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wasting ['weɪstɪŋ](a) (of resources, time) gaspillage m►► Accountancy wasting asset actif m qui se déprécie;wasting disease maladie f qui ronge -
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(stone) dégrossissage mDictionary of Engineering, architecture and construction > wasting
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Un panorama unique de l'anglais et du français > non-wasting
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waste [weɪst]1. nouna. [of resources, food, money] gaspillage m• what a waste! quel gaspillage !2. adjectivea. [+ 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• you're wasting your breath! (inf) tu perds ton temps !• caviar is wasted on him il ne sait pas apprécier le caviar (PROV) waste not want not il n'y a pas de petites économies4. compounds► waste products plural noun (industrial) déchets mpl industriels ; (from body) déchets mpl (de l'organisme)• you're not exactly wasting away! tu ne fais pas vraiment pitié !* * *[weɪst] 1.1) ( squandering) gen gaspillage m (of de); ( of time) perte f (of de)there is no waste, every part is used — il n'y a pas de déchets, chaque élément est utilisé
3) ( wasteland) désert m2.wastes plural noun1) ( wilderness) étendues fpl sauvages2) US = waste 1. 23.1) [food] inutilisé; [heat, energy] gaspillé; [water] uséwaste materials ou matter — déchets mpl
waste products — Industry déchets mpl de fabrication; Biology, Medicine déchets mpl
waste plastics — plastiques mpl de rebut
2) [land] inculte3)4.transitive verb1) ( squander) gaspiller [food, energy, money, talents]; perdre [time, opportunity]; user [strength]; gâcher [youth]2) ( make weaker) atrophier3) (colloq) US ( kill) supprimer (colloq)5.intransitive verb se perdrePhrasal Verbs:••waste not want not — Prov l'économie protège du besoin
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waste [weɪst]∎ very little is wasted in this family on ne gaspille pas dans cette famille;∎ I hate wasting food j'ai horreur de gâcher la nourriture;∎ don't waste your life hanging around pubs ne gâche pas ta vie à traîner dans les pubs;∎ I wasted an hour at the post office j'ai perdu une heure à la poste;∎ don't waste your time worrying about her ne t'en fais pas pour elle, tu perds ton temps;∎ she wasted no time in telling us about it elle s'est empressée de nous le raconter;∎ familiar you didn't waste any time, did you! tu n'as pas perdu de temps, hein?;∎ expensive wine is wasted on me je suis incapable d'apprécier le bon vin;∎ a beautiful house like that is wasted on such people une belle maison comme ça, c'est trop beau pour des gens pareils;∎ the joke was wasted on him il n'a pas compris la plaisanterie;∎ you're wasting your energy vous vous dépensez inutilement;∎ you're wasting your breath! tu uses ta salive pour rien!;∎ don't waste your breath trying to convince them ne te fatigue pas ou ne perds pas ton temps à essayer de les convaincre;∎ proverb waste not, want not = l'économie protège du besoin∎ her body was completely wasted by cancer son corps était complètement miné par le cancer(c) familiar (attack) casser la gueule à, démonter le portrait à; (kill) buter, refroidir, zigouiller;∎ to waste sb's face casser ou défoncer la gueule à qn, faire une tête au carré à qn2 noun∎ what a waste! quel gâchis ou gaspillage!;∎ it's a waste of breath arguing about it ce n'est pas la peine d'en discuter;∎ that book was a complete waste of money ce livre, c'était de l'argent jeté par les fenêtres;∎ it's a waste of time talking to her tu perds ton temps à discuter avec elle;∎ what a waste of time! que de temps perdu!;∎ our trip was a waste of time and energy notre voyage a été une perte de temps et d'énergie;∎ it's an enormous waste of talent c'est énormément de talent gâché;∎ don't let all this food go to waste! ne laissez pas ou n'allez pas laisser tout ça se perdre!;∎ I'm not going to let the opportunity go to waste je ne vais pas laisser passer l'occasion;∎ familiar he's a waste of space il est nul(b) (UNCOUNT) (refuse → gen) déchets mpl; (→ household) ordures fpl (ménagères); (→ water) eaux fpl usées;∎ industrial waste déchets mpl industriels∎ to lay waste to sth, to lay sth waste ravager ou dévaster qch∎ the children were playing on waste ground les enfants jouaient sur un terrain vagueterres fpl désolées, désert m;∎ the polar wastes le désert polaire►► British waste bin (in kitchen) poubelle f, boîte f à ordures; (for paper) corbeille f (à papier);waste collection ramassage m des ordures;waste disposal élimination f ou destruction f des déchets ou des ordures;waste disposal site dépôt m d'ordures;waste disposal unit broyeur m d'ordures;waste heat chaleur f perdue;waste heat recovery récupération f de la chaleur perdue;waste material déchets mpl;waste matter déchets mpl;waste paper (UNCOUNT) papier m ou papiers mpl de rebut;waste pipe (tuyau m de) vidange f;waste product Industry déchet m de production ou de fabrication; Physiology déchet m (de l'organisme);waste segregation tri m sélectif (des ordures ménagères)dépérir -
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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.) gaspiller2. noun1) (material which is or has been made useless: industrial waste from the factories; ( also adjective) waste material.) déchets2) ((the) act of wasting: That was a waste of an opportunity.) gaspillage3) (a huge stretch of unused or infertile land, or of water, desert, ice etc: the Arctic wastes.) terres désolées•- wastage- wasteful - wastefully - wastefulness - waste paper - wastepaper basket - waste pipe - waste away -
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fonds m de commerce, biens m pl incorporelsgoodwill accounting comptabilisation f de la survaleurAccounting convention assumes that goodwill, the premium a company pays for an acquisition, is a wasting asset. Why not create an impairment test that would consider market conditions and profitability projections to determine the value of goodwill? A 15-person team of accounting firms and investment bankers recently floated such a proposal, which is currently under consideration by the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB).
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