squander

Signification (Anglais)

1. To waste, lavish, splurge; to spend lavishly or profusely; to dissipate.
2. (obsolete) To scatter; to disperse.
3. (obsolete) To wander at random; to scatter.

Concepts

gaspiller

dissiper

prodiguer

dilapider

répandre

gâcher

dépenser

ruiner

s’appliquer

vider

dépenser sans compter

gîter

basculer

se concentrer sur

bousiller

consommer

disperser

incliner

manger

🍽️

pencher

Synonymes

waste

dissipate

lavish

fritter away

scatter

consume

splurge

blow

spend

destroy

dissipation

lose

use up

misuse

dilapidate

disperse

chase away

ravage

ruin

ware

misspend

throw about

spread

sprinkle

cost

incline

lavishness

lean

list

luxury

mislay

misplace

output

perish

pillage

prodigal

profligacy

profligate

propagate

release

roam

run through

shatter

shoot

slant

slather

splash about

spoil

throw away

tilt

Traductions

verschwenden

vergeuden

sprecare

malgastar

sperperare

verschleudern

esbanjar

desperdiciar

verspillen

verkwisten

despilfarrar

desperdiçar

dissipar

derrochar

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/ˈskwɒnd.ə/

Étymologie (Anglais)

Appartenant à danois: skvætte

Appartenant à islandais: skvetta

Appartenant à suédois: skvätta

Appartenant à norvégien bokmål: skvette

In summary

Earliest uses (late 16th c.) "to spend recklessly or prodigiously", also "to scatter over a wide area". Of unknown origin. Perhaps a blend of scatter + wander.
Compare Danish skvætte (rare)/skvatte (“to splash”) (nominalised: skvæt), Icelandic skvetta (“to squirt”), Swedish skvätta (“to splash”), Norwegian Bokmål skvette.