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1 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.) veltui eikvoti, gaišinti2. noun1) (material which is or has been made useless: industrial waste from the factories; ( also adjective) waste material.) atliekos2) ((the) act of wasting: That was a waste of an opportunity.) eikvojimas veltui, praradimas3) (a huge stretch of unused or infertile land, or of water, desert, ice etc: the Arctic wastes.) dykvietė•- wastage- wasteful
- wastefully
- wastefulness
- waste paper
- wastepaper basket
- waste pipe
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2 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.) gailėti2) (to feel resentment against (someone) for: I grudge him his success.) pavydėti2. noun(a feeling of anger etc: He has a grudge against me.) pagieža- grudging- grudgingly -
3 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.) neproduktyvus, nenašus, neefektyvus- inefficiency -
4 pack off
(to send away, usually quickly and without wasting time: They packed the children off to bed early.) išvaryti, išvyti -
5 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.) išgelbėti2) (to keep (money etc) for future use: He's saving (his money) to buy a bicycle; They're saving for a house.) taupyti3) (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.) sutaupyti, išgelbėti4) (in football etc, to prevent the opposing team from scoring a goal: The goalkeeper saved six goals.) atmušti (įvartį)5) (to free from the power of sin and evil.) išgelbėti6) (to keep data in the computer.) išsaugoti (duomenis kompiuteryje)2. noun((in football etc) an act of preventing the opposing team from scoring a goal.) (įvarčio) atmušimas- 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.) išskyrus -
6 wastage
[-ti‹]noun (loss by wasting; the amount wasted: Of the total amount, roughly 20% was wastage.) nuostolis -
7 waste away
(to decay; to lose weight, strength and health etc: He is wasting away because he has a terrible disease.) menkti, nykti
См. также в других словарях:
Wasting — could also mean unefficient and/or uneffective consumption. See waste. In medical circles, wasting refers to the process by which a debilitating disease causes muscle and fat tissue to waste away. Wasting is sometimes referred to as acute… … Wikipedia
Wasting — Wast ing, a. Causing waste; also, undergoing waste; diminishing; as, a wasting disease; a wasting fortune. [1913 Webster] {Wasting palsy} (Med.), progressive muscular atrophy. See under {Progressive}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
wasting — [wās′tiŋ] adj. 1. desolating; destructive [a wasting war] 2. destructive to health [wasting disease] wastingly adv … English World dictionary
wasting — index decadent, deleterious, fatal, waste Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
wasting — 1. SYN: emaciation. 2. Denoting a disease characterized by emaciation. salt w. inappropriately large renal excretion of salt despite the apparent need of the body to retain it. * * * wast·ing wā stiŋ … Medical dictionary
wasting — wastingly, adv. wastingness, n. /way sting/, adj. 1. gradually reducing the fullness and strength of the body: a wasting disease. 2. laying waste; devastating; despoiling: the ravages of a wasting war. n. 3. Geol. See mass wasting. [1200 50; ME;… … Universalium
wasting — wast|ing [ˈweıstıŋ] adj 1.) wasting disease/illness formal a disease that gradually makes you thinner and weaker 2.) wasting asset technical a property, business etc that is losing money ▪ The airline is clearly a wasting asset … Dictionary of contemporary English
wasting — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun Wasting is used after these nouns: ↑muscle {{Roman}}II.{{/Roman}} adj. Wasting is used with these nouns: ↑asset … Collocations dictionary
wasting — adjective wasting disease a wasting disease is one that gradually makes you become thinner and weaker … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
wasting — un·wasting; wasting; … English syllables
wasting — wast•ing [[t]ˈweɪ stɪŋ[/t]] adj. 1) gradually reducing the fullness and strength of the body: a wasting disease[/ex] 2) laying waste; devastating: a wasting war[/ex] • Etymology: 1200–50 wast′ing•ly, adv. wast′ing•ness, n … From formal English to slang
