household waste in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

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I.waste [Brit weɪst, Am weɪst] N

1. waste U (squandering):

waste (of commodity, food, resources, money, energy, opportunity)
gaspillage m (of de)
waste (of time)
perte f (of de)
that was a complete waste of an afternoon
l'après-midi a été perdu complètement inutilement
what a waste!
quel gaspillage!
don't throw it away, it's a waste
ne le jette pas, c'est du gaspillage
it's a waste of her talents
elle gaspille ses talents (doing en faisant)
a waste of effort
un effort inutile
taking taxis is a waste of money
prendre des taxis c'est jeter l'argent par les fenêtres
that car was a complete waste of money
cette voiture est de l'argent complètement gaspillé
it's a waste of time and money
c'est une perte de temps et d'argent
it's a waste of time trying to explain it
on perd son temps à essayer de l'expliquer
to go to waste
être gaspillé
that's another good opportunity gone to waste
et voilà encore une bonne occasion de perdue
to let sth go to waste
gaspiller qc
there is no waste, every part is used
il n'y a pas de déchets, chaque élément est utilisé

III.waste [Brit weɪst, Am weɪst] ADJ

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

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1. waste (squander):

waste food, resources, energy, money, talents
gaspiller
waste time, opportunity
perdre
waste strength
user
there's no time to waste
il n'y a pas de temps à perdre
I won't waste my time on her/administration
je ne vais pas perdre mon temps avec elle/l'administration
I wasted a whole morning looking for it
j'ai perdu une matinée entière à le chercher
he wasted his youth
il a gâché sa jeunesse
all our efforts/sacrifices were wasted
tous nos efforts/sacrifices ont été vains
he didn't waste words
il a été franc et direct
she didn't waste any time in trying to explain (pointlessly)
elle n'a pas perdu son temps à essayer d'expliquer
she wasted no time in contacting the police (acted at once)
elle n'a pas perdu de temps pour contacter la police
he certainly didn't waste any time! iron
il n'a pas perdu de temps!
subtlety is wasted on her
la subtilité lui passe au-dessus de la tête
good wine is wasted on him
il n'est pas capable d'apprécier un bon vin

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

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VI.waste [Brit weɪst, Am weɪst]

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See also nuclear waste

household [Brit ˈhaʊshəʊld, Am ˈhaʊsˌ(h)oʊld] N

household waste in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for household waste in the French»English Dictionary

Translations for household waste in the English»French Dictionary

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This technique is sometimes used to compact household waste, for example where a charge is made for each full bag collected.
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Since 1990, household waste already separated by residents has been collected in all neighbourhoods on a weekly basis.
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Together with non-compostable household waste, the chemicals found in private household commodities pose a serious ecological problem.
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This encourages recycling of old batteries instead of abandonment or disposal with household waste.
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In late 2005 the company started construction of the first vessel for their industrial scale autoclave plant to process household waste.
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For example in wastewater treatment, household waste and other particulates are screened.
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In 20092010, for example, almost 52% of household waste was recycled/composted.
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By using optical color sorting, house owners are able to sort out organic food waste, plastic, metal and paper packaging, newspapers and household waste.
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Dumping refuse and household waste inappropriately and/or illegally incurs a heavy fine.
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By 2015, to recycle or compost at least 33% of household waste.
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