How do you write or say "a waste of time"?
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Without concentrating, it is a waste of time to study for five hours.
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updated Apr 13, 2010
edited by Rikko
posted by gingergirl
Welcome to the forum :) - alba3, Apr 13, 2010
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A waste of time - Una pérdida de tiempo.
So I would say
Sin concentración, es una pérdida de tiempo para estudiar durante cinco horas.
updated Apr 13, 2010
posted by Eddy
Be careful about using "para" there, it really isn't necessary in the phrase. - Cyrano_Segundo, Apr 13, 2010
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I think that would be: Es una perdida de tiempo estudiar por cinco horas sin concentrarse.
updated Apr 13, 2010
posted by alba3
I believe perdida can mean a loose woman, hehe. - Eddy, Apr 13, 2010
A waste or loss, una pérdida. - Eddy, Apr 13, 2010
Remember the accent on the e... :) - 00e46f15, Apr 13, 2010
Thanks....oh those pesky accents ;) - alba3, Apr 13, 2010
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Either Alba's way, or by saying "Sin concentrarse, es una pérdida de tiempo estudiar por cinco horas." The infinitive concentrarse would here be understood by a Spanish speaker as "concentrating", rather than "to concentrate", so you could get pretty close to an exact translation.
updated Apr 13, 2010
posted by Cyrano_Segundo
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Sin no estás concentrado, estudiar por cinco horas es una pérdida/perdedera de tiempo.
updated Apr 13, 2010
posted by 00e46f15
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Un gasto de tiempo, or una pérdida de tiempo.
updated Apr 13, 2010
posted by Rey_Mysterio
