toxic waste in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

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toxic [Am ˈtɑksɪk, Brit ˈtɒksɪk] ADJ

I.waste [Am weɪst, Brit weɪst] N

1. waste U (of fuel, materials):

waste
desperdicio m
waste
derroche m
a waste of time
una pérdida de tiempo
it's a waste of money
es tirar el dinero
don't you think it's a waste of space?
¿no te parece que estás desperdiciando or desaprovechando espacio?
a waste of effort
un esfuerzo inútil
it's a waste of breath trying to make him see reason
tratar de que entre en razón es gastar saliva inútilmente
the waste of food here is dreadful
es espantoso cómo tiran aquí la comida
there is no waste in this ham
este jamón no tiene desperdicio
we can save money by avoiding waste
podemos economizar evitando los despilfarros
she's working as a waitress: it's such a waste!
trabaja de camarera: ¡qué desperdicio!
to go to waste talent:
desperdiciarse
to go to waste food:
echarse a perder
he let his talent go to waste
desperdició su talento

II.waste [Am weɪst, Brit weɪst] VB trans

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1. waste (misuse, squander):

waste talents/efforts
desperdiciar
waste talents/efforts
malgastar
waste money/electricity
despilfarrar
waste money/electricity
derrochar
waste food
tirar
waste food
desperdiciar
waste time
perder
waste space
desaprovechar
waste space
desperdiciar
waste opportunity/chance
desperdiciar
he has wasted his life
ha desperdiciado su vida
we wasted a lot of time arguing
perdimos mucho tiempo discutiendo
you're wasting my time
me estás haciendo perder el tiempo
he didn't waste any time (in) cashing the check
se fue a cobrar el cheque sin perder (ni) un minuto
you're wasting your breath!
estás gastando saliva inútilmente
your work won't be wasted
tu trabajo no ha sido en vano
to waste sth on sb/sth/-ing he's wasted a fortune on cars/(on) eating out
ha derrochado una fortuna en coches/comiendo en restaurantes
don't waste your time on them
no pierdas el tiempo con ellos
the irony was wasted on her
no captó la ironía

III.waste [Am weɪst, Brit weɪst] VB intr

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2. waste → waste away

IV.waste [Am weɪst, Brit weɪst] ADJ

See also waste away

waste away VB [Am weɪst -, Brit weɪst -] (v + adv)

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toxic waste in the PONS Dictionary

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toxic [ˈtɒksɪk, Am ˈtɑ:k-] ADJ

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Belle's car is run off the road and the evidence that the toxic waste site causes cancer is stolen.
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Toxic waste from the tileworks was dumped in the fort until the 1980s.
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The car ventures into a room, where they first meet a toxic waste monster and a mermaid.
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He succeeds in helping them in their plan, which was to trap the alien in the toxic waste dump.
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It was determined that any environmental cleanup should be designed to remove loose cables, transformers, hazardous material, toxic waste, and ordnance.
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It is revealed at the end of the film that he fell into a vat of toxic waste, gaining superpowers of his own.
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The commission received heavy public criticism for its recommendation of potential toxic waste sites throughout the state.
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She explains that there are various loopholes in the current system that allow toxic waste to continue being dumped, and toxic colonialism to go unchecked.
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In the year 2011, this foundry dumping toxic waste materials into nearby canel.
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His boss orders him to dump toxic waste into a lake, thus soiling his nest.
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