waste heat in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for waste heat in the English»Spanish Dictionary

waste heat generated during the chemical reaction

el calor disipado durante la reacción química

Translations for waste heat in the English»Spanish Dictionary

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

2.1. waste U (refuse):

waste

residuos mpl

waste

desechos mpl

human waste

excrementos mpl

2.2. waste U (surplus matter):

waste

material m sobrante

waste

material m de desecho

3. waste <wastes, pl >:

the deserted wastes of Antarctica

las desiertas inmensidades or extensiones de la Antártica

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

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

2. waste (enfeeble):

waste strength

debilitar

3.1. waste <wasted, pp >:

wasted (misused, futile) time/money

perdido

wasted opportunity/space

desperdiciado

wasted opportunity/space

desaprovechado

wasted effort

inútil

it was a wasted journey

fue un viaje en balde

3.2. waste <wasted, pp >:

wasted (shrunken) body

debilitado

wasted (shrunken) body

consumido

wasted limb

atrofiado

3.3. waste <wasted, pp >:

wasted (drunk) Brit inf

borracho

to get wasted

emborracharse

4. waste (lay waste):

waste

arrasar

5. waste (kill) Am:

waste sl

liquidar inf

waste sl

cargarse inf

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

1. waste (squander):

waste not, want not prov

quien no malgasta no pasa necesidades

2. waste → waste away

IV.waste [Am weɪst, Brit weɪst] ADJ

1. waste ground:

waste (barren)

yermo

waste (not cultivated)

baldío

waste (not cultivated)

sin cultivar

to lay waste

arrasar

the town was laid waste by the rebels

los rebeldes arrasaron la ciudad

2.1. waste (discarded):

waste gas

residual

waste material

de desecho

waste matter

materia f de desecho

waste products (industrial)

productos mpl de desecho

waste products PHYSIOL

excrementos mpl

waste water

aguas fpl residuales

waste water

aguas fpl negras LatAm excl CSur

waste water

aguas fpl servidas CSur

2.2. waste (leftover, excess):

waste paper/rubber

sobrante

waste heat generated during the chemical reaction

el calor disipado durante la reacción química

See also waste away

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

waste away person/body:

consumirse

waste away muscle:

atrofiarse

I.heat [Am hit, Brit hiːt] N

1.1. heat U (warmth):

heat

calor m

the cat basked in the heat of the fire

el gato disfrutaba del calor de la lumbre

in the heat of the day

cuando el sol aprieta

in the heat of the day

en las horas de más calor

if you can't stand the heat, get out of the kitchen prov

si es demasiado para ti, quítate de en medio

attr heat loss

pérdida f de calor

1.2. heat U (for cooking):

heat

fuego m

on/over/at a low heat

a fuego lento

1.3. heat U (heating):

heat inf

calefacción f

1.4. heat U (of curry, chili):

heat

lo picante

heat

lo picoso Mex

2. heat U (excitement, passion):

heat

calor m

heat

acaloramiento m

he spoke with some heat

habló con cierto acaloramiento or con cierta vehemencia

I realize you said it in the heat of the moment

ya sé que lo dijiste en un momento de enojo (or exaltación etc.)

his article will generate more heat than light

su artículo caldeará los ánimos pero no arrojará nueva luz sobre el tema

his intervention took the heat out of the situation

su intervención calmó los ánimos

3. heat U (pressure) inf:

to put the heat on sb

apretarle las clavijas a alguien inf

to take the heat off sb

darle un respiro a alguien

the heat is off

ya ha pasado lo peor inf

4. heat U (estrus):

heat

celo m

to come into or Brit on heat

ponerse en celo

to be in or Brit on heat animal:

estar en celo

to be in or Brit on heat woman: sl

estar caliente vulg sl

5. heat U (police) Am sl:

the heat

la poli inf

the heat

la pasma Spain sl

the heat

la tira Mex sl

the heat

la cana RioPl sl

the heat

la tomba Col sl

the heat

los pacos Chil inf

6. heat C SPORTS:

heat

eliminatoria f

heat

prueba f eliminatoria

II.heat [Am hit, Brit hiːt] VB trans

heat

calentar

heat house

calefaccionar

III.heat [Am hit, Brit hiːt] VB intr

heat

calentarse

waste heat in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for waste heat in the English»Spanish Dictionary

waste heat N

waste heat

calor m residual

Translations for waste heat in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.waste [weɪst] ADJ

waste

sobrante

waste material

de desecho

waste land

yermo, -a

to lay waste

devastar

to lie waste

quedar sin cultivar

II.waste [weɪst] N

1. waste no pl (misuse):

waste

derroche m

it's a waste of energy/money

es un derroche de energía/dinero

it's a waste of time

es una pérdida de tiempo

to lay waste to the land

devastar la tierra

to go to waste

echarse a perder

what a waste!

¡qué pena!

2. waste no pl (unwanted matter):

waste

desechos m pl

household/industrial waste

residuos m pl domésticos/industriales

nuclear waste

residuos m pl nucleares

toxic waste

residuos m pl tóxicos

to recycle waste

reciclar la basura

III.waste [weɪst] VB trans

waste

malgastar

waste time

perder

waste opportunity

desaprovechar

to waste one's breath fig

hablar inútilmente

to waste no time in doing sth

apresurarse a hacer algo

to not waste words

no gastar saliva inútilmente

IV.waste [weɪst] VB intr

waste

agotarse

Phrases:

waste not, want not prov

quien guarda, halla prov

I.heat [hi:t] N no pl

1. heat (warmth, high temperature):

heat

calor

in the heat of the day

cuando más calor hace

to cook sth on a high/low heat

cocinar algo a fuego rápido/lento

2. heat (heating system):

heat

calefacción f

to turn down the heat

bajar la calefacción

3. heat (emotional state):

heat

acaloramiento m

in the heat of the argument

en el momento más acalorado de la discusión

4. heat (sports race):

heat

eliminatoria f

5. heat no pl ZOOL:

heat

celo m

to be on heat

estar en celo

Phrases:

if you can't take the heat, get out of the kitchen prov

quien no aguante la presión, que no se meta en la olla prov

to put the heat on sb

presionar a alguien

to take the heat off sb

dar un respiro a alguien

II.heat [hi:t] VB trans

1. heat (make hot):

heat

calentar

2. heat (excite):

heat

acalorar

III.heat [hi:t] VB intr

heat (become hot)

calentarse

heat fig (inflame)

acalorarse

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Since electricity can be transported practically, it is more efficient to generate the electricity near where the waste heat can be used.

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The village would like to purchase an incinerator and use the waste heat for public buildings.

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If the waste heat is instead utilized for district heating, it is called co-generation.

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This is one of the basic methods for recovery of waste heat.

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This plant is also designed to recover waste heat from the process to produce electrical power.

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Power absorbed by the ohmic resistance becomes waste heat, and that absorbed by the radiation resistance becomes radiated electromagnetic energy.

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If a good source of cooling water is not available, cooling towers may be used to reject waste heat to the atmosphere.

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Very high efficiency steam turbines harness about 40% of the thermal energy, with the rest exhausted as waste heat.

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The waste heat was used to heat the public baths next door (and now demolished).

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In this way, waste heat can be put to use.

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