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1 Wasting
subs.Fading: P. φθορά, ἡ; see Decay.Devastation: P. πόρθησις, ἡ, τμῆσις, ἡ.Plundering: P. and V. ἁρπαγή, ἡ.Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Wasting
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2 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.) σπαταλώ, χαραμίζω2. noun1) (material which is or has been made useless: industrial waste from the factories; ( also adjective) waste material.) απορρίματα, απόβλητα2) ((the) act of wasting: That was a waste of an opportunity.) σπατάλη, άδικο χάσιμο3) (a huge stretch of unused or infertile land, or of water, desert, ice etc: the Arctic wastes.) έρημη έκταση•- wastage- wasteful
- wastefully
- wastefulness
- waste paper
- wastepaper basket
- waste pipe
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3 grudge
1. verb1) (to be unwilling to do, give etc; to do, give etc unwillingly: I grudge wasting time on this, but I suppose I'll have to do it; She grudges the dog even the little food she gives it.) δίνω / κάνω με μισή καρδιά, τσιγγουνεύομαι2) (to feel resentment against (someone) for: I grudge him his success.) φθονώ2. noun(a feeling of anger etc: He has a grudge against me.)- grudging- grudgingly -
4 inefficient
[ini'fiʃənt](not working or producing results etc in the best way and so wasting time, energy etc: an inefficient workman; old-fashioned, inefficient machinery.) ανεπαρκής,μη αποδοτικός- inefficiency -
5 pack off
(to send away, usually quickly and without wasting time: They packed the children off to bed early.) ξαποστέλνω -
6 save
I 1. [seiv] verb1) (to rescue or bring out of danger: He saved his friend from drowning; The house was burnt but he saved the pictures.) (δια)σώζω2) (to keep (money etc) for future use: He's saving (his money) to buy a bicycle; They're saving for a house.) αποταμιεύω3) (to prevent the using or wasting of (money, time, energy etc): Frozen foods save a lot of trouble; I'll telephone and that will save me writing a letter.) εξοικονομώ,γλιτώνω4) (in football etc, to prevent the opposing team from scoring a goal: The goalkeeper saved six goals.) αποκρούω,σώζω5) (to free from the power of sin and evil.) λυτρώνω6) (to keep data in the computer.) `σώζω` ή αποθηκέυω στη μνήμη του υπολογιστή2. noun((in football etc) an act of preventing the opposing team from scoring a goal.) απόκρουση- saver- saving
- savings
- saviour
- saving grace
- savings account
- savings bank
- save up II [seiv] preposition, conjunction(except: All save him had gone; We have no news save that the ship reached port safely.) εκτός από -
7 wastage
[-ti‹]noun (loss by wasting; the amount wasted: Of the total amount, roughly 20% was wastage.) απώλεια -
8 waste away
(to decay; to lose weight, strength and health etc: He is wasting away because he has a terrible disease.) λιώνω -
9 Atrophy
subs.Wasting awap: P. φθόη, ἡ; see Numbness.Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Atrophy
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