wastes 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

wastes in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for wastes in the English»French Dictionary (Go to French»English)

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waste ground N, waste land N no pl a. fig

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wastebasket [ˈweɪstbɑ:skɪt, Am -bæskət] N Am, waste bin N Brit, Aus

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wastes Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

it's a waste of money
c'est de l'argent gaspillé
it's a waste of time
c'est une perte de temps
it's a waste of time doing sth
je perds mon temps à faire qc
it was a waste of energy/food
c'était un gaspillage d'énergie/de nourriture
to lay waste the land
dévaster le pays
waste(s)
désert m
to waste one's breath/words
perdre sa salive
to waste no time in doing sth
ne pas perdre son temps à faire qc
to waste an hour of sb's time
faire perdre une heure à qn
it was a waste of time going
je me suis dérangé pour rien
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The princess cut is also popular among diamond cutters: of all the cuts, it wastes the least of the original crystal.
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Technology such as waste-to-energy facilities which convert solid wastes through the process of gasification or pyrolysis to liquid fuels to be burned.
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Sewage treatment systems can have an upset, meaning the bacteria that break the wastes down either all died or are unbalanced.
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The first types of wastewater legally allowed into the storm sewers were dishwater and other kitchen wastes.
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If a service is allocated two virtual machines, instead of one required, the service provider wastes $4,205 every year.
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Environmental experts opine that citizens need to adopt the practice of segregating wastes at source.
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Eventually, this led to the permitted discharge of sanitary wastes into sewers previously restricted to surface runoff only, legally creating combined wastewater.
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But without exact placement, it lacks the penetrating qualities and thus it wastes its energy in flesh wounds.
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In the case of, the transmutations tend to produce useful nuclear fuels rather than transuranic wastes.
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Most are on-farm, and some larger facilities exist off-farm, which are taking food and consumer wastes.
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