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you're wasting your breath!

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1 you're wasting your breath!

¡estás gastando saliva!

English-spanish dictionary > you're wasting your breath!
2 You're wasting your breath.

expr.

Sie können sich ihre Worte sparen. ausdr.

English-german dictionary > You're wasting your breath.
3 breath

noun

1) Atem, der

have bad breath — Mundgeruch haben

say something below or under one's breath — etwas vor sich (Akk.) hin murmeln

a breath of fresh air — ein wenig frische Luft

waste one's breath — seine Worte verschwenden

she caught her breath — ihr stockte der Atem

hold one's breath — den Atem anhalten

get one's breath back — wieder zu Atem kommen

be out of/short of breath — außer Atem od. atemlos sein/kurzatmig sein

take somebody's breath away — (fig.) jemandem den Atem verschlagen

2) (one respiration) Atemzug, der

take or draw a [deep] breath — [tief] einatmen

in the same breath — im selben Atemzug

3) (air movement, whiff) Hauch, der

there wasn't a breath of air — es regte sich kein Lüftchen

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[breƟ]
noun

1) (the air drawn into, and then sent out from, the lungs: My dog's breath smells terrible.) der Atem

2) (an act of breathing: Take a deep breath.) der Atemzug

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- academic.ru/8882/breathless">breathless
- breathlessly
- breathlessness
- hold one's breath
- out of breath
- under one's breath
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breath

[breθ]

n

1. (air) Atem m; (act of breathing in) Atemzug m

bad \breath Mundgeruch m

with bated \breath mit angehaltenem Atem

to take a deep \breath tief Luft holen

in the next/same \breath ( fig) im nächsten/gleichen Atemzug

to be out [or short] of \breath atemlos [o außer Atem] sein

to catch one's \breath [or get one's \breath back] verschnaufen

to draw \breath Luft [o Atem] holen fam

to gasp for \breath nach Atem ringen

to hold one's \breath die Luft anhalten; ( fig: wait anxiously) den Atem anhalten

don't hold your \breath ( fam) rechne nicht heute oder morgen damit

to mutter [sth] under one's \breath [etw] leise vor sich akk hin murmeln

to take sb's \breath away jdm den Atem rauben

to waste one's \breath in den Wind reden

2. no pl (wind)

a \breath of air ein Hauch m, ein Lüftchen nt

it's like a \breath of fresh air when she visits ( fig) es ist so erfrischend, wenn sie zu Besuch kommt

to go out for a \breath of fresh air an die frische Luft gehen, frische Luft schnappen gehen

3.

▶ to be the \breath of life [to sb] für jdn so wichtig sein wie die Luft zum Atmen

▶ to save one's \breath [ BRIT to cool one's porridge] sich dat die Worte sparen

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[breɵ]
n

1) Atem m

to take a deep breath — einmal tief Luft holen; (before diving, singing etc) einmal tief einatmen

breath — Mundgeruch m

to have bad breath — aus dem Mund riechen, Mundgeruch haben

with one's dying breath —

to draw one's last breath (liter) — seinen letzten Atemzug tun

out of breath — außer Atem, atemlos

short of breath — kurzatmig

to stop for breath — sich verschnaufen, eine Pause zum Luftholen machen

to get one's breath back — wieder zu Atem kommen

in the same breath — im selben Atemzug

to say sth all in one breath — etw in einem Atemzug sagen

to take sb's breath away — jdm den Atem verschlagen

to say sth under one's breath — etw vor sich (acc) hin murmeln

save your breath — spar dir die Spucke (inf)

you're wasting your breath — du redest umsonst

See:

→ fresh air

2)

(= slight stirring) breath of wind — Lüftchen nt

there wasn't a breath of air — es regte sich or wehte kein Lüftchen

3) (fig: whisper) Hauch m, Sterbenswörtchen nt

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breath [breθ] s

1. Atem(zug) m:

bad breath schlechter Atem, Mundgeruch m;

have bad breath aus dem Mund riechen;

be out of breath außer Atem sein;

he caught his breath ihm stockte der Atem;

catch sb’s breath jemandem den Atem verschlagen;

draw breath Atem holen;

draw one’s first breath das Licht der Welt erblicken;

draw one’s last breath den letzten Atemzug tun;

gasp for breath nach Luft schnappen;

get one’s breath (back) wieder zu Atem kommen;

get out of breath außer Atem kommen;

go out for a breath of (fresh) air an die e Luft gehen, frische Luft schnappen gehen;

have no breath left (völlig) außer Atem sein;

hold one’s breath den Atem anhalten (a. fig);

lose one’s breath außer Atem kommen;

save your breath, umg hum save your breath to cool your porridge spare dir deine Worte!;

take breath Atem schöpfen, verschnaufen (a. fig);

take sb’s breath away jemandem den Atem verschlagen;

take a deep breath tief Luft holen;

waste one’s breath in den Wind reden;

you are wasting your breath du kannst dir deine Worte sparen;

don’t waste your breath crying for help es hat gar keinen Sinn, um Hilfe zu rufen;

under ( oder below) one’s breath im Flüsterton, leise;

with his last ( oder dying) breath mit seinem letzten Atemzug;

in the same (next) breath im gleichen (nächsten) Atemzug;

be mentioned ( oder spoken of) in the same breath as in einem oder im selben Atemzug genannt werden mit; → pause B 1, short A 8

2. fig Hauch m, Spur f, Anflug m:

not a breath of suspicion nicht der geringste Verdacht

3. Lufthauch m, Lüftchen n:

there wasn’t a breath of air ( oder wind) es rührte oder regte sich kein Lüftchen

4. Duft m

5. LING stimmloser Hauch

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noun

1) Atem, der

have bad breath — Mundgeruch haben

say something below or under one's breath — etwas vor sich (Akk.) hin murmeln

a breath of fresh air — ein wenig frische Luft

waste one's breath — seine Worte verschwenden

she caught her breath — ihr stockte der Atem

hold one's breath — den Atem anhalten

get one's breath back — wieder zu Atem kommen

be out of/short of breath — außer Atem od. atemlos sein/kurzatmig sein

take somebody's breath away — (fig.) jemandem den Atem verschlagen

2) (one respiration) Atemzug, der

take or draw a [deep] breath — [tief] einatmen

in the same breath — im selben Atemzug

3) (air movement, whiff) Hauch, der

there wasn't a breath of air — es regte sich kein Lüftchen

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n.

Atem nur sing. m.

Atemzug -¨e m.

Hauch -e m.

English-german dictionary > breath
4 waste one's breath

сотрясать воздух; говорить впустую/на ветер
I dont't know why I bother talking to you — I'm just wasting my breath.

Don't waste your breath talking to her. She won't listen.

Англо-русский словарь идиом и фразовых глаголов > waste one's breath
5 Sie können sich Ihre Worte sparen.

You're wasting your breath.

Deutsch-Englisches Wörterbuch > Sie können sich Ihre Worte sparen.
6 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

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- 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

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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
7 waste

waste [weɪst]

1 transitive verb

(a) (misuse → materials, money) gaspiller; (→ time) perdre; (→ life) gâcher;

∎ 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

(b) (wear away → limb, muscle) atrophier; (→ body, person) décharner;

∎ 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 qn

2 noun

(a) (misuse → of materials, money) gaspillage m, gâchis m; (→ of time) perte f;

∎ 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;

∎ to go to waste (gen) se perdre, être gaspillé; (land) tomber en friche;

∎ 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

(c) (land) terrain m vague

(d) (idiom)

∎ to lay waste to sth, to lay sth waste ravager ou dévaster qch

3 adjective

(a) (paper) de rebut; (energy) perdu; (water) sale, usé; (food) qui reste

(b) (ground) en friche; (region) désert, désolé;

∎ the children were playing on waste ground les enfants jouaient sur un terrain vague

4 wastes plural noun

terres 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)

➲ waste away intransitive verb

dépérir

✾ Poem 'The Waste Land' Eliot 'La Terre Gaste' ou 'La Terre vaine'

Un panorama unique de l'anglais et du français > waste
8 szkoda

1. - ody; - ody; dat sg - odzie; gen pl; -ód; f
damage
2. adv
szkoda, że... — (it's a) pity (that)...

szkoda majątkowa — damage to property

ze szkodą dla szkoda — +gen to the detriment of

działać na szkodę szkoda — +gen to be detrimental to

szkoda twoich słów/twego czasu — you're wasting your breath/time

(jaka) szkoda! — what a pity!

szkoda gadać! — pot what can I say?

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szkoda

f.

Gen.pl. -ód

1. (= strata) damage; szkoda majątkowa damage to property; szkody górnicze mining damage; działać na szkodę kogoś/czegoś be detrimental to sb/sth; ze szkodą dla kogoś/czegoś to the detriment of sb/sth; bez szkody dla kogoś/czegoś without any detriment to sb/sth; na czyjąś szkodę to the detriment of sb; mądry Polak po szkodzie sadder but wiser.

2. roln. damage; szkoda łowiecka hunting damage.

adv.

too bad; szkoda, że... it's a pity that...; szkoda, że nie możesz przyjść what a pity you can't come!; szkoda czasu/pieniędzy it is a waste of time/money; szkoda twoich słów/twojego czasu you're wasting your breath/time; szkoda mi stąd odchodzić I wish I could stay here; szkoda tego budynku na rozbiórkę it would be a pity to pull down this building; szkoda każdej minuty let's not waste a single minute; jaka szkoda! what a pity!; szkoda gadać! what can I say?

The New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > szkoda
9 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
10 m|owa

Ⅰ f 1. sgt (zdolność mówienia) speech
- dar mowy the power of speech

- zaburzenia mowy speech defects

- ośrodki mowy w mózgu the speech centre a. area

- znać język w mowie i w piśmie to speak and write a language fluently

- tracić mowę to lose one’s ability to speak
2. sgt (wymowa) diction, speech
- czyjaś wyraźna mowa sb’s clear diction

- mieć bełkotliwą/sepleniącą mowę to slur one’s words/to speak with a lisp

- kaleczyć mowę to mispronounce words
3. sgt (język) language
- mowa dziecka baby talk

- mowa ojczysta a mother tongue

- mowa regionalna (regional) dialect

- mowa potoczna a. codzienna colloquial speech

- części mowy parts of speech
4. (przemówienie) speech, address
- mowa powitalna an address of welcome

- mowa pożegnalna a valediction a. farewell address

- mowa tronowa a Queen’s a. King’s speech

- mowa obrończa a speech for the defence

- wygłosić mowę to deliver a. make a speech
5. sgt przen. (zwierząt, kolorów, gestów) language
- mowa ciała body language

- mowa kwiatów the language of flowers
Ⅱ mowa! inter. pot. you bet! pot.
- □ mowa niewiązana Literat. prose

- mowa niezależna Jęz. direct speech

- mowa pozornie zależna Jęz. free indirect speech

- mowa wiązana Literat. verse

- mowa zależna Jęz. reported speech

- narządy a. aparat mowy Jęz. articulators, vocal organs

- żywa mowa Jęz. spontaneous speech

■ drętwa mowa pot. stodgy a. dry speech

- mowa-trawa pot., pejor. claptrap

- nie ma a. nie może być mowy o wyjściu do kina going to the cinema is out of the question

- odjęło a. odebrało mu mowę he is choked up

- wzruszenie a. ze wzruszenia odjęło mu mowę he was speechless a. choked with emotion

- mowę ci odjęło? has the cat got your tongue?

- właśnie była mowa o tobie/tym projekcie we were just talking about you/the project

- w sprawie, o której mowa in the case in question

- jej mąż, bo o nim właśnie mowa her husband, as he is the person in question

- po co a. do kogo ta mowa? pot. you’re wasting your breath

- mowa jest srebrem, a milczenie złotem przysł. speech is silver, silence is gold(en) przysł.

The New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > m|owa
11 закусывать удила

прост.

get (take) the bit between (in) one's (the) teeth

- Оставь ты его в покое, Яша, - наконец вставила она. - Напрасно бьёшься, он же удила закусил, ты ведь его твердолобость не хуже моего знаешь... (П. Проскурин, Полуденные сны) — 'Leave him in peace, Yasha,' she finally interjected. 'You're wasting your breath, he's taken the bit between his teeth, you know his stubbornness as much as I do.'

Русско-английский фразеологический словарь > закусывать удила
12 die Worte

- {language} tiếng, ngôn ngữ, lời nói, cách diễn đạt, cách ăn nói = in Worte fassen {to voice; to word}+ = in Worte fassen (Gedanken) {to couch}+ = in Worte kleiden {to put into words; to verbalize}+ = viel Worte machen {to speechify}+ = beim Worte nehmen {to nail}+ = die geflügelten Worte {household words}+ = jedes seiner Worte {his every word}+ = die zweideutigen Worte {weasel words}+ = die verbindlichen Worte {friendly words}+ = denk an meine Worte! {mark my words!}+ = merk dir meine Worte! {mark my words!}+ = Ich finde keine Worte. {I'm at a loss for words.}+ = für Geld und gute Worte {for love or money}+ = seine Worte zurücknehmen {to eat one's words}+ = Er macht nicht viel Worte. {He is a man of few words.}+ = er macht nicht viele Worte {he is a man of few words}+ = jemanden beim Worte nehmen {to take someone at his word}+ = er nahm mir meine Worte übel {he took my words amiss}+ = nicht für Geld und gute Worte {not for love or money}+ = seine Gedanken in Worte kleiden {to put ones thoughts into words}+ = Geben Sie acht auf seine Worte! {Pay heed to what he says!}+ = er benutzte die richtigen Worte {he struck the right note}+ = Ich konnte nicht zu Worte kommen. {I couldn't get a word in edgewise.}+ = Sie können sich Ihre Worte sparen. {You're wasting your breath.}+ = die Worte lassen sich nicht wiederholen {the words will not bear repeating}+ = wie haben Sie meine Worte aufgefaßt? {what did you understand from my words?}+ = ich habe seine letzten Worte nicht verstanden {I lost his last words}+

Deutsch-Vietnamesisch Wörterbuch > die Worte
13 Sie können sich ihre Worte sparen.

ausdr.

You're wasting your breath. expr.

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > Sie können sich ihre Worte sparen.
14 тратить

vt; св - истра́тить, потра́тить

to spend; расходовать to use up; понапрасну to waste

тра́тить де́ньги на рекла́му — to spend money on advertising

истра́тить всю муку́ — to use up all the flour

ты зря тра́тишь си́лы (на уговоры и т. п.) — you're wasting your breath coll

Русско-английский учебный словарь > тратить
15 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
16 peine

peine [pεn]

feminine noun

   a. ( = chagrin) sorrow

• avoir de la peine to be sad

• faire de la peine à qn to upset sb

• avoir des peines de cœur to have an unhappy love life

• cela fait peine à voir it's sad to see that

• il faisait peine à voir he was a pitiful sight

   b. ( = effort) effort

• se donner de la peine pour faire qch to go to a lot of trouble to do sth

• donnez-vous la peine d'entrer please come in

• c'est peine perdue it's a waste of time

• on lui a donné 500 € pour sa peine he was given 500 euros for his trouble

► être or valoir la peine

• est-ce que c'est la peine d'y aller ? is it worth going?

• ce n'est pas la peine don't bother

• c'était bien la peine ! (ironic) after all that trouble!

• cela vaut la peine it's worth it

• cela ne vaut pas la peine d'en parler it's not worth mentioning

   c. ( = difficulté) difficulty

• j'ai peine à croire que... I find it hard to believe that...

• avec peine with difficulty

• sans peine without difficulty

• j'ai eu toutes les peines du monde à le convaincre I had a real job convincing him

• je serais bien en peine de vous le dire I'd be hard pushed (inf) to tell you

   d. ( = punition) punishment ; (Law) sentence

• peine capitale capital punishment

• peine de mort death sentence

• sous peine de mort on pain of death

• peine de prison prison sentence

• peine alternative or de substitution alternative sentence

• peine plancher minimum sentence

• « défense d'entrer sous peine de poursuites » "trespassers will be prosecuted"

   e. ► à peine hardly

• c'est à peine si on l'entend you can hardly hear him

• il est à peine 2 heures it's only just 2 o'clock

• il gagne à peine de quoi vivre he hardly earns enough to live on

• il était à peine rentré qu'il a dû ressortir he had only just got in when he had to go out again

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pɛn
1.

nom féminin

1) ( chagrin) sorrow, grief

avoir de la peine — to feel sad ou upset

faire de la peine à quelqu'un — [personne] to hurt somebody; [événement, remarque] to upset somebody

il faisait peine à voir — he looked a sorry sight

cela faisait peine à voir — it was sad to see

2) ( effort) effort, trouble

c'est peine perdue — it's a waste of effort

en être pour sa peine — to waste one's time and effort

se donner de la peine pour faire — to go to a lot of trouble to do

il ne s'est même pas donné la peine de nous prévenir — he didn't even bother to tell us

donnez-vous or prenez la peine d'entrer — fml please do come in

il n'est pas au bout de ses peines — ( dans une situation pénible) his troubles are far from over; ( pour accomplir une tâche) he's still got a long way to go

se mettre en peine pour quelqu'un — to go out of one's way for somebody

ce n'est pas la peine de crier — ( c'est inutile) there's no point shouting; ( ton critique) there's no need to shout

est-ce vraiment la peine que je vienne? — do I really need to come?

ce n'est pas la peine d'aller voir ce film — that film's not worth seeing

c'était bien la peine! — what was the point!

ça en valait vraiment la peine — it was really worth it

concentrez vos efforts sur ce qui en vaut la peine — concentrate on worthwhile activities

pour la peine or ta/votre peine — ( en récompense) for your trouble

3) ( difficulté) difficulty

sans peine — easily

j'ai peine à le croire — I find it hard to believe

l'allemand sans peine — German without tears

il n'est pas en peine pour trouver du travail — he has no difficulty finding work

il serait bien en peine de te prêter de l'argent — he would be hard put to lend you any money

4) ( punition) gén punishment; Droit penalty, sentence

‘défense de fumer sous peine d'amende’ — ‘no smoking, offenders will be fined’

sous peine de perdre de l'argent — at the risk of losing money

pour la or ta peine — as punishment

2.

à peine locution adverbiale hardly, barely

une allusion à peine voilée — a thinly veiled allusion

c'est à peine si je l'ai reconnu — I hardly recognized him

il était à peine arrivé qu'il pensait déjà à repartir — no sooner had he arrived than he was thinking of leaving again

‘je n'étais pas au courant’ - ‘à peine (colloq)!’ — ( incrédulité) ‘I didn't know about it’ - ‘I don't believe it!’ ou ‘I don't buy that (colloq)!’

Phrasal Verbs:

- peine capitale

- peine de cœur

- peine de mort

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pɛn nf
1) (= affliction) sorrow, sadness

faire de la peine à qn — to upset sb

Ça me fait de la peine de la voir pleurer. — It upsets me to see her crying.

comme une âme en peine — like a lost soul

2) (= effort) trouble

prendre la peine de faire qch — to go to the trouble of doing sth

Il a pris la peine de me rapporter ma valise. — He went to the trouble of returning my case to me.

se donner de la peine — to go to trouble

Il s'est donné beaucoup de peine pour obtenir ces renseignements. — He went to a lot of trouble to get this information.

mais peine perdue — but to no avail

en valoir la peine — to be worth it, to be worth the trouble

Cela n'en vaut pas la peine. — It isn't worth it.

valoir la peine de faire qch — to be worth doing sth

valoir la peine d'être vu — to be worth seeing

ce n'est pas la peine de le faire — there's no point doing it, it's not worth doing

Ce n'est pas la peine de téléphoner. — There's no point phoning.

Ce n'est pas la peine que vous veniez. — There's no point you coming., There's no point in your coming.

donnez-vous la peine d'entrer; veuillez vous donner la peine d'entrer — please come in

3) (= difficulté) (à voir, entendre, marcher) difficulty

avoir de la peine à faire — to have difficulty doing

avoir de la peine à faire qch — to have difficulty doing sth

J'ai eu beaucoup de peine à la convaincre. — I had a lot of trouble persuading her.

avoir toutes les peines du monde à faire qch — to have a terrible time doing sth

être à la peine — to be in trouble, to be in difficulties

être bien en peine de faire qch — to have considerable trouble doing sth

4) (= punition) punishment, DROIT sentence

une peine de prison — a prison sentence

sous peine de mort — on pain of death

défense d'afficher sous peine d'amende — billposters will be prosecuted

5) (autres locutions)

à peine [bouger] — hardly, [commencer] only just

J'ai à peine eu le temps de me changer. — I hardly had time to get changed.

Elle vient à peine de se lever. — She's only just got up.

à peine supérieur à — only just above

à peine supérieur à la moyenne — only just above average

des menaces à peine voilées — thinly veiled threats

à peine sorti du ventre de sa mère — barely out of his mother's belly, [animal] barely out of its mother's belly

c'est à peine si...; c'est à peine si elle m'a dit bonjour — she barely said hello to me

à peine... que; À peine venait-il d'emménager qu'il dut entreprendre des travaux. — He'd only just moved in when he had to start doing building work.

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peine

A nf

1 ( chagrin) sorrow, grief; avoir de la peine to feel sad ou upset; faire de la peine à qn to hurt sb; ça me fait de la peine de le voir si triste it hurts me to see him so sad; tu leur as fait de la peine en leur disant ça you hurt their feelings when you said that; il faisait peine à voir he looked a sorry sight; cela faisait peine à voir it was sad to see;

2 ( effort) effort, trouble; c'est peine perdue it's a waste of effort; en être pour sa peine to waste one's time and effort; se donner de la peine pour faire to go to a lot of trouble to do; se donner or prendre la peine de faire to take the trouble to do; tu pourrais réussir si seulement tu te donnais la peine d'essayer you could succeed if only you tried ou if only you made the effort; il ne s'est même pas donné la peine de nous prévenir he didn't even bother to tell us; il a quand même pris la peine de te remercier/de venir he still took the trouble to thank you/to come; donnez-vous or prenez la peine d'entrer fml please do come in; il n'est pas au bout de ses peines ( dans une situation pénible) his troubles are far from over; ( pour accomplir une tâche) he's still got a long way to go; me voilà au bout de mes peines! ( dans une situation difficile) my troubles are over now; ( en finissant un travail) there, I've finished!; se mettre en peine pour qn to go out of one's way for sb('s sake); ce n'est pas la peine de crier, je ne suis pas sourd there's no need to shout, I'm not deaf; ce n'est pas la peine de te fâcher comme ça! there's no need to get so angry!; est-ce vraiment la peine que je vienne? do I really need to come?; ce n'est pas la peine d'aller voir ce film, il est nul there's no point in going to see that film, it's awful; ce n'est pas la peine qu'il se déplace, le bureau est fermé there's no point in him going, the office is closed; c'était bien la peine que je me donne tant de mal! I went to all that trouble for nothing!; c'est/c'était bien la peine! what's/what was the point!; c'était bien la peine de venir de si loin pour trouver porte close! what was the point of coming all this way to find nobody home!; ça en valait vraiment la peine it was really worth it; ce n'est pas la peine de faire un si long voyage pour un jour it's not worth travelling^GB so far just for one day; la pièce vaut la peine d'être vue the play is worth seeing; concentrez vos efforts sur ce qui en vaut la peine concentrate on worthwhile activities; cette idée vaut la peine d'être soumise à qn it's worth ou worthwhile submitting the idea to sb; pour la peine or ta/votre peine ( en récompense) for your trouble; tu m'as bien aidé, pour la peine je t'offre à boire you've been a great help to me, I'll buy you a drink for your trouble; ⇒ suffire;

3 ( difficulté) difficulty; sans peine easily; avec peine with difficulty; avoir or éprouver de la peine à faire to have difficulty doing, to find it hard to do; j'ai eu toutes les peines du monde à le persuader/à trouver la maison I had the greatest difficulty (in) persuading him/(in) finding the house; j'ai peine à le croire I find it hard to believe; l'allemand/le jardinage sans peine German/gardening without tears; il n'est pas en peine pour trouver du travail he has no difficulty finding work; être bien en peine de faire to be hard put to do; il serait bien en peine de te prêter de l'argent, il n'a pas un sou he would be hard put to lend you any money, he doesn't have a penny;

4 ( punition) gén punishment; Jur penalty, sentence; peine de prison prison sentence; une peine de cinq ans de prison a five-year prison sentence; ‘défense de fumer sous peine d'amende’ ‘no smoking, offenders will be fined’; ‘défense d'entrer sous peine de poursuites’ ‘trespassers will be prosecuted’; sous peine de mort on pain of death; sous peine de décevoir because of the risk of causing disappointment; sous peine de perdre de l'argent at the risk of losing money; pour la or ta peine ( comme punition) as punishment; pour la peine, tu feras la vaisselle as punishment, you'll do the dishes.

B à peine loc adv hardly, barely; tu pars déjà, il est à peine cinq heures! you're not leaving already? it's barely five o'clock; il est resté à peine une heure he stayed (for) barely an hour; on a à peine de quoi finir le mois we've barely ou hardly enough to get by on until the end of the month; une allusion à peine voilée a thinly veiled allusion; il gagne à peine 5 euros de l'heure he barely earns 5 euros an hour; c'est à peine si je l'ai reconnu I hardly recognized him; il a à peine touché à son assiette he hardly touched his food; il sait à peine lire he can hardly read; il tenait à peine debout he could hardly stand; c'est à peine si elle dit bonjour/répond quand on lui parle she barely says hello/replies if you speak to her; il exagère à peine! he's not really exaggerating!; à peine était-il arrivé or il était à peine arrivé qu'il pensait déjà à repartir no sooner had he arrived than he was thinking of leaving again; ‘je t'assure que je n'étais pas au courant’-‘à peine○!’ ( exprimant l'incrédulité) ‘I tell you I didn't know about it’-‘I don't believe it!’, ‘I don't buy that○!’

Composés

peine capitale Jur capital punishment; condamné à la peine capitale sentenced to death; peine de cœur heartache ¢; il a des peines de cœur his heart is aching; peine correctionnelle Jur penalty of two months to five years imprisonment; peine criminelle sentence for serious crime; peine incompressible Jur prison term with no provision for remission; peine de mort Jur death penalty; peine de police Jur penalty of one day to two months imprisonment; peine de substitution Jur alternative sentence.

[pɛn] nom féminin

A.

1. [châtiment] sentence, penalty

infliger une lourde peine à quelqu'un to pass a harsh sentence on somebody

peine correctionnelleimprisonment for between two months and five years, or a fine

peine criminelle imprisonment for more than five years

peine incompressible sentence without remission

peine infamante penalty involving loss of civil rights

la peine de mort capital punishment, the death penalty

peine de prison prison sentence

peine de prison avec sursis suspended (prison) sentence

2. RELIGION [damnation] damnation, suffering

B.

1. [tourment, inquiétude] trouble

faire peine à voir to be a sorry sight

peines de cœur heartache(s)

se mettre en peine pour quelqu'un (soutenu) to be extremely worried about somebody

‘Peines d'amour perdues’ Shakespeare ‘Love's Labours Lost’

2. [tristesse] sorrow, sadness, grief

il partageait sa peine he shared her grief

avoir de la peine to be sad ou upset

je ne voudrais pas lui faire de la peine en lui disant I wouldn't like to upset him by telling him

il me fait vraiment de la peine I feel really sorry for him

C.

1. [effort] effort, trouble

ce n'est pas la peine it's not worth it, it's pointless

ce n'est pas la peine de tout récrire/que tu y ailles there's no point writing it all out again/your going

c'était bien la peine que je mette une cravate! (ironique) it was a real waste of time putting a ou my tie on!

il s'est donné beaucoup de peine pour réussir he went to a lot of trouble to succeed

prendre ou se donner la peine de to go to ou to take the trouble to

donnez-vous la peine d'entrer please do come in, (please) be so kind as to come in (soutenu)

il ne s'est même pas donné la peine de répondre he didn't even bother replying

valoir la peine to be worth it

l'exposition vaut la peine d'être vue the exhibition is worth seeing

ne pas épargner ou ménager sa peine to spare no effort

peine perdue: n'essaie pas de le convaincre, c'est peine perdue don't try to persuade him, it's a waste of time ou you'd be wasting your breath

2. [difficulté]

avoir de la peine à: avoir de la peine à marcher to have trouble ou difficulty walking

avoir peine à (soutenu) : j'ai peine à vous croire I find it difficult ou hard to believe you

elle a eu toutes les peines du monde à venir à la réunion she had a terrible time ou the devil's own job getting to the meeting

être (bien) en peine de: je serais bien en peine de vous l'expliquer I'd have a hard job explaining it to you, I wouldn't really know how to explain it to you

n'être pas en peine pour (soutenu) : je ne suis pas en peine pour y aller it's no trouble for me to get there, I'll have no problem getting there

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à peine locution adverbiale

1. [presque pas] hardly, barely, scarcely

j'arrive à peine à soulever mon sac I can hardly ou barely lift my bag

elle sait à peine lire she can hardly ou barely read

c'est à peine si je l'ai entrevu I only just caught a glimpse of him

2. [tout juste] barely

il était à peine dix heures it was only just ten o'clock

il y a à peine une semaine/deux heures not quite a week/two hours ago, barely a week/two hours ago

elle gagne à peine de quoi payer son loyer she barely earns enough ou she only just earns enough to pay her rent

3. [à l'instant] just

4. [aussitôt]

à peine guérie, elle a repris le travail no sooner had she recovered than she went back to work

à peine... que: à peine était-elle couchée que le téléphone se mit à sonner no sooner had she gone to bed than ou she'd only just gone to bed when the phone rang

avec peine locution adverbiale

1. [difficilement] with difficulty

il monte l'escalier avec peine he has trouble climbing stairs

2. (soutenu) [à regret]

je vous quitte avec peine it is with deep regret that I leave you (soutenu)

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sans peine locution adverbiale

1. [aisément] without difficulty, easily

je suis arrivé à le faire en deux heures sans peine I had no trouble doing it in two hours

2. [sans regret] with no regrets, with a light heart

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sous peine de locution prépositionnelle

‘défense de fumer sous peine d'amende’ ‘smokers will be prosecuted’

sous peine de mort on pain of death

PEINE DE MORT

The death penalty was abolished in France in 1981.

Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > peine
17 inútil

adj.

useless, needless, pointless, unnecessary.

f. & m.

lame duck, prat, ineffectual person, sad pack.

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inútil

► adjetivo

1 (gen) useless

2 (intento) vain, futile

3 MEDICINA disabled

4 MILITAR unfit

■ lo declararon inútil para el servicio he was declared unfit for military service

► nombre masulino o femenino

1 familiar (persona) hopeless case

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

es inútil que + subjuntivo there is no point in + gerund

■ es inútil que le digas nada there's no point in saying anything to her

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adj.

useless

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1. ADJ

1) (=vano) [intento, esfuerzo] unsuccessful, fruitless

lo intenté todo, pero fue inútil — I tried everything, but it was no use o useless

es inútil que usted proteste — it's no good o use you protesting, there's no point in protesting

es inútil seguir intentándolo — there's no point in keeping on trying

2) (=inepto) useless *, hopeless *

3) (=inválido) disabled

ha quedado inútil a causa de la artritis — she is completely disabled by arthritis

4) (=inservible) useless

tira todos los trastos inútiles — throw away all that useless junk

5) (Mil) unfit

lo han declarado inútil para el servicio militar — he has been declared unfit for military service

2.

SMF

¡tu hermana es una inútil! — your sister is useless o hopeless! *

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I
adjetivo

1)

a) <esfuerzo/papeleo> useless

todo fue inútil — it was all useless o in vain

es inútil que insistas — there's no point (in) insisting

b) < trasto> useless

2)

a) ( incompetente) useless

b) (Mil) ( no apto) unfit

c) (Med) disabled
II
masculino y femenino

es un inútil — he's useless

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= futile, useless, deadwood [dead wood], helpless, ineffectual, inutile, wasteful, good-for-nothing, vain [vainer -comp., vainest -sup.], duffer, toothless, ineffective.

Ex. To describe discursively all that an imaginatively successful scene in fiction or drama or poem says, means and is would be futile.

Ex. Numerous titles which have to be entered under the title, as you prescribed are completely useless.

Ex. Ostensibly, the maneuver was accomplished to curb patronage abuses and make it easier to dismiss deadwood employees in the long run.

Ex. In imposing penalties for book stealing libraries are particularly helpless.

Ex. A perusal of book reviews shows that many parental figures fall into one of two categories -- ineffectual or antagonistic.

Ex. However, only certain philosophies are deemed relevant to social scientific inquiry; linguistic theory & deconstructionism are identified as inutile.

Ex. It is thus uneconomical and wasteful of space in the catalogue to provide entries for documents under all synonymous subject headings.

Ex. He was a shiftless, good-for-nothing man and his shrewish wife was constantly importuning him.

Ex. Some users hope that market forces will force some of the smaller hosts out of the marketplace, but with cheaper telecommunications and computing technology this seems something of a vain hope.

Ex. Plus, no matter what she did to stop people from picking on her she always ended up being called a duffer.

Ex. This is what happens when a company does not listen to their customers, you end up with a toothless and ineffective policy.

Ex. Too often US library professionals have difficulty 'code switching' in order to accommodate the foreign students' needs and resort to familiar but ineffective patterns.

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* algo inútil = a dead dog.

* cosa inútil = dead horse.

* misión inútil = fool's errand.

* ser inútil = fire + blanks.

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I
adjetivo

1)

a) <esfuerzo/papeleo> useless

todo fue inútil — it was all useless o in vain

es inútil que insistas — there's no point (in) insisting

b) < trasto> useless

2)

a) ( incompetente) useless

b) (Mil) ( no apto) unfit

c) (Med) disabled
II
masculino y femenino

es un inútil — he's useless

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= futile, useless, deadwood [dead wood], helpless, ineffectual, inutile, wasteful, good-for-nothing, vain [vainer -comp., vainest -sup.], duffer, toothless, ineffective.

Ex: To describe discursively all that an imaginatively successful scene in fiction or drama or poem says, means and is would be futile.

Ex: Numerous titles which have to be entered under the title, as you prescribed are completely useless.

Ex: Ostensibly, the maneuver was accomplished to curb patronage abuses and make it easier to dismiss deadwood employees in the long run.

Ex: In imposing penalties for book stealing libraries are particularly helpless.

Ex: A perusal of book reviews shows that many parental figures fall into one of two categories -- ineffectual or antagonistic.

Ex: However, only certain philosophies are deemed relevant to social scientific inquiry; linguistic theory & deconstructionism are identified as inutile.

Ex: It is thus uneconomical and wasteful of space in the catalogue to provide entries for documents under all synonymous subject headings.

Ex: He was a shiftless, good-for-nothing man and his shrewish wife was constantly importuning him.

Ex: Some users hope that market forces will force some of the smaller hosts out of the marketplace, but with cheaper telecommunications and computing technology this seems something of a vain hope.

Ex: Plus, no matter what she did to stop people from picking on her she always ended up being called a duffer.

Ex: This is what happens when a company does not listen to their customers, you end up with a toothless and ineffective policy.

Ex: Too often US library professionals have difficulty 'code switching' in order to accommodate the foreign students' needs and resort to familiar but ineffective patterns.

* algo inútil = a dead dog.

* cosa inútil = dead horse.

* misión inútil = fool's errand.

* ser inútil = fire + blanks.

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inútil¹

adjective

A

1 ‹esfuerzo/papeleo› useless

es inútil, no lo vas a convencer it's useless o you're wasting your time, you won't convince him

todo fue inútil it was all futile o useless o in vain

es inútil que insistas there's no point (in) insisting

es inútil que trates de hacerlo entender it's pointless trying to make him understand, there's no point trying to make him understand

2 ‹trasto› useless

B

1 (incompetente) useless

2 ( Mil) (no apto) unfit

3 ( Med) disabled

quedó inútil después del accidente the accident left him disabled

inútil²

masculine and feminine

es un inútil he's useless

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inútil adjetivo
useless;
◊ es inútil que insistas there's no point (in) insisting

■ sustantivo masculino y femenino: es un inútil he's useless
inútil
I adjetivo
1 (sin utilidad) useless
(sin resultado) vain, pointless
2 Mil unfit (for service)
II mf fam good-for-nothing

' inútil' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
chisme
- desperdicio
- gasto
- lindeza
- pegote
- trasto
- vana
- vano
- cachivache
- calamidad
- incapaz
- inservible
- insistir
English:
breath
- dead loss
- dead weight
- dead wood
- dud
- futile
- gesture
- good-for-nothing
- helpless
- lemon
- render
- unhelpful
- unnecessary
- use
- useless
- vain
- which
- white elephant
- wild-goose chase
- hopeless
- incapable
- pointless
- waste

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inútil

♦ adj

1. [objeto] useless;
[intento, esfuerzo] unsuccessful, vain;
sus intentos resultaron inútiles his attempts were unsuccessful o in vain;

es inútil, ya es demasiado tarde there's no point, it's too late;

es inútil que lo esperes, se ha ido para siempre there's no point in waiting for him, he's gone for good

2. [inválido] disabled;

le dieron la baja por inútil he was allowed to take disability leave;

quedó inútil tras el accidente she was disabled as a result of the accident

3. [no apto] unfit;

fue declarado inútil para el servicio militar he was declared unfit for military service

♦ nmf

hopeless case, useless person;

es un inútil he's useless o hopeless

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inútil

I adj

1 useless

2 MIL unfit

II m/f

:

es un inútil he’s useless

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inútil adj

inservible: useless

♦ inútilmente adv

inútil nmf

: good-for-nothing

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inútil¹ adj

1. (que no sirve para nada) useless

estas tijeras son inútiles these scissors are useless

2. (que no vale la pena) pointless

es inútil quejarte it's pointless complaining

es inútil que llores there's no point in crying

inútil² n

ser un inútil to be useless

Spanish-English dictionary > inútil
18 waste

[weɪst] 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 ntpl 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) vi

PHRASES:

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

English-German students dictionary > waste
19 save

I
1. seiv verb
1) (to rescue or bring out of danger: He saved his friend from drowning; The house was burnt but he saved the pictures.) salvar, rescatar

2) (to keep (money etc) for future use: He's saving (his money) to buy a bicycle; They're saving for a house.) ahorrar, guardar, economizar

3) (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.) ahorrar

4) (in football etc, to prevent the opposing team from scoring a goal: The goalkeeper saved six goals.) parar, impedir que se marque un gol

5) (to free from the power of sin and evil.) salvar

6) (to keep data in the computer.) guardar, archivar

2. noun
((in football etc) an act of preventing the opposing team from scoring a goal.) parada

- 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.) excepto

save vb

1. salvar

he saved my life me salvó la vida

2. ahorrar

I'm saving to buy a house estoy ahorrando para comprar una casa

if we go by underground we'll save time si vamos en metro ahorraremos tiempo

3. guardar

save some sweets for tomorrow guarda algunos caramelos para mañana

4. guardar / archivar

save your work before you exit the program guarda el trabajo antes de salir del programa

5. evitar

it'll save us a lot of trouble nos evitará muchas molestias

6. parar

the goalkeeper saved the goal el portero paró el gol

El gerundio de save se escribe saving

save

tr[seɪv]

transitive verb

1 (rescue) salvar ( from, de), rescatar ( from, de); (preserve) salvar ( from, de)

■ you saved my life! ¡me has salvado la vida!

2 SMALLRELIGION/SMALL salvar

3 (not spend - money) ahorrar

■ I've saved $200 towards my holidays he ahorrado $200 para las vacaciones

4 (not waste - fuel, work, money) ahorrar; (time) ahorrar, ahorrarse, ganar

■ we must all make an effort to save water todos debemos esforzarnos por ahorrar agua

5 (keep, put by - food, strength) guardar, reservar; (- stamps) coleccionar

■ save me a seat guárdame un asiento

■ he's saving his strength for later se guarda las fuerzas para luego

6 (avoid) evitar, ahorrar

■ it saved us a lot of trouble nos evitó muchas molestias, nos ahorró muchas molestias

7 SMALLSPORT/SMALL (goal) parar

8 SMALLCOMPUTING/SMALL guardar, archivar

intransitive verb

1 (not spend) ahorrar (up, -)

■ we're saving up to buy a flat ahorramos para comprar un piso

2 SMALLRELIGION/SMALL salvar

noun

1 SMALLSPORT/SMALL parada

preposition

1 formal use (except) salvo, excepto

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

God save the Queen Dios salve a la Reina

to save somebody's bacon salvarle el pellejo a alguien

to save face salvar las apariencias

to save one's breath no gastar saliva

to save one's hide/neck/skin salvar el pellejo

to save the day salvar la situación

save ['seɪv] vt, saved ; saving

1) rescue: salvar, rescatar

2) preserve: preservar, conservar

3) keep: guardar, ahorrar (dinero), almacenar (alimentos)

save prep

except: salvo, excepto, menos

save

conj.

• a no ser que conj.

prep.

• excepto prep.

• salvo prep.

v.

• ahorrar v.

• economizar v.

• escasear v.

• guardar v.

• libertar v.

• salvar v.

I
1. seɪv
transitive verb

1)

a) (rescue, preserve) \<\<job/reputation/marriage\>\> salvar

rescue workers saved 20 people — los trabajadores del servicio de salvamento rescataron a 20 personas

to save something/somebody FROM something/-ING — salvar algo/a alguien de algo/ + inf

to save somebody from herself/himself — impedir* que alguien siga haciéndose daño

God save the King/Queen! — Dios salve or guarde al Rey/a la Reina!

to save one's bacon o neck o skin — (colloq) salvar el pellejo (fam)

b) ( redeem) \<\<soul/sinner\>\> salvar, redimir

2)

a) ( be economical with) \<\<money/fuel/space/time\>\> ahorrar

b) (spare, avoid) \<\<trouble/expense/embarrassment\>\> ahorrar, evitar

to save (somebody) something/-ING: drip-drying the shirts saves ironing them si dejas escurrir las camisas, te evitas or te ahorras tener que plancharlas; it will save you a journey — te ahorrarás un viaje

3)

a) (keep, put aside) guardar; \<\<money\>\> ahorrar

don't eat it now; save it for later — no te lo comas ahora; déjalo para luego

to save oneself for somebody/something — reservarse para alguien/algo

to save one's energy/strength — guardarse las energías/las fuerzas

to save one's breath — (colloq) no gastar saliva (fam)

b) ( Comput) guardar, almacenar

4) ( Sport) \<\<shot/penalty\>\> salvar

2.

vi ahorrar

to save ON something — ahorrar algo

Phrasal Verbs:

- save up

II

noun parada f

III

preposition (frml)

a) ( apart from)

save (for) — salvo, excepto, con excepción de

b)

save for — ( if it weren't for)

he would have died, save for the fact that... — se habría muerto, si no hubiera sido porque... or de no haber sido porque...

I [seɪv]
1. VT

1) (=rescue) [+ person in danger] rescatar, salvar; [+ lives, jobs] salvar; (Rel) [+ soul] salvar

she wants to save the world — quiere salvar el mundo

firefighters were unable to save the children — los bomberos no pudieron rescatar or salvar a los niños

they accepted a pay cut to save their jobs — han aceptado una reducción de sueldo para salvar sus puestos de trabajo

• to save the day or the situation, reinforcements sent by the Allies saved the day — los refuerzos que enviaron los Aliados los sacaron del apuro

• to save face — guardar las apariencias

• to save sth/sb from sth/doing sth, he saved the company from bankruptcy — salvó a la empresa de la bancarrota

he saved me from falling/drowning — me salvó de caerme/de morir ahogado, impidió que me cayera/que muriera ahogado

you have to save these people from themselves — tienes que salvar a esta gente del daño de sus propias acciones

• to save sb's life — salvar la vida a algn

I can't sing to save my life — soy una negada para cantar *

• I put out a hand to save myself — estiré el brazo y me agarré con la mano para salvarme de una caída

- save one's bacon or one's own skin

all he's bothered about is saving his own skin — lo único que le importa es salvar el pellejo *

- save sb's ass or butt

2) (=preserve, conserve)

to save a building for posterity — conservar un edificio para la posteridad

I'm saving my voice for the concert — estoy reservando la voz para el concierto

• to save o.s. for sth — reservarse para algo

• God save the Queen! — ¡Dios salve or guarde a la Reina!

• to save one's strength (for sth) — conservar or reservar (las) fuerzas (para algo)

3) (=keep, put aside) (gen) guardar; [+ money] (also: save up) ahorrar

to save sb sth, to save sth for sb — guardar algo a algn

we've saved you a piece of cake — te hemos guardado un pedazo de tarta

• to save sth till last — guardar algo para el final

he saved the best till last, scoring two goals in the final ten minutes — guardó lo mejor para el final, marcando dos goles en los últimos diez minutos

• save me a seat — guárdame un asiento

• if you save six tokens you get a free book — si junta or reúne seis vales, recibirá un libro gratis

4) (=not spend) [+ time] ahorrar, ganar; [+ money] ahorrar; [+ trouble] evitar, ahorrar

we did it to save time — lo hicimos para ahorrar or ganar tiempo

it saved us a lot of trouble — nos evitó or ahorró muchas molestias

it will save me an hour — ganaré una hora

that way you save £10 — así (te) ahorras 10 libras

it saves fuel — economiza or ahorra combustible

to save sb (from) sth/doing sth: it saves me (from) having to make a decision — me ahorra or evita tener que tomar una decisión

I'll take him, it'll save you the journey — yo lo llevaré, así te ahorras or evitas el viaje

- save your breath

5) (Sport) [+ penalty, shot] parar

• to save a goal — hacer una parada, parar un disparo a gol

6) (Comput) archivar, guardar

2. VI

1) (also: save up) ahorrar

• he's saving for a new bike — está ahorrando (dinero) para (comprarse) una bici nueva

2) (=economize)

• to save on sth, to save on petrol — ahorrar gasolina

the new system saves on staff time — el nuevo sistema economiza el tiempo del personal

appliances that save on housework — aparatos que aligeran las tareas domésticas

3) (US) (=keep) [food] conservarse, aguantar *

3.

N (Sport) parada f

• to make a save — hacer una parada
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II

[seɪv]
PREP liter salvo
all save one — todos excepto or menos uno

save for — excepto

save that... — excepto que...

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I
1. [seɪv]
transitive verb

1)

a) (rescue, preserve) \<\<job/reputation/marriage\>\> salvar

rescue workers saved 20 people — los trabajadores del servicio de salvamento rescataron a 20 personas

to save something/somebody FROM something/-ING — salvar algo/a alguien de algo/ + inf

to save somebody from herself/himself — impedir* que alguien siga haciéndose daño

God save the King/Queen! — Dios salve or guarde al Rey/a la Reina!

to save one's bacon o neck o skin — (colloq) salvar el pellejo (fam)

b) ( redeem) \<\<soul/sinner\>\> salvar, redimir

2)

a) ( be economical with) \<\<money/fuel/space/time\>\> ahorrar

b) (spare, avoid) \<\<trouble/expense/embarrassment\>\> ahorrar, evitar

to save (somebody) something/-ING: drip-drying the shirts saves ironing them si dejas escurrir las camisas, te evitas or te ahorras tener que plancharlas; it will save you a journey — te ahorrarás un viaje

3)

a) (keep, put aside) guardar; \<\<money\>\> ahorrar

don't eat it now; save it for later — no te lo comas ahora; déjalo para luego

to save oneself for somebody/something — reservarse para alguien/algo

to save one's energy/strength — guardarse las energías/las fuerzas

to save one's breath — (colloq) no gastar saliva (fam)

b) ( Comput) guardar, almacenar

4) ( Sport) \<\<shot/penalty\>\> salvar

2.

vi ahorrar

to save ON something — ahorrar algo

Phrasal Verbs:

- save up

II

noun parada f

III

preposition (frml)

a) ( apart from)

save (for) — salvo, excepto, con excepción de

b)

save for — ( if it weren't for)

he would have died, save for the fact that... — se habría muerto, si no hubiera sido porque... or de no haber sido porque...

English-spanish dictionary > save
20 sprecare

waste, squander

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sprecare v.tr. to waste; ( scialacquare) to squander, to fritter away: sprecare il proprio denaro per qlco., to waste (o to squander) one's money on sthg., on doing sthg.; sprecare il tempo, to waste time; sprecare il fiato, to waste one's breath; non bisogna sprecare il pane, la carta, you shouldn't waste bread, paper; hai sprecato una buona occasione, you've wasted a good opportunity.

◘ sprecarsi v.intr.pron.

1 ( disperdere le proprie energie) to waste one's energy

2 (iron.) to strain oneself, to put* oneself out: ti sei proprio sprecato a fargli questo regalino, you really put yourself out to give him this present; non si spreca a telefonarmi, he doesn't bother to telephone me.

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[spre'kare]
1. vt

(gen), fig to waste, (denaro) to waste, squander

è fatica sprecata! — it's a waste of effort!

è fiato sprecato! — it's a waste of breath!

stai sprecando tempo — you're wasting time

sei sprecato qui! — your talents are wasted here!

2. vip (sprecarsi)

(persona) to waste one's energy

non sprecarti! — (iro : non affaticarti) don't strain yourself!

si sono sprecati! iro — they certainly didn't break the bank!

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[spre'kare] 1.
verbo transitivo to waste [cibo, soldi]; to squander [ forze]; to waste, to squander [tempo, talento]
2.
verbo pronominale sprecarsi iron.

non si è certo sprecato a studiare! — he certainly didn't waste time studying!

si è sprecato con questo regalo! — he set himself back with this present!

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sprecare il fiato — to waste one's breath

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sprecare

/spre'kare/ [1]

I verbo transitivo

to waste [cibo, soldi]; to squander [ forze]; to waste, to squander [tempo, talento]

II sprecarsi verbo pronominale

iron. non si è certo sprecato a studiare! he certainly didn't waste time studying! si è sprecato con questo regalo! he set himself back with this present!

IDIOMS

sprecare il fiato to waste one's breath.

Dizionario Italiano-Inglese > sprecare

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save your breath — spoken phrase used for telling someone that it is useless to continue talking You can save your breath. There’s no way I’m coming with you. Thesaurus: ways of telling someone to stop talking or to be quietsynonym Main entry: save * * * save your… … Useful english dictionary
waste your breath — waste (your) breath to say something that is likely to be ignored. You d be wasting your breath reporting it to the police because they don t look for stolen bikes, even expensive ones. Usage notes: often used in the form don t waste your breath … New idioms dictionary
breath — [[t]bre̱θ[/t]] ♦♦♦ breaths 1) N VAR: oft poss N Your breath is the air that you let out through your mouth when you breathe. If someone has bad breath, their breath smells unpleasant. I could smell the whisky on his breath... Smoking causes bad… … English dictionary
breath — W2S3 [breθ] n [: Old English; Origin: brAth] 1.) a) [U] the air that you send out of your lungs when you breathe ▪ Leo could smell the wine on her breath. ▪ Let your breath out slowly. ▪ He s got bad breath (=breath that smells unpleasant) … Dictionary of contemporary English
waste one's breath — {v. phr.} To speak or to argue with no result; do nothing by talking. * /The teacher saw that she was wasting her breath; the children refused to believe her./ * /I know what I want. You re wasting your breath./ … Dictionary of American idioms
waste one's breath — {v. phr.} To speak or to argue with no result; do nothing by talking. * /The teacher saw that she was wasting her breath; the children refused to believe her./ * /I know what I want. You re wasting your breath./ … Dictionary of American idioms
waste\ one's\ breath — v. phr. To speak or to argue with no result; do nothing by talking. The teacher saw that she was wasting her breath; the children refused to believe her. I know what I want. You re wasting your breath … Словарь американских идиом
waste one's breath — speak pointlessly without the desired results He is very stubborn and you are wasting your breath to try and argue with him … Idioms and examples
waste breath — waste (your) breath to say something that is likely to be ignored. You d be wasting your breath reporting it to the police because they don t look for stolen bikes, even expensive ones. Usage notes: often used in the form don t waste your breath … New idioms dictionary
waste — 1 /weIst/ noun 1 BAD USE (singular, uncountable) things such as money or skills that should be used and are not, or that are not used effectively: waste in government departments (+ of): Being unemployed is such a waste of your talents. 2 be a… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
waste — waste1 W3S2 [weıst] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(bad use)¦ 2 go to waste 3 be a waste of time/money/effort etc 4¦(unwanted materials)¦ 5 a waste of space 6¦(land)¦ ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [Sense: 1 5; Date: 1200 1300; Origin: WASTE2] [ … Dictionary of contemporary English

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