, chance) desperdiciar, desaprovechar, perder

■ don't waste water no malgastes agua

■ you're wasting your time estás perdiendo el tiempo

2 (because of disease) atrofiar, debilitar

plural noun wastes

1 extensiones nombre femenino plural desoladas

\

SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

to go to waste echarse a perder, desperdiciarse

to lay waste to destrozar, destruir

to waste no time in doing something hacer algo sin demora, no perder un minuto en hacer algo

to waste one's breath cansarse inútilmente, perder el tiempo, gastar saliva en balde

waste not, want not no malgastes y no te faltará

waste disposal eliminación nombre femenino de desperdicios

waste disposal unit triturador nombre masculino de basura

waste matter residuos nombre masculino plural

waste pipe desagüe nombre masculino

waste ['weɪst] v, wasted ; wasting vt

1) devastate: arrasar, arruinar, devastar

2) squander: desperdiciar, despilfarrar, malgastar

to waste time: perder tiempo

waste vi or to waste away : consumirse, chuparse

waste adj

1) barren: yermo, baldío

2) discarded: de desecho

3) excess: sobrante

waste n

1) wasteland

2) misuse: derroche m, desperdicio m, despilfarro m

a waste of time: una pérdida de tiempo

3) rubbish: basura f, desechos mpl, desperdicios mpl

4) excrement: excremento m

waste

v.

• consumir v.

• derramar v.

• derrochar v.

• desaprovechar v.

• desbaratar v.

• desgastarse v.

• desperdiciar v.

• despilfarrar v.

• dilapidar v.

• gastar v.

• malgastar v.

• malograr v.

• prodigar v.

adj.

• baldío, -a adj.

• desechado, -a adj.

• echadizo, -a adj.

• inútil adj.

n.

• borra* s.f.

• daño s.m.

• derrame s.m.

• derroche s.m.

• desbarate s.m.

• desecho s.m.

• desgaste s.m.

• desperdicio s.m.

• despilfarro s.m.

• dispendio s.m.

• escombrera s.f.

• gasto s.m.

• malogro s.m.

• pérdida s.f.

• residuo s.m.

• yermo s.m.

I weɪst
noun

1) u (of fuel, materials) desperdicio m, derroche m

a waste of time — una pérdida de tiempo

it's a waste of money — es tirar el dinero

a waste of effort — un esfuerzo inútil

there is no waste in this ham — este jamón no tiene desperdicio

we can save money by avoiding waste — podemos economizar evitando los despilfarros

she's working as a waitress: it's such a waste! — trabaja de camarera: qué desperdicio!

to go to waste — \<\<talent\>\> desperdiciarse; \<\<food\>\> echarse a perder

2) u

a) ( refuse) residuos mpl, desechos mpl

human waste — excrementos mpl

b) ( surplus matter) material m sobrante or de desecho

3) wastes (pl)

the deserted wastes of Antarctica — las desiertas inmensidades or extensiones de la Antártica

II
1.

transitive verb

1) \<\<talents/efforts\>\> desperdiciar, malgastar; \<\<money/electricity\>\> despilfarrar, derrochar; \<\<food\>\> tirar, desperdiciar; \<\<time\>\> perder*; \<\<space\>\> desaprovechar, desperdiciar

you're wasting my time — me estás haciendo perder el tiempo

you're wasting your breath! — estás gastando saliva inútilmente

your work won't be wasted — tu trabajo no ha sido en vano

to waste something ON somebody/something: you've wasted your money on that car has tirado or mal gastado el dinero comprando ese coche; the irony was wasted on her — no captó la ironía

2) wasted past p

a) (misused, futile) <time/money> perdido; <opportunity/space> desperdiciado, desaprovechado; < effort> inútil

it was a wasted journey — fue un viaje en balde

b) ( shrunken) < body> debilitado, consumido; < limb> atrofiado

3) ( kill) (AmE sl) liquidar (fam), cargarse* (fam)

2.

vi

a) ( squander)

waste not, want not — quien no malgasta no pasa necesidades

b) waste away

Phrasal Verbs:

- waste away

III

adjective

1) < ground> ( barren) yermo; ( not cultivated) baldío, sin cultivar

to lay waste — arrasar

2) <material/matter> de desecho

[weɪst]
1. N

1) (=misuse) desperdicio m, derroche m

I hate waste — odio el desperdicio or el derroche

what a waste! — ¡qué desperdicio or derroche!

her death is a terrible waste — su muerte es una terrible pérdida

there was no waste on that meat — esa carne no tenía desperdicio

an effort to locate and eliminate government waste — una campaña para identificar y eliminar las áreas de ineficacia en el gobierno

to go to waste — echarse a perder, desperdiciarse

it's a waste of money — es dinero perdido, es tirar or derrochar el dinero

it's a waste of time — es una pérdida de tiempo

it's a waste of effort — es un esfuerzo inútil

that man's a waste of space! * — ¡ese hombre es un inútil! *

2) (=rubbish) basura f, desperdicios mpl ; (=waste material, substance) desechos mpl, residuos mpl

household waste — basura f doméstica

human waste — excrementos mpl

nuclear waste — desechos mpl or residuos mpl nucleares

toxic waste — desechos mpl or residuos mpl tóxicos

3) (=leftover material) material m sobrante

4) wastes

the barren wastes of the Sahara — las áridas y baldías inmensidades del Sáhara

2. VT

1) (=use inefficiently, squander) [+ water, electricity, gas] derrochar; [+ money] malgastar, derrochar; [+ time] perder; [+ life] echar a perder; [+ space, opportunity] desaprovechar, desperdiciar; [+ food] desperdiciar, echar a perder; [+ talent] desaprovechar

I wasted a whole day on that journey — perdí un día entero haciendo ese viaje

don't waste your time trying to persuade her — no pierdas el tiempo intentando persuadirla

to waste no time in doing sth — no tardar en hacer algo

don't waste your efforts on him — no derroches tus esfuerzos or energías con él

all my efforts were wasted — todos mis esfuerzos fueron inútiles

sarcasm is wasted on him — con él el sarcasmo es inútil

caviar is wasted on him — no sabe apreciar el caviar

nothing is wasted — no se desperdicia nada, no se echa a perder nada

- you're wasting your breath!

2) (=weaken) [+ muscles] atrofiar

cancer was wasting his body — el cáncer lo estaba consumiendo or debilitando

3) (US) ** (=kill) cargarse *, liquidar *

3. VI

1)

- waste not, want not

2) = waste away

4. ADJ

1) (=for disposal) [material] de desecho; [gas, oil] residual

2) (=leftover) [paper, fabric] sobrante; [heat] residual

3) (=unused) [ground] baldío, yermo

4)

to lay waste — [+ country, area, town] devastar, asolar

to lay waste to sth — devastar algo, asolar algo

5.

CPD

waste disposal N — (industrial) eliminación f de los desechos or residuos; [of household waste] eliminación f de la basura doméstica (=device)
= waste disposal unit
waste disposal unit N — triturador m de basura

waste heat N — calor m residual

waste management N — tratamiento m de desechos, tratamiento m de residuos

waste material N — material m de desecho

waste matter N — (industrial) residuos mpl ; (from body) excrementos mpl

waste paper N — papel m de desecho

waste pipe N — tubería f de desagüe

waste products NPL — (industrial) residuos mpl ; (from body) excrementos mpl

waste water N — aguas fpl residuales

- waste away

* * *

I [weɪst]
noun

1) u (of fuel, materials) desperdicio m, derroche m

a waste of time — una pérdida de tiempo

it's a waste of money — es tirar el dinero

a waste of effort — un esfuerzo inútil

there is no waste in this ham — este jamón no tiene desperdicio

we can save money by avoiding waste — podemos economizar evitando los despilfarros

she's working as a waitress: it's such a waste! — trabaja de camarera: qué desperdicio!

to go to waste — \<\<talent\>\> desperdiciarse; \<\<food\>\> echarse a perder

2) u

a) ( refuse) residuos mpl, desechos mpl

human waste — excrementos mpl

b) ( surplus matter) material m sobrante or de desecho

3) wastes (pl)

the deserted wastes of Antarctica — las desiertas inmensidades or extensiones de la Antártica

II
1.

transitive verb

1) \<\<talents/efforts\>\> desperdiciar, malgastar; \<\<money/electricity\>\> despilfarrar, derrochar; \<\<food\>\> tirar, desperdiciar; \<\<time\>\> perder*; \<\<space\>\> desaprovechar, desperdiciar

you're wasting my time — me estás haciendo perder el tiempo

you're wasting your breath! — estás gastando saliva inútilmente

your work won't be wasted — tu trabajo no ha sido en vano

to waste something ON somebody/something: you've wasted your money on that car has tirado or mal gastado el dinero comprando ese coche; the irony was wasted on her — no captó la ironía

2) wasted past p

a) (misused, futile) <time/money> perdido; <opportunity/space> desperdiciado, desaprovechado; < effort> inútil

it was a wasted journey — fue un viaje en balde

b) ( shrunken) < body> debilitado, consumido; < limb> atrofiado

3) ( kill) (AmE sl) liquidar (fam), cargarse* (fam)

2.

vi

a) ( squander)

waste not, want not — quien no malgasta no pasa necesidades

b) waste away

Phrasal Verbs:

- waste away

III

adjective

1) < ground> ( barren) yermo; ( not cultivated) baldío, sin cultivar

to lay waste — arrasar

2) <material/matter> de desecho

English-spanish dictionary > waste
16 waste

1. noun
1) (useless remains) Abfall, der

kitchen waste — Küchenabfälle Pl.

2) (extravagant use) Verschwendung, die; Vergeudung, die

it's a waste of time/money/energy — das ist Zeit-/Geld-/Energieverschwendung

it would be a waste of effort — das wäre vergeudete Mühe

go or run to waste — vergeudet werden
2. transitive verb
1) (squander) verschwenden; vergeuden (on auf + Akk., an + Akk.)

he is wasted on an audience like that — für ein solches Publikum ist er zu schade

all his efforts were wasted — all seine Mühe war umsonst

don't waste my time! — stehlen Sie mir nicht die Zeit!

waste not, want not — (prov.) spare in der Zeit, so hast du in der Not (Spr.)

2)

be wasted — (reduced) [Vorräte, Bevölkerung:] abnehmen, schrumpfen

3) (cause to shrink) aufzehren [Kräfte]; auszehren [Körper]
3. intransitive verb
dahinschwinden; (gradually) im Schwinden begriffen sein
4. adjective
1) (not wanted)

waste material — Abfall, der

waste food — Essensreste Pl.

waste water — Abwasser, das

2)

lay waste something — etwas verwüsten

Phrasal Verbs:

- academic.ru/93642/waste_away">waste away

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[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.) verschwenden
2. noun
1) (material which is or has been made useless: industrial waste from the factories; ( also adjective) waste material.) der Abfall, Abfall-...

2) ((the) act of wasting: That was a waste of an opportunity.) die Verschwendung

3) (a huge stretch of unused or infertile land, or of water, desert, ice etc: the Arctic wastes.) die Einöde

•

- wastage
- wasteful
- wastefully
- wastefulness
- waste paper
- wastepaper basket
- waste pipe
- waste away
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waste

[weɪst]

I. n

1. no pl (misuse) Verschwendung f, Vergeudung f

he's a total \waste of space, that man ( fam) der Mann ist zu nichts zu gebrauchen

what a \waste! was für eine Verschwendung!

to be a \waste of effort vergeudete Mühe sein

it's a \waste of energy/money es ist Energie-/Geldverschwendung

to lay \waste to the land das Land verwüsten

\waste of resources Verschwendung [o Vergeudung] von Ressourcen

\waste of time Zeitverschwendung f, Zeitvergeudung f

2. no pl (unwanted matter) Abfall m

household/industrial \waste Haushalts-/Industriemüll m

nuclear [or radioactive] \waste Atommüll m

toxic \waste Giftmüll m

to go to \waste verkommen, verderben

to let sth go to \waste etw verderben lassen

to recycle \waste Müll recyceln

3. (excrement) Exkremente pl

4. LAW (damage done to land) Einöde f

II. vt

1. (misuse)

▪ to \waste sth etw verschwenden [o vergeuden]

don't \waste your money on me, love verschwende dein Geld nicht an mich, Liebling

don't \waste my time! stiehl mir nicht meine wertvolle Zeit!

you are wasting your time here! das ist reine Zeitverschwendung!

to \waste one's breath sich dat seine Worte sparen können

to \waste no time keine Zeit verlieren

to not \waste words nicht viele Worte machen [o verlieren

2. AM (sl: kill)

▪ to \waste sb jdn umlegen fam

III. vi

▶ \waste not, want not ( prov) spare in der Zeit, dann hast du in der Not prov

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[weɪst]
1. adj
(= superfluous) überschüssig, überflüssig; (= left over) ungenutzt; land brachliegend, ungenutzt
waste food — Abfall m

waste material/matter — Abfallstoffe pl

2. n

1) Verschwendung f; (= unusable materials) Abfall m

it's a waste of time/money — es ist Zeit-/Geldverschwendung

it's a waste of your time and mine — das ist nur( eine) Zeitverschwendung für uns beide

it's a waste of effort — das ist nicht der Mühe (gen) wert

he's/it's a waste of space (inf) — er/das taugt nichts

to go to waste (food) — umkommen; (training, money, land) ungenutzt sein/bleiben, brachliegen; (talent etc) verkümmern

2) (= waste material) Abfallstoffe pl; (in factory) Schwund m; (= rubbish) Abfall m

metal waste — Metallabfall m

3) (= land, expanse) Wildnis f no pl, Einöde f

the snowy wastes of Siberia — die Schneewüsten pl Sibiriens

3. vt

1) (= use badly or wrongly) verschwenden, vergeuden (on an +acc, für); food verschwenden; life, time vergeuden, vertun; opportunity vertun

you're wasting your time — das ist reine Zeitverschwendung, damit vertust du nur deine Zeit

don't waste my time — stiehl mir nicht meine Zeit

you didn't waste much time getting here! (inf) — da bist du ja schon, du hast ja nicht gerade getrödelt! (inf)

all our efforts were wasted — all unsere Bemühungen waren umsonst or vergeblich

nothing is wasted — es wird nichts verschwendet

your work won't be wasted — deine Arbeit ist nicht vergeblich or umsonst getan

he didn't waste any words in telling me... — ohne viel(e) Worte zu machen or zu verlieren, sagte er mir...

to waste oneself on sb — sich an jdn verschwenden

I wouldn't waste my breath talking to him — ich würde doch nicht für den meine Spucke vergeuden! (inf)

don't waste your efforts on him — vergeuden Sie keine Mühe mit ihm!

Beethoven/your joke is wasted on him — Beethoven/dein Witz ist an den verschwendet or vergeudet

you're wasted in this job — Sie sind zu schade für diese Arbeit

2) (= weaken) auszehren; strength aufzehren

3) (= lay waste) verwüsten

4) (inf: kill) kaltmachen (inf)

4. vi
(food) umkommen; (skills) verkümmern; (body) verfallen; (strength, assets) schwinden
waste not, want not (Prov) — spare in der Zeit, so hast du in der Not (Prov)

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waste [weıst]

A adj

1. brach(liegend):

lay waste verwüsten;

lie waste brachliegen

2. a) nutzlos, überflüssig

b) ungenutzt, überschüssig (Energie etc)

3. unbrauchbar, Abfall…

4. TECH

a) abgängig, verloren, Abgangs…

b) Abfluss…, Ablauf…, Abzugs….:

waste drain Abzugskanal m;

waste materials Abgänge pl, Abfall(material) m(n)

5. BIOL Ausscheidungs…

B s

1. Verschwendung f, -geudung f:

waste of energy (money, space, time) Energie-(Geld-, Platz-, Zeit)verschwendung;

go ( oder run) to waste

a) verwildern,

b) vergeudet werden,

c) verlottern, -fallen

2. Verfall m, Verschleiß m, Abgang m, Verlust m

3. Wüste f, (Ein)Öde f:

waste of water Wasserwüste

4. Abfall m, Müll m

5. TECH Abfall m, Abgänge pl, besonders

a) Ausschuss m

b) Abfall-, Putzbaumwolle f

c) Ausschusswolle f, Wollabfälle pl

d) Werg n

e) METALL Gekrätz n

f) TYPO Makulatur f

6. Bergbau: Abraum m

7. GEOL Geröll n, Schutt m

8. JUR

a) Vernachlässigung f

b) Wert(ver)minderung f (eines Grundstücks)

C v/t

1. a) Geld, Zeit etc verschwenden, -geuden (on an dat, für):

waste one’s time doing sth seine Zeit damit verschwenden, etwas zu tun;

waste no time in doing sth sich beeilen, etwas zu tun; etwas sofort tun;

it is wasteed on him es ist zu schade für ihn; → breath 1

b) einen Sportler etc verheizen umg

2. Zeit, eine Gelegenheit etc ungenutzt verstreichen lassen

3. fig brachliegen oder ungenutzt lassen:

a wasted talent ein ungenutztes Talent

4. be wasted nutzlos sein, ohne Wirkung bleiben (on auf akk):

this is wasted on him das lässt ihn völlig kalt

5. zehren an (dat), aufzehren, schwächen:

be wasted with grief von Kummer verzehrt werden

6. verwüsten, -heeren, zerstören

7. JUR Vermögensschaden oder Minderung verursachen bei, ein Besitztum verkommen lassen

8. besonders MIL US sl umlegen

D v/i

1. fig vergeudet oder verschwendet werden:

he wastes in routine work er verzettelt sich mit Routinearbeit

2. vergehen, (ungenutzt) verstreichen (Zeit, Gelegenheit etc)

3. auch waste away schwächer werden, dahinsiechen, verfallen

4. fig abnehmen, (dahin)schwinden

5. verschwenderisch sein:

waste not, want not (Sprichwort) spare in der Zeit, so hast du in der Not

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1. noun
1) (useless remains) Abfall, der

kitchen waste — Küchenabfälle Pl.

2) (extravagant use) Verschwendung, die; Vergeudung, die

it's a waste of time/money/energy — das ist Zeit-/Geld-/Energieverschwendung

it would be a waste of effort — das wäre vergeudete Mühe

go or run to waste — vergeudet werden
2. transitive verb
1) (squander) verschwenden; vergeuden (on auf + Akk., an + Akk.)

he is wasted on an audience like that — für ein solches Publikum ist er zu schade

all his efforts were wasted — all seine Mühe war umsonst

don't waste my time! — stehlen Sie mir nicht die Zeit!

waste not, want not — (prov.) spare in der Zeit, so hast du in der Not (Spr.)

2)

be wasted — (reduced) [Vorräte, Bevölkerung:] abnehmen, schrumpfen

3) (cause to shrink) aufzehren [Kräfte]; auszehren [Körper]
3. intransitive verb
dahinschwinden; (gradually) im Schwinden begriffen sein
4. adjective
1) (not wanted)

waste material — Abfall, der

waste food — Essensreste Pl.

waste water — Abwasser, das

2)

lay waste something — etwas verwüsten

Phrasal Verbs:

- waste away

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v.

verbrauchen v.

vergeuden v.

verschwenden v. adj.

unbrauchbar adj.

wüst adj.

öd adj.

überflüssig adj. n.

Abfall -¨e m.

Einöde -n f.

Verschwendung f.

English-german dictionary > waste
17 perder

v.

1 to lose (dinero, objeto, amigo).

Ella pierde She loses.

Ella pierde su cartera She loses her purse.

Ella perdió la oportunidad She lost the opportunity.

2 to lose (salir derrotado).

no te pelees con él, que llevas las de perder don't get into a fight with him, you're bound to lose

3 to waste.

no pierdas el tiempo con o en tonterías don't waste your time on nonsense like that

no hay tiempo que perder there's no time to lose

4 to miss (tren, vuelo).

Ella perdió el bus She missed the bus.

5 to be the ruin of.

le pierde su pasión por el juego his passion for gambling is ruining him

6 to lose, to leak (tener un escape de) (agua).

ese camión va perdiendo aceite this lorry is losing o leaking oil

7 to go downhill.

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perder

Conjugation model [ ENTENDER], like link=entender entender

► verbo transitivo

1 (gen) to lose

■ he perdido el bolígrafo I've lost my pen

2 (malgastar, desperdiciar) to waste

■ se pasa el día perdiendo el tiempo he's always wasting time

3 (tren etc) to miss

4 (ser causa de daños) to be the ruin of

■ le perdió su afición al juego gambling was his downfall

► verbo intransitivo

1 (gen) to lose; (salir perdiendo) to lose out

2 (empeorar) to get worse

■ esta ciudad ha perdido mucho, ya no es lo que era this city has gone downhill, it isn't what it used to be

► verbo pronominal perderse

1 (extraviarse - persona) to get lost; (- animal) to go missing

■ se me ha perdido un pendiente I've lost an earring

2 (confundirse) to get confused, get mixed up

■ en cuanto hablan de política me pierdo when they talk about politics I get lost

3 (desaparecer) to disappear, take off

■ en cuanto ve problemas, se pierde as soon as there's a problem, he disappears

4 (dejar escapar) to miss

■ ¡no te lo pierdas! don't miss it!

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FRASEOLOGÍA

echar a perder to spoil

perder agua to leak

perder color to fade

perder de vista to lose sight of

perderse por algo/alguien familiar to give up everything for somebody/something

perdérselo familiar

■ tú te lo pierdes it's your loss

salir perdiendo to come off worse, lose out

tener buen perder to be a good loser

tener mal perder to be a bad loser

¡piérdete! familiar get lost!

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verb

1) to lose

2) miss

3) waste

•

- perderse

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1. VT

1) [+ objeto, dinero, peso] to lose

he perdido el monedero — I've lost my purse

a los seis años perdió a su padre — she lost her father when she was six

he perdido cinco kilos — I've lost five kilos

había perdido mucha sangre — she had lost a lot of blood

ha perdido mucho dinero en la bolsa — she has lost a lot of money on the stock market

no tienes nada que perder — you have nothing to lose

• perder el conocimiento — to lose consciousness

• perder la costumbre — to get out of the habit

• perder algo de vista — to lose sight of sth

nunca pierde de vista el fin que persigue — he never loses sight of his goal

no lo pierdas de vista — don't let him out of your sight

conviene no perder de vista que... — we mustn't forget that..., we mustn't lose sight of the fact that...

2) [+ tiempo] to waste

¡me estás haciendo perder el tiempo! — you're wasting my time!

sin perder un momento — without wasting a moment

3) [+ aire, aceite] to leak

el vehículo pierde aceite — the car is leaking oil, the car has an oil leak

la pelota perdió aire — the ball went flat

4) (=no coger) [+ tren, avión] to miss; [+ oportunidad] to miss, lose

no pierde detalle — he doesn't miss a thing

5) (=destruir) to ruin

ese vicio le perderá — that vice will ruin him, that vice will be his ruin

ese error le perdió — that mistake was his undoing

lo que le pierde es... — where he comes unstuck is...

6) (Jur) to lose, forfeit

2. VI

1) [en competición, disputa] to lose

el equipo perdió por 5-2 — the team lost 5-2

• tienen o llevan todas las de perder — they look certain to lose

• saber perder — to be a good loser

• salir perdiendo, salí perdiendo en el negocio — I lost out on the deal

salí perdiendo en la discusión — I came off worst in the argument

2) (=empeorar)

era un buen cantante, pero ha perdido mucho — he was a good singer, but he's gone downhill

era muy guapo, pero ha perdido bastante — he isn't nearly as good-looking as he used to be

ha perdido mucho en mi estimación — he has gone down a lot in my estimation

3) [tela] to fade

4)

• echar a perder — [+ comida, sorpresa] to ruin, spoil; [+ oportunidad] to waste

• echarse a perder — [comida] to go off; [sorpresa] to be ruined, be spoiled

3.

See:

perderse

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1.
verbo transitivo

1)

a) ( extraviar) <llaves/documento/guante> to lose

b) <señal/imagen/contacto> to lose

2) ( ser la ruina de)

lo perdió la curiosidad — his curiosity was his undoing o his downfall

3)

a) <dinero/propiedad/cosecha> to lose

con preguntar no se pierde nada — we've/you've nothing to lose by asking, there's no harm in asking

más se perdió en la guerra — (fr hecha) it's not the end of the world

b) <derecho/trabajo> to lose

c) <brazo/sangre/vista> to lose

el susto le hizo perder el habla — the fright rendered him speechless

perder la vida — to lose one's life, to perish; cabeza, vista II, III

d) <hijo/marido> to lose

4)

a) <interés/entusiasmo/paciencia> to lose

no hay que perder el ánimo — you mustn't lose heart

yo no pierdo las esperanzas — I'm not giving up hope

llegas tarde, para no perder la costumbre — (iró) you're late, just for a change (iro)

perder la práctica/la costumbre — to get out of practice/the habit

tienes que perderles el miedo a los aviones — you have to get over o to overcome your fear of flying

perder el equilibrio — to lose one's balance

perder el conocimiento — to lose consciousness, to pass out

b) <fuerza/intensidad/calor/altura> to lose

perder el ritmo — (Mús) to lose the beat; ( en trabajo) to get out of the rhythm

c) <peso/kilos> to lose

5)

a) <autobús/tren/avión> to miss

b) <ocasión/oportunidad> to miss

sin perder detalle — without missing any detail

c) < tiempo> to waste

no me hagas perder (el) tiempo! — don't waste my time!

no hay tiempo que perder — there's no time to lose

no pierdas (el) tiempo intentándolo — don't waste your time trying

llámalo sin perder un minuto — call him immediately

perdimos dos días por lo de la huelga — we lost two days because of the strike

6)

a) <guerra/pleito/partido> to lose

b) <curso/año> to fail; < examen> (Ur) to fail

7) <agua/aceite/aire> to lose
2.
perder vi

1) ( ser derrotado) to lose

no sabes perder — you're a bad loser

perdieron 3 a 1 — they lost 3-1

llevar las de perder — to be onto a loser

la que sale perdiendo soy yo — I'm the one who loses out o comes off worst

2)

a) cafetera/tanque to leak

b) (RPl) color ( aclararse) to fade

3)

echar(se) a perder — ver echar I 1) a), echarse I 1) a)
3.
perderse v pron

1)

a) ( extraviarse) persona/objeto to get lost; (+ me/te/le etc)

se le perdió el dinero — he's lost the money

que no se te pierda — don't lose it

¿y a tí que se te ha perdido por allí? — whatever possessed you to go there

no hay por dónde perderse — (Chi fam) there's no question about it

b) ( desaparecer) to disappear

se perdió entre la muchedumbre — she disappeared into the crowd

c) (en tema, conversación)

cuando se ponen a hablar rápido me pierdo — when they start talking quickly I get lost

las cifras son tan enormes que uno se pierde — the figures are so huge that they start to lose all meaning

empieza otra vez, ya me perdí — start again, you've lost me already

d) ( en espacio)

los sillones se pierden en ese salón — the armchairs are rather lost in the sitting room

2) <fiesta/película/espectáculo> to miss

no te perdiste nada — you didn't miss anything

3) persona

a) ( acabar mal) to get into trouble, lose one's way (liter)

b) (Per fam) ( prostituirse) to go on the streets (colloq)

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= lose, misplace, forfeit, mislay, lose out, miss, suffer + loss.

Ex. One of the hardest tasks of a curator is to make a precis of the information about a particular object without losing any essential information.

Ex. This article discusses the common abuses of circulation privileges by a few faculty members: removing books from the library without checking them out; misplacing books after they have been checked out; and failing to return books when needed by others = Este artículo analiza los abusos comunes de los privilegios de préstamo por parte de unos pocos profesores: coger libros de la biblioteca sin sacarlos en préstamo, perder libros tras haberlos sacados en préstamo y no dever libros cuando otros los necesitan.

Ex. In addition, it enables the library to respond to the needs of the new popular culture without forfeiting its traditional cultural purpose.

Ex. Workflow systems automate business processes, such as the management of a housing benefit claim, to ensure all tasks are completed on time and no information can be lost or mislaid.

Ex. Libraries, in the crush to pay journal invoices, are losing out, as other services as well as staffing and pay all end up unfunded = Las bibliotecas, ante la presión de tener que pagar las facturas de las revistas, salen perdiendo ya que otros servicios así como el personal y los salarios terminanan todos con insuficientes fondos.

Ex. Thus the browser may miss valuable items, although some browsers will find browsing a perfectly adequate method of gauging the extent of a library collection.

Ex. They played their third game of the season today and suffered another loss but the team continues to improve.

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* echar a perder = ruin, bungle, bring out + the worst in, cast + a blight on, blight, go off.

* echarlo todo a perder = upset + the applecart.

* echar + Posesivo + planes a perder = upset + Posesivo + plans.

* ganar cuando todo parece estar perdido = victory from the jaws of defeat.

* hacer perder el conocimiento = knock + Nombre + out, knock + Nombre + unconscious.

* hacer perder el entusiasmo = dampen + Posesivo + enthusiasm.

* hacer perder el sentido a = make + nonsense of.

* hacer perder la agilidad física = stale.

* hacer perder la agilidad mental = stale.

* hacer perder las esperanzas = dampen + Posesivo + hopes.

* hacer que Alguien pierda el empleo = put + Nombre + out of work.

* hacer que pierda el interés = take + the shine off things.

* llevar todas las de perder = odds + be stacked against, not have a leg to stand on.

* lo que se gana por un lado se pierde por otro = swings and roundabouts.

* lo que se pierda en una cosa se gana en la otra = what you lose on the swings you gain on the roundabouts.

* ni ganar ni perder = break + even.

* no perder de vista = keep + an eye on, keep + a beady eye on, keep in + sight.

* no perder el ánimo = keep + Posesivo + chin up.

* no perder el control = stay on top of, stay on + top of things, keep on + top of things, be on top of things.

* no perder el trabajo = stay in + work.

* no perder la cabeza = keep + a cool head, remain + cool-headed, play it + cool.

* no perder la calma = keep + a cool head, remain + cool-headed, play it + cool.

* no perderse = keep on + the right track.

* no perderse en/por = find + Posesivo + way round/through.

* no perderse mucho = be no great loss.

* no perderse nada = be no great loss.

* no tener nada que perder = have + nothing to lose.

* perder agua = lose + water, leak.

* perder Algo = take + Nombre + out of + Posesivo + hands.

* perder confianza = lose + confidence (in).

* perder contacto con la realidad = lose + touch with reality.

* perder control = lose + control (of).

* perder credibilidad = destroy + credence.

* perder de vista = lose from + sight, drop from + sight, lose + sight of.

* perder de vista el hecho de que = lose + sight of the fact that.

* perder eficacia = lose + clout.

* perder el alma = lose + Posesivo + soul.

* perder el ánimo = lose + heart.

* perder el apetito = lose + Posesivo + appetite.

* perder el atractivo = lose + Posesivo + allure, lose + Posesivo + savour.

* perder el color = fade.

* perder el conocimiento = lose + Posesivo + senses, pass out, lose + Posesivo + consciousness.

* perder el contacto con = lose + touch with.

* perder el control = slip beyond + the grasp of, lose + Posesivo + grip, run + amok, sweep + Nombre + off + Posesivo + feet, go to + pieces, go + wild.

* perder el control de Algo = get out of + hand.

* perder el control de la situación = things + get out of hand.

* perder el culo = go into + raptures.

* perder el encanto = lose + Posesivo + allure, lose + Posesivo + savour, lose + Posesivo + shine.

* perder el entusiasmo = lose + heart.

* perder el equilibrio = lose + Posesivo + balance.

* perder el favor de = lose + popularity with.

* perder el hábito = lose + the habit.

* perder el hilo = lose + the plot, lose + the thread.

* perder el interés = pall.

* perder el juicio = lose + Posesivo + sanity.

* perder el norte = be off course, fly off + course.

* perder el pie = lose + Posesivo + footing.

* perder el rumbo = be off course, fly off + course.

* perder el sentido = faint, lose + Posesivo + senses, lose + Posesivo + consciousness, pass out.

* perder el sentido del humor = lose + sense of humour.

* perder el sueño por = lose + sleep over/on.

* perder el tiempo = dawdle, mess around, pissing into the wind, mess about, faff (about/around), pootle, sit + idle, muck around/about, piddle around.

* perder el tiempo, hacer esto y aquello de un modo relajado = piddle around.

* perder el valor = lose + Posesivo + nerve.

* perder entusiasmo = lose + enthusiasm.

* perder esperanza = lose + hope.

* perder fuerza = lose + power, lose + steam.

* perder gas = lose + steam.

* perder hasta la camisa = lose + Posesivo + shirt.

* perder ímpetu = lose + momentum, run out of + steam, lose + impetus.

* perder influencia = lose + clout.

* perder interés = lapse, lose + interest.

* perder la cabeza = lose + Posesivo + mind, lose + Posesivo + head, lose + Posesivo + marbles, go + bonkers, fly off + the handle, go (right) off + Posesivo + rocker, go out of + Posesivo + mind, go + soft in the head.

* perder la calma = blow + a fuse.

* perder la chaveta = go + bonkers, go (right) off + Posesivo + rocker, go + berserk, go + postal, go + haywire.

* perder la chaveta por = have + a crush on.

* perder la compostura = lose + Posesivo + balance, break down + in disarray.

* perder la conciencia = lose + Posesivo + consciousness, pass out.

* perder la cordura = lose + Posesivo + sanity.

* perder la credibilidad = lose + face.

* perder la cuenta (de) = lose + count (of).

* perder la esperanza = despair, throw in + the towel, give up + hope, throw in/up + the sponge.

* perder la fe = lose + Posesivo + faith.

* perder la identidad de uno = lose + Posesivo + identity.

* perder la ilusión = lose + heart.

* perder la motivación = lose + motivation.

* perder la noción del tiempo = lose + track of time, lose + all notion of time, lose + all sense of time.

* perder la oportunidad = miss + the boat.

* perder la paciencia = lose + Posesivo + temper.

* perder la pista de = lose + track of.

* perder la presión = depressurise [depressurize, -USA].

* perder la razón = lose + Posesivo + sanity.

* perder las facultades = lose + Posesivo + faculties.

* perder la sincronización = get out of + step.

* perder las riendas = go + berserk, go + postal, go + crazy.

* perder la timidez con = warm up to.

* perder la vida = lose + Posesivo + life.

* perder la virginidad = lose + Posesivo + virginity.

* perder la visión = lose + Posesivo + sight.

* perder la vista = become + blind.

* perder la voz = lose + Posesivo + voice.

* perder los estribos = lose + Posesivo + cool, fly off + the handle, lose + Posesivo + head, go + berserk, go + postal, go + crazy, lose + Posesivo + temper.

* perder los nervios = lose + Posesivo + cool, fly off + the handle, lose + Posesivo + head.

* perder los papeles = lose + control (of), lose + Posesivo + cool, lose + Posesivo + head, fly off + the handle, freak out, flip out.

* perder nota = lose + marks.

* perder para siempre = lose to + posterity.

* perder peso = lose + weight.

* perder poder = lose + power.

* perder prestigio = lose + face.

* perder propiedades = lose + property.

* perder protagonismo = fade into + the background.

* perderse = go astray, get + lost, lose + Posesivo + way, go + missing, miss out on, slip through + the cracks, get out of + Posesivo + depth, wander off + route, disorient, disorientate, wander off + track, lose + Posesivo + bearings.

* perderse entre el gentío = lose + Reflexivo + amid the crowd.

* perderse entre la muchedumbre = lose + Reflexivo + amid the crowd.

* perderse entre la multitud = lose + Reflexivo + amid the crowd.

* perder sentido = lose + purpose.

* perderse por = wander through.

* perderse por los caminos secundarios = go + off-road.

* perderse una clase = miss + class.

* perder terreno = lose + ground.

* perder tiempo = waste + time, lose + time.

* perder (toda/la) esperanza = abandon + (all) hope.

* perder una batalla = lose + battle.

* perder una guerra = lose + war.

* perder un amigo = lose + a friend.

* perder una oportunidad = miss + opportunity, lose + opportunity, miss + chance, waste + opportunity.

* perder una venta = lose + sale.

* perder una votación = outvote.

* perder un objeto personal = lose + property.

* perder un partido = lose + match.

* perder valor = lose + Posesivo + value.

* perder ventas = lose + sales.

* perder vigor = run out of + steam, lose + steam.

* perder vitalidad = run out of + steam.

* por probar nada se pierde = nothing ventured, nothing gained.

* que no se puede uno perder = unmissable.

* que pierde agua = leaking, leaky [leakier -comp., leakiest -sup].

* salir perdiendo = victimise [victimize, -USA], come off + worst, lose out, compare + unfavourably, lose + neck, be a little worse off.

* salir sin ganar ni perder = break + even.

* se pierda o se gane = win or lose.

* sin perder de vista = with an eye on.

* sin perder un (solo) minuto = without a moment wasted, without a wasted moment, without a minute wasted, without a wasted minute.

* sin tiempo que perder = without a minute to spare.

* tener todas las de perder = fight + a losing battle.

* un arte que se está perdiendo = a dying art.

* * *
1.
verbo transitivo

1)

a) ( extraviar) <llaves/documento/guante> to lose

b) <señal/imagen/contacto> to lose

2) ( ser la ruina de)

lo perdió la curiosidad — his curiosity was his undoing o his downfall

3)

a) <dinero/propiedad/cosecha> to lose

con preguntar no se pierde nada — we've/you've nothing to lose by asking, there's no harm in asking

más se perdió en la guerra — (fr hecha) it's not the end of the world

b) <derecho/trabajo> to lose

c) <brazo/sangre/vista> to lose

el susto le hizo perder el habla — the fright rendered him speechless

perder la vida — to lose one's life, to perish; cabeza, vista II, III

d) <hijo/marido> to lose

4)

a) <interés/entusiasmo/paciencia> to lose

no hay que perder el ánimo — you mustn't lose heart

yo no pierdo las esperanzas — I'm not giving up hope

llegas tarde, para no perder la costumbre — (iró) you're late, just for a change (iro)

perder la práctica/la costumbre — to get out of practice/the habit

tienes que perderles el miedo a los aviones — you have to get over o to overcome your fear of flying

perder el equilibrio — to lose one's balance

perder el conocimiento — to lose consciousness, to pass out

b) <fuerza/intensidad/calor/altura> to lose

perder el ritmo — (Mús) to lose the beat; ( en trabajo) to get out of the rhythm

c) <peso/kilos> to lose

5)

a) <autobús/tren/avión> to miss

b) <ocasión/oportunidad> to miss

sin perder detalle — without missing any detail

c) < tiempo> to waste

no me hagas perder (el) tiempo! — don't waste my time!

no hay tiempo que perder — there's no time to lose

no pierdas (el) tiempo intentándolo — don't waste your time trying

llámalo sin perder un minuto — call him immediately

perdimos dos días por lo de la huelga — we lost two days because of the strike

6)

a) <guerra/pleito/partido> to lose

b) <curso/año> to fail; < examen> (Ur) to fail

7) <agua/aceite/aire> to lose
2.
perder vi

1) ( ser derrotado) to lose

no sabes perder — you're a bad loser

perdieron 3 a 1 — they lost 3-1

llevar las de perder — to be onto a loser

la que sale perdiendo soy yo — I'm the one who loses out o comes off worst

2)

a) cafetera/tanque to leak

b) (RPl) color ( aclararse) to fade

3)

echar(se) a perder — ver echar I 1) a), echarse I 1) a)
3.
perderse v pron

1)

a) ( extraviarse) persona/objeto to get lost; (+ me/te/le etc)

se le perdió el dinero — he's lost the money

que no se te pierda — don't lose it

¿y a tí que se te ha perdido por allí? — whatever possessed you to go there

no hay por dónde perderse — (Chi fam) there's no question about it

b) ( desaparecer) to disappear

se perdió entre la muchedumbre — she disappeared into the crowd

c) (en tema, conversación)

cuando se ponen a hablar rápido me pierdo — when they start talking quickly I get lost

las cifras son tan enormes que uno se pierde — the figures are so huge that they start to lose all meaning

empieza otra vez, ya me perdí — start again, you've lost me already

d) ( en espacio)

los sillones se pierden en ese salón — the armchairs are rather lost in the sitting room

2) <fiesta/película/espectáculo> to miss

no te perdiste nada — you didn't miss anything

3) persona

a) ( acabar mal) to get into trouble, lose one's way (liter)

b) (Per fam) ( prostituirse) to go on the streets (colloq)

* * *

= lose, misplace, forfeit, mislay, lose out, miss, suffer + loss.

Ex: One of the hardest tasks of a curator is to make a precis of the information about a particular object without losing any essential information.

Ex: This article discusses the common abuses of circulation privileges by a few faculty members: removing books from the library without checking them out; misplacing books after they have been checked out; and failing to return books when needed by others = Este artículo analiza los abusos comunes de los privilegios de préstamo por parte de unos pocos profesores: coger libros de la biblioteca sin sacarlos en préstamo, perder libros tras haberlos sacados en préstamo y no dever libros cuando otros los necesitan.

Ex: In addition, it enables the library to respond to the needs of the new popular culture without forfeiting its traditional cultural purpose.

Ex: Workflow systems automate business processes, such as the management of a housing benefit claim, to ensure all tasks are completed on time and no information can be lost or mislaid.

Ex: Libraries, in the crush to pay journal invoices, are losing out, as other services as well as staffing and pay all end up unfunded = Las bibliotecas, ante la presión de tener que pagar las facturas de las revistas, salen perdiendo ya que otros servicios así como el personal y los salarios terminanan todos con insuficientes fondos.

Ex: Thus the browser may miss valuable items, although some browsers will find browsing a perfectly adequate method of gauging the extent of a library collection.

Ex: They played their third game of the season today and suffered another loss but the team continues to improve.

* echar a perder = ruin, bungle, bring out + the worst in, cast + a blight on, blight, go off.

* echarlo todo a perder = upset + the applecart.

* echar + Posesivo + planes a perder = upset + Posesivo + plans.

* ganar cuando todo parece estar perdido = victory from the jaws of defeat.

* hacer perder el conocimiento = knock + Nombre + out, knock + Nombre + unconscious.

* hacer perder el entusiasmo = dampen + Posesivo + enthusiasm.

* hacer perder el sentido a = make + nonsense of.

* hacer perder la agilidad física = stale.

* hacer perder la agilidad mental = stale.

* hacer perder las esperanzas = dampen + Posesivo + hopes.

* hacer que Alguien pierda el empleo = put + Nombre + out of work.

* hacer que pierda el interés = take + the shine off things.

* llevar todas las de perder = odds + be stacked against, not have a leg to stand on.

* lo que se gana por un lado se pierde por otro = swings and roundabouts.

* lo que se pierda en una cosa se gana en la otra = what you lose on the swings you gain on the roundabouts.

* ni ganar ni perder = break + even.

* no perder de vista = keep + an eye on, keep + a beady eye on, keep in + sight.

* no perder el ánimo = keep + Posesivo + chin up.

* no perder el control = stay on top of, stay on + top of things, keep on + top of things, be on top of things.

* no perder el trabajo = stay in + work.

* no perder la cabeza = keep + a cool head, remain + cool-headed, play it + cool.

* no perder la calma = keep + a cool head, remain + cool-headed, play it + cool.

* no perderse = keep on + the right track.

* no perderse en/por = find + Posesivo + way round/through.

* no perderse mucho = be no great loss.

* no perderse nada = be no great loss.

* no tener nada que perder = have + nothing to lose.

* perder agua = lose + water, leak.

* perder Algo = take + Nombre + out of + Posesivo + hands.

* perder confianza = lose + confidence (in).

* perder contacto con la realidad = lose + touch with reality.

* perder control = lose + control (of).

* perder credibilidad = destroy + credence.

* perder de vista = lose from + sight, drop from + sight, lose + sight of.

* perder de vista el hecho de que = lose + sight of the fact that.

* perder eficacia = lose + clout.

* perder el alma = lose + Posesivo + soul.

* perder el ánimo = lose + heart.

* perder el apetito = lose + Posesivo + appetite.

* perder el atractivo = lose + Posesivo + allure, lose + Posesivo + savour.

* perder el color = fade.

* perder el conocimiento = lose + Posesivo + senses, pass out, lose + Posesivo + consciousness.

* perder el contacto con = lose + touch with.

* perder el control = slip beyond + the grasp of, lose + Posesivo + grip, run + amok, sweep + Nombre + off + Posesivo + feet, go to + pieces, go + wild.

* perder el control de Algo = get out of + hand.

* perder el control de la situación = things + get out of hand.

* perder el culo = go into + raptures.

* perder el encanto = lose + Posesivo + allure, lose + Posesivo + savour, lose + Posesivo + shine.

* perder el entusiasmo = lose + heart.

* perder el equilibrio = lose + Posesivo + balance.

* perder el favor de = lose + popularity with.

* perder el hábito = lose + the habit.

* perder el hilo = lose + the plot, lose + the thread.

* perder el interés = pall.

* perder el juicio = lose + Posesivo + sanity.

* perder el norte = be off course, fly off + course.

* perder el pie = lose + Posesivo + footing.

* perder el rumbo = be off course, fly off + course.

* perder el sentido = faint, lose + Posesivo + senses, lose + Posesivo + consciousness, pass out.

* perder el sentido del humor = lose + sense of humour.

* perder el sueño por = lose + sleep over/on.

* perder el tiempo = dawdle, mess around, pissing into the wind, mess about, faff (about/around), pootle, sit + idle, muck around/about, piddle around.

* perder el tiempo, hacer esto y aquello de un modo relajado = piddle around.

* perder el valor = lose + Posesivo + nerve.

* perder entusiasmo = lose + enthusiasm.

* perder esperanza = lose + hope.

* perder fuerza = lose + power, lose + steam.

* perder gas = lose + steam.

* perder hasta la camisa = lose + Posesivo + shirt.

* perder ímpetu = lose + momentum, run out of + steam, lose + impetus.

* perder influencia = lose + clout.

* perder interés = lapse, lose + interest.

* perder la cabeza = lose + Posesivo + mind, lose + Posesivo + head, lose + Posesivo + marbles, go + bonkers, fly off + the handle, go (right) off + Posesivo + rocker, go out of + Posesivo + mind, go + soft in the head.

* perder la calma = blow + a fuse.

* perder la chaveta = go + bonkers, go (right) off + Posesivo + rocker, go + berserk, go + postal, go + haywire.

* perder la chaveta por = have + a crush on.

* perder la compostura = lose + Posesivo + balance, break down + in disarray.

* perder la conciencia = lose + Posesivo + consciousness, pass out.

* perder la cordura = lose + Posesivo + sanity.

* perder la credibilidad = lose + face.

* perder la cuenta (de) = lose + count (of).

* perder la esperanza = despair, throw in + the towel, give up + hope, throw in/up + the sponge.

* perder la fe = lose + Posesivo + faith.

* perder la identidad de uno = lose + Posesivo + identity.

* perder la ilusión = lose + heart.

* perder la motivación = lose + motivation.

* perder la noción del tiempo = lose + track of time, lose + all notion of time, lose + all sense of time.

* perder la oportunidad = miss + the boat.

* perder la paciencia = lose + Posesivo + temper.

* perder la pista de = lose + track of.

* perder la presión = depressurise [depressurize, -USA].

* perder la razón = lose + Posesivo + sanity.

* perder las facultades = lose + Posesivo + faculties.

* perder la sincronización = get out of + step.

* perder las riendas = go + berserk, go + postal, go + crazy.

* perder la timidez con = warm up to.

* perder la vida = lose + Posesivo + life.

* perder la virginidad = lose + Posesivo + virginity.

* perder la visión = lose + Posesivo + sight.

* perder la vista = become + blind.

* perder la voz = lose + Posesivo + voice.

* perder los estribos = lose + Posesivo + cool, fly off + the handle, lose + Posesivo + head, go + berserk, go + postal, go + crazy, lose + Posesivo + temper.

* perder los nervios = lose + Posesivo + cool, fly off + the handle, lose + Posesivo + head.

* perder los papeles = lose + control (of), lose + Posesivo + cool, lose + Posesivo + head, fly off + the handle, freak out, flip out.

* perder nota = lose + marks.

* perder para siempre = lose to + posterity.

* perder peso = lose + weight.

* perder poder = lose + power.

* perder prestigio = lose + face.

* perder propiedades = lose + property.

* perder protagonismo = fade into + the background.

* perderse = go astray, get + lost, lose + Posesivo + way, go + missing, miss out on, slip through + the cracks, get out of + Posesivo + depth, wander off + route, disorient, disorientate, wander off + track, lose + Posesivo + bearings.

* perderse entre el gentío = lose + Reflexivo + amid the crowd.

* perderse entre la muchedumbre = lose + Reflexivo + amid the crowd.

* perderse entre la multitud = lose + Reflexivo + amid the crowd.

* perder sentido = lose + purpose.

* perderse por = wander through.

* perderse por los caminos secundarios = go + off-road.

* perderse una clase = miss + class.

* perder terreno = lose + ground.

* perder tiempo = waste + time, lose + time.

* perder (toda/la) esperanza = abandon + (all) hope.

* perder una batalla = lose + battle.

* perder una guerra = lose + war.

* perder un amigo = lose + a friend.

* perder una oportunidad = miss + opportunity, lose + opportunity, miss + chance, waste + opportunity.

* perder una venta = lose + sale.

* perder una votación = outvote.

* perder un objeto personal = lose + property.

* perder un partido = lose + match.

* perder valor = lose + Posesivo + value.

* perder ventas = lose + sales.

* perder vigor = run out of + steam, lose + steam.

* perder vitalidad = run out of + steam.

* por probar nada se pierde = nothing ventured, nothing gained.

* que no se puede uno perder = unmissable.

* que pierde agua = leaking, leaky [leakier -comp., leakiest -sup].

* salir perdiendo = victimise [victimize, -USA], come off + worst, lose out, compare + unfavourably, lose + neck, be a little worse off.

* salir sin ganar ni perder = break + even.

* se pierda o se gane = win or lose.

* sin perder de vista = with an eye on.

* sin perder un (solo) minuto = without a moment wasted, without a wasted moment, without a minute wasted, without a wasted minute.

* sin tiempo que perder = without a minute to spare.

* tener todas las de perder = fight + a losing battle.

* un arte que se está perdiendo = a dying art.

* * *

perder [E8 ]

vt

A

1 (extraviar) ‹llaves/documento/guante› to lose

he perdido su dirección I've lost her address

perdió las tijeras y se pasó una hora buscándolas she mislaid o lost the scissors and spent an hour looking for them

me perdiste la página you lost my place o page

perdí a mi marido en la muchedumbre I lost my husband in the crowd

no pierdas de vista al niño don't let the child out of your sight

hilo

2 ‹señal/imagen/contacto› to lose

hemos perdido el contacto con el avión we've lost contact with the plane

B

(ser la ruina de): lo perdió la curiosidad his curiosity was his undoing o his downfall

C

1 ‹dinero/propiedad/cosecha› to lose

perdió mil pesos jugando al póker she lost a thousand pesos playing poker

perdió una fortuna en ese negocio he lost a fortune in o on that deal

con preguntar no se pierde nada we've/you've nothing to lose by asking, there's no harm in asking, we/you can but ask

más se perdió en la guerra ( fr hecha); things could be worse!, worse things happen at sea, it's not the end of the world

terreno² (↑ terreno (2))

2 ‹derecho/trabajo› to lose

si te vas pierdes el lugar en la cola if you go away you lose your place in the line ( AmE) o ( BrE) queue

3 ‹ojo/brazo› to lose; ‹vista/oído› to lose

ha perdido mucho peso/mucha sangre she's lost a lot of weight/blood

el susto le hizo perder el habla the fright rendered him speechless

perder la vida to lose one's life, to perish

cabeza

4 ‹hijo/marido› to lose

perder un niño or un bebé (en el embarazo) to lose a baby, to have a miscarriage

D

1 ‹interés/entusiasmo› to lose; ‹paciencia› to lose

no hay que perder el ánimo you mustn't lose heart

yo no pierdo las esperanzas I'm not giving up hope

he perdido la costumbre de levantarme temprano I've got(ten) out of o I've lost the habit of getting up early

llegas tarde, para no perder la costumbre ( iró); you're late, just for a change ( iro)

trata de no perder la práctica try not to get out of practice

tienes que perderles el miedo a los aviones you have to get over o to overcome your fear of flying

perder el equilibrio to lose one's balance

perder el conocimiento to lose consciousness, to pass out

2 ‹fuerza/intensidad/calor› to lose

el avión empezó a perder altura the plane began to lose height

perder el ritmo ( Mús) to lose the beat

estás trabajando muy bien, no pierdas el ritmo you're working well, keep it up!

3 ‹peso/kilos› to lose

E

1 ‹autobús/tren/avión› to miss

2 ‹ocasión› to miss

sería tonto perder esta estupenda oportunidad it would be stupid to miss o to pass up this marvelous opportunity

no pierde oportunidad de recordarnos cuánto le debemos he never misses a chance to remind us how much we owe him

3 ‹tiempo›

¡no me hagas perder (el) tiempo! don't waste my time!

no hay tiempo que perder there's no time to lose

no pierdas (el) tiempo, no lo vas a convencer don't waste your time, you're not going to convince him

llámalo sin perder un minuto call him immediately

perdimos dos días por lo de la huelga we lost two days because of the strike

F

1 ‹guerra/pleito› to lose; ‹partido› to lose

2 ‹curso/año› to fail

perder un examen (Ur); to fail an exam

G ‹agua/aceite/aire› to lose

el coche pierde aceite the car has an oil leak o is losing oil

el globo perdía aire air was escaping from the balloon

■ perder

vi

A (ser derrotado) to lose

perdimos por un punto we lost by one point

no sabes perder you're a bad loser

no discutas con él porque llevas las de perder don't argue with him because you'll lose

la que sale perdiendo soy yo I lose out o come off worst

B

1 ( RPl) «cafetera/tanque» to leak

2 «color» (aclararse) to fade; (tiñiendo otras prendas) to run

C

echar(se) a perder ver echar vt Sense I A 1. (↑ echar), echar v pron Sense I A 1. (↑ echar)

■ perderse

v pron

A

1 (extraviarse) «persona/objeto» to get lost

siempre me pierdo en esta ciudad I always get lost in this town

no te pierdas, llámanos de vez en cuando don't lose touch, call us now and then

(+ me/te/le etc): se le perdió el dinero he's lost the money

guárdalo bien para que no se te pierda keep it safe so you don't lose it

no hay por dónde perderse ( Chi fam); there's no question about it

2 (desaparecer) to disappear

se perdió entre la muchedumbre she disappeared into the crowd

3

(en un tema, una conversación): cuando se ponen a hablar rápido me pierdo when they start talking quickly I get lost

me distraje un momento y me perdí my attention wandered for a moment and I lost the thread

las cifras son tan enormes que uno se pierde the figures are so huge that they start to lose all meaning

empieza otra vez, ya me perdí start again, you've lost me already

4

(en una prenda, un espacio): te pierdes en ese vestido you look lost in that dress

los sillones quedan perdidos en ese salón tan grande the armchairs are rather lost in such a big sitting room

B ‹fiesta/película/espectáculo› to miss

no te perdiste nada you didn't miss anything

te perdiste una excelente oportunidad de callarte la boca ( hum); you could have kept your big mouth shut ( colloq)

C «persona»

1 (acabar mal) to get into trouble, lose one's way ( liter)

2 ( Per fam) (prostituirse) to go on the streets o the game ( colloq)

* * *

perder ( conjugate perder) verbo transitivo
1 ( en general) to lose;
◊ perdí el pasaporte I lost my passport;

quiere perder peso he wants to lose weight;
con preguntar no se pierde nada we've/you've nothing to lose by asking;
perder la vida to lose one's life, to perish;
See also→ cabeza 1 e, vista 2 3;
yo no pierdo las esperanzas I'm not giving up hope;
perder la práctica to get out of practice;
perder el equilibrio to lose one's balance;
perder el conocimiento to lose consciousness, to pass out;
perder el ritmo (Mús) to lose the beat;

( en trabajo) to get out of the rhythm
2
a) ‹autobús/tren/avión› to miss

b) ‹ocasión/oportunidad› to miss;

◊ sin perder detalle without missing any detail

c) ‹ tiempo› to waste;

◊ ¡no me hagas perder (el) tiempo! don't waste my time!;

no hay tiempo que perder there's no time to lose
3
a) ‹guerra/pleito/partido› to lose

b) ‹curso/año› to fail;

‹ examen› (Ur) to fail
4 ‹agua/aceite/aire› to lose
verbo intransitivo
1 ( ser derrotado) to lose;
◊ perdieron 3 a 1 they lost 3-1;

no sabes perder you're a bad loser;
llevar las de perder to be onto a loser;
la que sale perdiendo soy yo I'm the one who loses out o comes off worst
2 [cafetera/tanque] to leak
3
◊ echar(se) a perder ver echar I 1a, echarse 1a

perderse verbo pronominal
1 [persona/objeto] to get lost;
◊ siempre me pierdo en esta ciudad I always get lost in this town;

se le perdió el dinero he's lost the money;
cuando se ponen a hablar rápido me pierdo when they start talking quickly I get lost
2 ‹fiesta/película/espectáculo› to miss
perder
I verbo transitivo
1 (un objeto) to lose
2 (un medio de transporte) to miss
3 (el tiempo) to waste
4 (oportunidad) to miss ➣ Ver nota en miss
5 (cualidad, costumbre, sentido) to lose: tienes que perder tus miedos, you have to overcome your fears
6 (agua, aceite) to leak
II verbo intransitivo
1 (disminuir una cualidad) to lose
2 (estropear) to ruin, go off
3 (en una competición, batalla) to lose
♦ Locuciones: echar (algo) a perder, to spoil (sthg)
llevar las de perder, to be onto a loser
' perder' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
adormecerse
- aflojar
- baño
- borda
- brújula
- cabeza
- cabo
- clarear
- conciencia
- conocimiento
- costumbre
- cuenta
- declinar
- descuidarse
- desesperarse
- desfallecer
- desgracia
- desinflarse
- desnaturalizar
- despedirse
- despintar
- despistar
- destinada
- destinado
- desvanecerse
- deteriorarse
- distraerse
- don
- enloquecer
- estribo
- facultad
- flaquear
- granizada
- hilo
- infortunio
- innecesaria
- innecesario
- interés
- joderse
- juicio
- llevar
- norte
- papel
- pasarse
- peso
- razón
- resbalar
- rumbo
- saber
- sentida
English:
avoid
- balance
- black out
- blow
- boat
- bound
- break
- bungle
- cool
- course
- crush
- danger
- dawdle
- decline
- dignity
- dilly-dally
- erode
- even
- face
- fade
- fiddle around
- flag
- footing
- forfeit
- freak out
- gamble away
- gazump
- ground
- grow out of
- handle
- hang about
- hang around
- heart
- keep
- leak
- lose
- mislay
- miss
- muck about
- muck around
- muck up
- pall
- piece
- pot
- rack
- rag
- reason
- rise
- risk
- shape

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perder

♦ vt

1. [extraviar] to lose;

he perdido el paraguas I've lost my umbrella

2. [dejar de tener] [dinero, amigo, empleo, interés] to lose;

he perdido el contacto con ellos I've lost touch with them;

la policía ha perdido la pista o [m5] el rastro de los secuestradores the police have lost track of the kidnappers;

no sé nada de Ana, le he perdido la pista o [m5] el rastro I don't know anything about Ana, I've lost touch with her;

el accidente le hizo perder la visión he lost his sight in the accident;

ya hemos perdido toda esperanza de encontrarlo we've now given up o lost all hope of finding him;

he perdido bastante práctica I'm rather out of practice;

perder el equilibrio/la memoria to lose one's balance/memory;

perder peso to lose weight;

perder el miedo/el respeto a alguien to lose one's fear of/respect for sb;

cientos de personas perdieron la vida hundreds of people lost their lives;

no tienes/tiene/ etc[m5]. nada que perder you have/he has/ etc nothing to lose;

Comp
Esp
más se perdió en Cuba o [m5] en la guerra it's not as bad as all that, it's not the end of the world

3. [ser derrotado en] [batalla, partido, campeonato, elecciones] to lose;

este error podría hacerle perder el partido this mistake could lose her the game

4. [desperdiciar] [tiempo] to waste;
[oportunidad, ocasión] to miss;
no pierdas el tiempo con o [m5] en tonterías don't waste your time on nonsense like that;

he perdido toda la mañana en llamadas de teléfono I've wasted all morning making phone calls;

no pierda la ocasión de ver esta fantástica película don't miss this wonderful movie;

no hay tiempo que perder there's no time to lose

5. [no alcanzar] [tren, vuelo, autobús] to miss

6. [tener un escape de] [agua] to lose, to leak;

la bombona pierde aire air is escaping from the cylinder;

ese camión va perdiendo aceite that truck o Br lorry is losing o leaking oil

7. [perjudicar] to be the ruin of;

le pierde su pasión por el juego his passion for gambling is ruining him

8. Urug [examen] to fail

♦ vi

1. [salir derrotado] to lose;

perder al póquer/billar to lose at poker/billiards;

perdimos (por) dos a cero we lost Br two-nil o US two-zero;

no te pelees con él, que llevas las de perder don't get into a fight with him, you're bound to lose;

sabe/no sabe perder he's a good/bad loser;

salir perdiendo to lose out, to come off worse

2. [empeorar] to go downhill;

este restaurante ha perdido mucho this restaurant has really gone downhill;

estas alfombras pierden bastante al lavarlas these rugs don't wash very well

3. [tener un escape] [de agua, aceite] to have a leak;

esa bombona pierde that gas cylinder is leaking;

una de las ruedas pierde por la válvula the air's coming out of one of the tyres

4. [en frases]
echar algo a perder to spoil sth;

echarse a perder [alimento] to spoil, Br to go off

♦ See also the pronominal verb perderse

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perder

I v/t

1 objeto lose;

¡piérdete! get lost!;

no te lo pierdas película, acontecimiento don’t miss it;

no tener nada que perder have nothing to lose

2 tren, avión etc miss

3 el tiempo waste

II v/i lose;

echar a perder ruin;

echarse a perder de alimento go bad;

llevar o

tener las de perder be at a disadvantage;

salir perdiendo come off worst

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perder {56} vt

1) : to lose

2) : to miss

perdimos la oportunidad: we missed the opportunity

3) : to waste (time)

perder vi

: to lose

♦ See also the reflexive verb perderse

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perder vb

1. (en general) to lose [pt. & pp. lost]

he perdido las llaves I've lost my keys

deberías perder peso you should lose weight

2. (tren, avión, oportunidad, etc) to miss

he perdido el autobús I've missed the bus

3. (tiempo) to waste

estás perdiendo el tiempo you're wasting your time

4. (líquido, gas) to leak

la caldera pierde agua the boiler is leaking

echar a perder algo to ruin something / to spoil something

echarse a perder to go off / to go bad

Spanish-English dictionary > perder
18 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.) zapravljati
2. noun
1) (material which is or has been made useless: industrial waste from the factories; ( also adjective) waste material.) odpadki; odpaden

2) ((the) act of wasting: That was a waste of an opportunity.) zapravljanje

3) (a huge stretch of unused or infertile land, or of water, desert, ice etc: the Arctic wastes.) pustinja

•

- wastage
- wasteful
- wastefully
- wastefulness
- waste paper
- wastepaper basket
- waste pipe
- waste away
* * *
I [wéist]
1.

noun

razsipavanje, tratenje, trošenje, zapravljanje (denarja, časa, moči); izguba, odpad; zmanjšanje; propadanje, propast; obsolete opustošenje, razdejanje; juridically škoda, zmanjšanje vrednosti (posesti, zemljišča) zaradi nemarnosti; odpadki (volne, svile ipd.); makulatura; odplake, pomije; pustinja, neobdelan svet, zapuščeno polje; geology mel, melišče; velika površina ( of waters vodá)

a waste of snow — snežna pustinja

it's a sheer waste of time — to je čista izguba časa

to go ( —ali to run) to waste — tratiti se, razsipavati se; v prelogu ležati; podivjati; odtekati

wilful waste makes woeful want — kdor lahkomiselno denar zapravlja, se od premoženja že poslavlja;

2.

adjective

pust, neobdelan, neploden; nenaseljen, opustošen; odvečen, brezkoristen, neuporaben, izgubljen, odtočen

waste drain — odtočni kanal

waste energy — neizrabljena energija

waste land — pustina, pustota, neobdelana zemlja

waste materials — odpadni material, odpad(ki)

waste paper — makulaturni papir, odpadki papirja

to lay waste — opustošiti

to lie waste — biti (ležati) neobdelan, neizkoriščen

to run waste — prazen teči (stroj)
II [wéist]
1.

transitive verb

razsipavati, zapravljati (denar, moč), tratiti (čas) zaman; trošiti, ne izkoristiti (prilike); slabiti, poslabšati; pustiti, da (kaj) propade; zapustiti (posestvo, zemljo itd.) zaradi nemarnosti; American zamuditi ( an opportunity priliko); (o)pustošiti, razorati

to waste breath — zaman govoriti

to waste one's property — zafrčkati svoje premoženje

to waste one's time — (svoj) čas zapravljati

wasted with grief — uničen od žalosti

a wasted talent — neizkoriščen talent

to be wasted — biti brezkoristen, neuporaben; ostati brez učinka (on na)

this is wasted on me — iz tega si nič ne storim, tega mi ni mar;

2.

intransitive verb

slabeti, upadati, propadati, pojemati, izgubiti na teži (s treningom); trošiti se, razsipavati se, tratiti se, zapravljati se; biti zapravljiv, trošiti denar; izgubljati se, izginjati; giniti; obsolete minevati (čas)

he wastes in routine work — on se troši v rutinskem delu

the candle is wasting — sveča se manjša

the day wastes obsolete dan se nagiblje h kraju

to waste away — hirati; figuratively pojemati, upadati

his power is wasting — njegova moč upada (pojema)

waste not, want not — varčuj, kadar imaš, da ne boš brez v potrebi

English-Slovenian dictionary > waste
19 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.) kaste bort, sløse, ødelegge
2. noun
1) (material which is or has been made useless: industrial waste from the factories; ( also adjective) waste material.) avfall(sprodukt), skrap, søppel

2) ((the) act of wasting: That was a waste of an opportunity.) sløsing, sløseri

3) (a huge stretch of unused or infertile land, or of water, desert, ice etc: the Arctic wastes.) øde-/villmark

•

- wastage
- wasteful
- wastefully
- wastefulness
- waste paper
- wastepaper basket
- waste pipe
- waste away

avfall
--------
sløsing

I
subst. \/weɪst\/

1) sløseri, sløsing, ødselhet

2) avfall, skrot, søppel, rester

3) feilgods, vrakgods

4) ( typografi) makulatur

5) spill, svinn, bortfall

6) ( også waste pipe) avløpsrør

7) ødemark, villmark, vidde

• she got lost in the waste of snow

hun gikk seg bort på snøvidda

8) ødeleggelse, herjing

9) nedsliting, avsliping

10) forfall, forringelse (jus)

11) ( geologi) erodert materiale

12) ( også waste water) kloakkvann, avløpsvann, spillvann

go to waste gå til spille

waste of sløsing med, (noe) bortkastet

• it's a waste of words

det er som å tale for døve ører

• what a waste of money!

for en sløsing med penger!

• reading is a waste of time

å lese er bortkastet tid
II
verb \/weɪst\/

1) sløse med, la gå til spille, kaste bort, gå tapt

• we wasted no time

vi lot ingen tid gå tapt

• you're wasting my time

du kaster bort tiden min

2) gå til spille, sløses med, renne bort

• the water is wasting

vannet renner bort (til ingen nytte)

3) forsømme, forspille

• I wasted the opportunity

jeg forspilte anledningen

4) ( litterært) ødelegge, herje, plyndre

5) tære på, fortæres, svekke, uttære

• the people were wasted by hunger

menneskene var uttæret av sult

6) ( gammeldags) forbruke (penger), fordrive (tid), tilbringe (tid)

7) ( jus) la forfalle, vanskjøtte, forringe

• he wastes the property

han lar eiendommen forfalle

8) ( litterært) svinne

9) ( slang) drepe

• a gang-member was ordered to waste Carlos on Friday

et gjengmedlem ble beordret til å ta livet av Carlos på fredag

10) ( om jockey) få ned vekten sin (med trening)

11) tømmes, utømmes, krympe (sammen), tørke ut

• our resources are wasting

ressursene våre er i ferd med å tømmes

12) ( typografi) makulere

be wasted være bortkastet, være til ingen nytte

• his efforts were wasted

anstrengelsene hans var til ingen nytte

gå tapt, gå til spille

• no heat is wasted

ingen varme går til spille

( slang) være dritings, være snydens full

waste away tære bort, fortæres, svekkes, svinne hen

wasted by herjet av, svekket av

• it was a body wasted by disease

det var en kropp herjet av sykdom

waste not, want not ( ordtak) den som sparer, den har

waste one's breath tale for døve ører

waste words tale for døve ører prate uten stans
III
adj. \/weɪst\/

1) øde, brakk, udyrket

2) avfalls-, spill-

• this removes waste products

denne fjerner avfallsprodukter

lay waste herje, ødelegge, legge i ruiner

lie waste ligge øde

English-Norwegian dictionary > waste
20 waste

waste [weɪst]

1. noun

   a. [of resources, food, money] gaspillage m

• to go to waste être gaspillé

• there's too much waste in this firm il y a trop de gaspillage dans cette compagnie

• what a waste! quel gaspillage !

• it's a waste of effort c'est un effort inutile

• that machine was a waste of money cela ne valait vraiment pas la peine d'acheter cette machine

• a waste of space une perte de place

• he's a waste of space (inf) ( = useless) il est nul (inf)

• it's a waste of time c'est une perte de temps

• it's a waste of time doing that on perd son temps à faire cela

   b. ( = waste material, US) also wastes déchets mpl

• household or kitchen waste ordures fpl ménagères

• industrial/nuclear waste déchets mpl industriels/nucléaires

• toxic/radioactive waste déchets mpl toxiques/radioactifs

2. adjective

• to lay waste to sth (literary) dévaster qch

3. transitive verb

   a. [+ 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

• nothing is wasted rien n'est perdu

• you're wasting your breath! (inf) tu perds ton temps !

• I wouldn't like you to have a wasted journey je ne voudrais pas que vous vous déplaciez pour rien

• to waste one's money gaspiller son argent ( on sth pour qch) ( on doing sth pour faire qch)

• you're wasting your time (trying) tu perds ton temps (à essayer)

• to waste no time in doing sth ne pas perdre de temps à faire qch

• the sarcasm was wasted on him il n'a pas compris le sarcasme

• caviar is wasted on him il ne sait pas apprécier le caviar (PROV) waste not want not il n'y a pas de petites économies

   b. ( = kill) (inf) flinguer (inf !)

4. compounds

► waste disposal unit, waste disposer noun broyeur m à ordures

► waste ground noun

• a piece of waste ground un terrain vague ► waste pipe noun (tuyau m de) vidange f

► waste products plural noun (industrial) déchets mpl industriels ; (from body) déchets mpl (de l'organisme)

► waste away intransitive verb dépérir

• you're not exactly wasting away! tu ne fais pas vraiment pitié !

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[weɪst] 1.
noun

1) ( squandering) gen gaspillage m (of de); ( of time) perte f (of de)

that was a complete waste of an afternoon — l'après-midi a été perdu pour rien

a waste of effort — un effort inutile

taking taxis is a waste of money — prendre des taxis c'est jeter l'argent par les fenêtres

it's a waste of time trying to explain it — on perd son temps à essayer de l'expliquer

to go to waste — être gaspillé

that's another good opportunity gone to waste — et voilà encore une bonne occasion de perdue

to let something go to waste — gaspiller quelque chose

there is no waste, every part is used — il n'y a pas de déchets, chaque élément est utilisé

2) [U] ( detritus) gen, Industry déchets mpl ( from de)

3) ( wasteland) désert m
2.
wastes plural noun

1) ( wilderness) étendues fpl sauvages

2) US = waste 1. 2
3.
adjective

1) [food] inutilisé; [heat, energy] gaspillé; [water] usé

waste materials ou matter — déchets mpl

waste products — Industry déchets mpl de fabrication; Biology, Medicine déchets mpl

waste plastics — plastiques mpl de rebut

2) [land] inculte

3)

to lay waste (to) — dévaster
4.
transitive verb

1) ( squander) gaspiller [food, energy, money, talents]; perdre [time, opportunity]; user [strength]; gâcher [youth]

all our efforts were wasted — tous nos efforts ont été vains

he didn't waste words — il a été franc et direct

she wasted no time in contacting the police — elle a appelé la police sans perdre un instant

subtlety is wasted on her — la subtilité lui passe au-dessus de la tête

good wine is wasted on him — il n'est pas capable d'apprécier un bon vin

2) ( make weaker) atrophier

3) (colloq) US ( kill) supprimer (colloq)
5.
intransitive verb se perdre

Phrasal Verbs:

- waste away

••

waste not want not — Prov l'économie protège du besoin

English-French dictionary > waste

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