estaban desperdiciando
-they/you were wasting
Imperfect progressive ellos/ellas/ustedes conjugation of desperdiciar.
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desperdiciar

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TRANSITIVE VERB
(to throw away)-to waste
Synonyms for desperdiciar
desaprovechar
to not make the most of
desaprovechar
to waste
dilapidar
to squander
disipar
to squander
gastar
to waste
malgastar
to waste
comerse
to eat up
derrochar
to squander
despilfarrar
to squander
Antonyms for desperdiciar
aprovechar
to take advantage of
escasear
to skimp on
escatimar
to skimp on
ahorrar
to save
atesorar
to amass
economizar
to save
explotar
to exploit
reutilizar
to reuse
volver a utilizar
to reuse
TRANSITIVE VERB
(to lose)-to waste
Antonyms for desperdiciar
explotar
to exploit
manejar
to handle
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