Translations for „misspent“ in the English » German Dictionary

mis·spent [mɪsˈspent] ADJ

misspent

verschwendet

misspent

vergeudet

misspent money

verschwendetes Geld

a misspent youth

eine vergeudete Jugend

mis·spend <-spent, -spent> [mɪsˈspend] VB trans

to misspend sth

etw verschwenden [o. vergeuden]

to misspend one's money

sein Geld verschwenden

to misspend one's time

seine Zeit vergeuden

Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

misspent money

verschwendetes Geld

sb's misspent youth

jds vergeudete Jugend

a misspent youth

eine vergeudete Jugend

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

The state immediately ended all contracts with the organization and vowed to collect any misspent tax money.

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Its depiction of a turning-point adolescent night still hits me at gut level, conjuring similar evenings from my misspent youth.

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No amount of money is misspent if it gets one closer to the top of the heap.

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Apparently trying to make up for his misspent youth, he bought himself toys and musical instruments, some of which years later became part of his travelling pauper artiste's arsenal.

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Then he and his entourage ride on a carriage to the countryside to remind themselves of the sins of their misspent youth.

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However, it said there was no suggestion of money being misspent.

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Energy harvesting covers a growing basket of technologies that can find and transmit energy that might otherwise be misspent.

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Trust lawyers claim if the firms had performed their duties diligently they could have prevented tens of millions of dollars being misspent.

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But public money spent can easily be misspent -- or worse.

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The city paid the fine and repaid $1 million in misspent federal airport development grants.

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