waste

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malgastar

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waste
[we?st]
sustantivo
1 pérdida (f) derroche (m) (of money, time) ; desperdicio (m) (of effort)
  • to go to waste -> desperdiciarse
2 desechos mpl (rubbish) ; residuos mpl (radioactive, toxic)
  • household waste -> basura (f)
  • waste bin -> balde (m) or (británico) cubo (m) de la basura (español de España)
  • waste disposal unit -> trituradora (f) de basuras (británico)
  • waste pipe -> tubo (m) de desagüe
también:
  • wastes -> erial (m) , desierto (m) (desert)
adjetivo
3 residual (heat, water) ; de desecho (fuel)
  • waste product -> producto (m) or material (m) de desecho; (industria) excrementos mpl (fisiología)
verbo transitivo
4 malgastar, derrochar (squander) (money, energy) ; perder (time) ; desperdiciar (opportunity, food)
  • she wasted no time (in) telling me -> le faltó tiempo para decírmelo
  • waste not, want not (Prov) -> no malgastes y nada te faltará

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waste [ueist]
1 Malgastar, disipar, destruir, echar a perder, desperdiciar (to miss, misspent).
2 Gastar, ir consumiendo alguna cosa; agotar, quitar las fuerzas, hacer peder el vigor (to consume, spend).
3 Desolar, arruinar, asolar, talar. (Antiguo)
verbo neutro (intransitivo)
4 Gastarse, irse consumiendo alguna cosa; usarse, alterarse, dañarse. (n)
  • To waste away -> descaecer, ir a menos, perder poco a poco la salud, vigor, etc.; menguar, disminuirse, irse consumiendo poco a poco; echar a perder
va.
adjetivo
1 Desechado, inútil, sin importancia práctica, sin valor.
2 Desierto, inculto.
3 Desolado, arruinado.
4 Superfluo, sobrante.
sustantivo
5 Despilfarro, gasto inútil, acción de malgastar.
6 Disminución de las fuerzas o vigor; decadencia.
7 Restos, despojos, desperdicios.
8 Baldío, terreno inculto, desierto; de aquí, extensión, inmensidad.
9 Artefacto o aparato de desagüe o para remover los desperdicios.
10 Desperdicio; destrozo, asolamiento, destrucción, daño.
  • Waste-basket -> cesto para papeles y desechos
  • Waste paper -> papel de desecho
  • Waste-pipe -> tubo de desagüe, desaguadero

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waste [weɪst]
noun
1 (misuse) desperdicio; (m) derroche; (m)
I hate waste odio el desperdicio el derroche;or
He hates waste and is rarely prepared to throw anything away He couldn't bear waste Much as she hates waste, she does not finish her drink what a waste of a brilliant man!
what a waste! ¡qué desperdicio derroche!;or her death is a terrible waste su muerte es una terrible pérdida
there's a lot of waste in this firm
there was no waste on that meat esa carne no tenía desperdicio
dangerous or drunk-driving has resulted in the tragic waste of another human life so many lives lost - what a waste!
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 derrochar el dinero;or 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! (informal) ¡ese hombre es un inútil!; (informal)
I hate to see all that food go to waste all his hard work will go to waste so much of his enormous effort and talent will go to waste if we are forced to drop one hour of the film
2 (rubbish) basura; (f) desperdicios; (m) (waste material, substance) desechos; (m) residuos; (m)
they dumped tons of radioactive waste into the Arctic Ocean companies were found illegally transporting hazardous wastes up to 10 million tonnes of toxic wastes are produced every year in the UK
household waste basura doméstica; (f)
paper makes up one third of all household waste tiger worms, which can eat their own weight in 24 hours, are being given away by Sutton Council to cut /the amount of kitchen waste in dustbins/
human waste excrementos; (m)
the campsite was littered with empty cans, plastic food wrappings, human waste the process of eliminating body waste
nuclear waste desechos residuos nucleares; (m)or (m)
a proposed nuclear waste dump Greenpeace calls this area the worst nuclear waste dump in the world
toxic waste desechos residuos tóxicos; (m)or (m)
companies were found illegally transporting hazardous wastes up to 10 million tonnes of toxic wastes are produced every year in the UK
3 (leftover material) material sobrante; (m)
keep any waste - it might come in useful at a later date
4 wastes
the barren wastes of the Sahara las áridas y baldías inmensidades del Sáhara
the wastes of the Antarctic lost in the wastes of Siberia
verb:transitive
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
the system wastes a large amount of water we've got very little water left so we must be careful not to waste it people waste a lot of water how electricity could be transmitted without wasting any energy try not to waste electricity; switch off lights if you're not going to be in the room he told us not to waste petrol going to see him people who waste money on/buying status symbols his assertion that people who spend cash on pets are wasting thousands of pounds" which could go to help the homeless and needy we wasted a lot of money on fruitless research she's always wasting money on ornaments people who buy bottled water for better quality are often wasting their money, according to a report I know you're a busy man and I don't want to waste your time
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
I don't like wasting my time doing nothing
to waste no time in doing sth no tardar en hacer algo
they wasted no time in evacuating the building you didn't waste much time getting here you're wasting your time talking to him to think that I've wasted years of my life you're just wasting your life! /when I think how I wasted my life/, simply threw it away! large, heavy furniture wastes space the tabloids do not waste much of their space on pure business coverage all that space under the stairs is wasted you waste so much food. I'm always throwing away mouldy vegetables that you haven't eaten you wasted a golden opportunity to get across your ideas they believe we are wasting a historic opportunity to sue for peace don't let's waste an opportunity to see the children we feel that your talents are being wasted in this department
don't waste your efforts on him no derroches tus esfuerzos energías con él;or 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
I don't know why I'm wasting my breath!
you're wasting your breath! ¡estás gastando saliva!
2 (weaken) [+muscles] atrofiar
cancer was wasting his body el cáncer lo estaba consumiendo debilitando;or
the prolonged period of forced immobility had wasted his muscles
3 (US) (very_informal) (kill) cargarse; (informal) liquidar; (informal)
just waste him - he's a liability
verb:intransitive
1
waste not, want not quien no malgasta no pasa necesidades
2
waste away
adjective
1 (for disposal) [+material] de desecho; [+gas, oil] residual
a law banning the dumping of waste oil in landfills the whole idea of sorting waste plastic into different categories the plant reprocesses waste paper into paper pulp the body's waste products all the bits of waste metal were kept and melted down for future use the body's ability to eliminate waste liquids rivers are often contaminated with gallons of saline waste water from mines carbon dioxide, the waste gas, passes from tissues into the blood Gas fires require adequate ventilation, to enhance their burning efficiency and to dilute waste gases
2 (leftover) [+paper, fabric] sobrante; [+heat] residual
a system for recovering waste heat from factory chimneys Both the mill and the recycling plant get their energy from a gas-powered heat-and-power plant which harnesses steam from waste heat to run a turbine waste heat recovery plants
3 (unused) [+ground] baldío; yermo
the plant can be found on banks and hedgerows in waste places throughout Britain
4
to lay waste [+country, area, town] devastar; asolar
the war has laid waste large regions of the countryside cities laid waste by the decline of traditional industries
to lay waste to sth devastar algo; asolar algo
his troops were laying waste to the countryside 1979, when strikes laid waste to the country mil novecientos setenta y nueve, cuando las huelgas devastaron asolaron el país the first atom bomb in history had laid waste to Hiroshima
modifier
waste disposal (n) (industrial) eliminación de los desechos residuos; (f)or [of household waste] eliminación de la basura doméstica; (f) (device)
waste disposal unit See culture box in entry waste.
a safe toxic waste disposal site waste disposal costs soon may go even higher a waste disposal company
waste disposal unit (n) triturador de basura; (m)
the sink comes fitted with a waste disposal unit
waste heat (n) calor residual; (m)
waste [ground] [land] his body was discovered on waste land next to Birmingham Football Club several boys were playing football on the waste ground beyond the broken fence there was a patch of waste land behind the church yarrow can be found growing wild in fields and on waste ground
waste management (n) tratamiento de desechos; (m) tratamiento de residuos; (m)
laws to regulate waste management Dennis Eckert from Ohio has introduced an oil waste management bill
waste material (n) material de desecho; (m)
recycling of waste material the potential in harnessing biological and waste material for all forms of energy is extremely large piles of rock or other waste material in a quarry
waste matter (n) (industrial) residuos; (m) (from body) excrementos; (m)
the elimination of waste matter from the body the injury was severe, rupturing the intestines, allowing waste matter to poison the abdomen micro-organisms gradually break down the waste matter and convert it into the soil-like humus
waste paper (n) papel de desecho; (m)
keep your waste paper to be recycled
waste pipe (n) tubería de desagüe; (f)
the waste pipe of an enormous factory started vomiting out a dark purplish liquid bathroom tiles intersected by the scars of waste pipes
waste products (n) (industrial) residuos; (m) (from body) excrementos; (m)
waste water (n) aguas residuales; (f)
envirex supplies plants for treating waste water and industrial effluent the emptying valve was open and the waste water was gushing out on to the concrete floor children play in streams of waste water which are filled with deadly mercury the group had invested Pounds 185m in improving waste water treatment and drinking water distribution

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Verb Conjugation for "waste"

Imperative
  • waste
  • you waste
  • he/she wastes
  • we waste
  • you waste
  • they waste
Preterite
  • I wasted
  • you wasted
  • he/she wasted
  • we wasted
  • you wasted
  • they wasted
Present Continuous
  • I am wasting
  • you are wasting
  • he/she is wasting
  • we are wasting
  • you are wasting
  • they are wasting
Present Perfect
  • I have wasted
  • you have wasted
  • he/she has wasted
  • we have wasted
  • you have wasted
  • they have wasted
Past Continuous
  • I was wasting
  • you were wasting
  • he/she was wasting
  • we were wasting
  • you were wasting
  • they were wasting
Past Perfect
  • I had wasted
  • you had wasted
  • he/she had wasted
  • we had wasted
  • you had wasted
  • they had wasted
Future
  • I will waste
  • you will waste
  • he/she will waste
  • we will waste
  • you will waste
  • they will waste
Future Perfect
  • I will have wasted
  • you will have wasted
  • he/she will have wasted
  • we will have wasted
  • you will have wasted
  • they will have wasted
Future Continuous
  • I will be wasting
  • you will be wasting
  • he/she will be wasting
  • we will be wasting
  • you will be wasting
  • they will be wasting
Present Perfect Continuous
  • I have been wasting
  • you have been wasting
  • he/she has been wasting
  • we have been wasting
  • you have been wasting
  • they have been wasting
Future Perfect Continuous
  • I will have been wasting
  • you will have been wasting
  • he/she will have been wasting
  • we will have been wasting
  • you will have been wasting
  • they will have been wasting
Past Perfect Continuous
  • I had been wasting
  • you had been wasting
  • he/she had been wasting
  • we had been wasting
  • you had been wasting
  • they had been wasting
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