waste in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for waste in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.waste [Brit weɪst, Am weɪst] N

1. waste U (squandering):

waste (of time)
what a waste!
it's a waste of her talents
a waste of effort
it's a waste of time and money
to go to waste
to let sth go to waste

III.waste [Brit weɪst, Am weɪst] ADJ

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

1. waste (squander):

waste strength
he certainly didn't waste any time! iron

waste pipe [Brit, Am ˈweɪs(t) ˌpaɪp] N

toxic waste [ˌtɒksɪkˈweɪst] N

industrial waste [ɪnˌdʌstrɪəlˈweɪst] N

waste management [ˌweɪstˈmænɪdʒmənt] N

waste service [ˈweɪstˌsɜːvɪs] N

waste depository [ˈweɪstdɪˌpɒzɪtrɪ, -tɔːrɪ] N

waste in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for waste in the English»Italian Dictionary (Go to Italian»English)

Translations for waste in the Italian»English Dictionary (Go to English»Italian)

waste Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

it's a waste of time
to lay waste to the land
to go to waste
what a waste!
to waste one's breath fig
waste not, want not prov
to waste time

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English
The function of the garbage disposer is to grind food waste (e.g. chicken bones, fruit, coffee grinds, meat) so that it can be sent down standard household plumbing without clogging.
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Overburden (waste rock) from the mine has polluted a nearby lake due to acid mine drainage.
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Waste heat generated by energy usage is a secondary contributor.
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For this reason, they are used in fish tanks to help clean the water, to prevent clouds of waste matter.
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The disposal of nuclear waste is also an issue, due to a lack of funding.
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I decided to photograph the pipe because it's where all the waste steam/water from the power station goes.
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From a room that appears to have been set aside for bathing, waste water was directed to covered drains, which lined the major streets.
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The disposal of recyclable waste is mostly free of charge, though not always operated as door-to-door collection.
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One day, a friend of mine told me that the garbage plant, the city's waste incinerator, would melt down too.
gawker.com
However, he is very busy and can not afford to waste time on an uncooperative source.
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