waste

(Inglese)

Noun

1. (countable, uncountable) Excess of material, useless by-products, or damaged, unsaleable products; garbage; rubbish.
2. (countable, uncountable) Excrement or urine.
3. (countable, uncountable) A wasteland; an uninhabited desolate region; a wilderness or desert.
4. (countable, uncountable) A place that has been laid waste or destroyed.
5. (countable, uncountable) A large tract of uncultivated land.
6. (countable, historical, uncountable) The part of the land of a manor (of whatever size) not used for cultivation or grazing, nowadays treated as common land.
7. (countable, uncountable) A vast expanse of water.
8. (countable, uncountable) A disused mine or part of one.
9. (countable, uncountable) The action or progress of wasting; extravagant consumption or ineffectual use.
10. (countable, uncountable) Large abundance of something, specifically without it being used.
11. (countable, uncountable) Gradual loss or decay.
12. (countable, uncountable) A decaying of the body by disease; atrophy; wasting away.
13. (countable, rare, uncountable) Destruction or devastation caused by war or natural disasters; see "to lay waste".
14. (countable, uncountable) A cause of action which may be brought by the owner of a future interest in property against the current owner of that property to prevent the current owner from degrading the value or character of the property, either intentionally or through neglect.
15. (countable, uncountable) Material derived by mechanical and chemical erosion from the land, carried by streams to the sea.

Adj

Useless and contemptible.

Adj

1. (archaic) Uncultivated, uninhabited.
2. Barren; desert; empty.
3. Rejected as being defective; eliminated as being worthless; produced in excess.
4. Superfluous; needless.
5. Dismal; gloomy; cheerless.
6. Unfortunate; disappointing.

Verb

1. (transitive) To devastate; to destroy.
2. (transitive) To squander (money or resources) uselessly; to spend (time) idly; to dissipate.
3. (slang, transitive) To kill; to murder.
4. (transitive) To wear away by degrees; to impair gradually; to deteriorate; to diminish by constant loss; to use up; to consume; to spend; to wear out.
5. (intransitive) To gradually lose weight, weaken, become frail.
6. (intransitive) To be diminished; to lose bulk, substance, strength, value etc. gradually.
7. To damage, impair, or injure (an estate, etc.) voluntarily, or by allowing the buildings, fences, etc., to fall into decay.

Pronunciato come (IPA)

/weɪst/

Etimologia (Inglese)

Ereditato da inglese medio: wast

Affine tedesco antico alto: wuosti

Affine tedesco: wüst

Affine Old Saxon: wōsti

Affine inglese antico: wēste

Ereditato da inglese medio: wasten

Affine francese: gâter

Affine inglese medio: westen

Affine inglese: weest

Affine tedesco antico alto: wuostan

Affine tedesco: wüsten

Affine inglese antico: wēstan

In summary

From Middle English wast, waste (“a waste”, noun), from Anglo-Norman, Old Northern French wast, waste (“a waste”), from Frankish *wōstī (“a waste”), from Proto-Germanic *wōstaz, *wōstuz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁weh₂- (“empty, wasted”).

Concetti

sprecare

spreco

sperperare

spazzatura

rifiuto

immondizia

sciupare

devastare

rifiuti

sperpero

dilapidare

distruggere

dissipazione

deserto

uccidere

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scarto

disperdere

rovinare

ammazzare

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eremo

buttare

dissipare

profusione

profondere

perdere

discipare

desolare

scialacquare

residuo

pattume

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prodigare

incolto

distesa desolata

liquidare

saccheggiare

prodigalità

spendere

divorare

sparire

spargere

danneggiare

sopprimere

porcherie

diminuire

costume

assassinare

dispendio

disastrare

detrito

necessario

sinonimi

squander

garbage

🗑️

rubbish

loss

refuse

trash

destroy

spend

spoil

squandering

dissipate

consume

damage

desert

🏜️

lose

ruin

scrap

extravagance

wastefulness

use up

debris

wasteland

devastate

ravage

kill

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decay

barren

dissipation

lavish

desolate

spoilage

litter

leftovers

wastage

wild

eliminate

useless

wilderness

misuse

dregs

wasteful

diminish

destruction

do in

junk

injury

knock off

wasting

exhaust

emaciate

Traduzioni

gaspiller

verschwenden

Abfall

vergeuden

Müll

desperdiciar

gaspillage

malgastar

Verschwendung

verkwisten

basura

déchet

lixo

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afval

verspillen

Frasi

They certainly did not waste it either .

Certamente non lo hanno sprecato neanche.

Fly by night and you waste little time .

Vola di notte e perdi poco tempo.

There may also be pollution control or waste treatment facilities or equipment .

Potrebbero esserci anche strutture o attrezzature o attrezzature per il trattamento dei rifiuti.

The rainforests are depleted , we turned the planet into a waste ground .

Le foreste pluviali sono esaurite, abbiamo trasformato il pianeta in un terreno di scarto.