waste heat in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for waste heat in the English»Italian Dictionary

waste heat, energy

sprecato

Translations for waste heat in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.waste [Brit weɪst, Am weɪst] N

1. waste U (squandering):

waste (of commodity, food, resources, money, energy, opportunity)

spreco m (of di)

waste (of time)

perdita f (of di)

that was a complete waste of an afternoon

è stato un pomeriggio completamente perso

what a waste!

che spreco!

don't throw it away, it's a waste

non buttarlo, è uno spreco

it's a waste of her talents

spreca il suo talento (doing facendo)

a waste of effort

uno sforzo inutile

taking taxis is a waste of money

prendere i taxi è uno spreco di soldi

that car was a complete waste of money

quella macchina è stata solo denaro sprecato

it's a waste of time and money

è una perdita di tempo e di denaro

it's a waste of time trying to explain it

tentare di spiegarlo è una perdita di tempo

to go to waste

essere sprecato

that's another good opportunity gone to waste

è un'altra buona occasione andata persa

to let sth go to waste

sprecare qc

there is no waste, every part is used

non c'è spreco, ogni parte è utilizzata

2. waste U (detritus):

waste

scarti mpl

waste

rifiuti mpl (from di)

chemical waste

rifiuti chimici

nuclear waste

scorie radioattive

household or kitchen waste

rifiuti domestici

industrial waste

scarti or rifiuti industriali

hazardous waste

rifiuti tossici

3. waste (wasteland):

waste

deserto m

waste

landa f

II.wastes N npl

1. wastes (wilderness):

wastes

terre f incolte

the frozen wastes of the Arctic

le distese di ghiaccio dell'Artide

2. wastes Am (detritus):

wastes

scarti m

wastes

rifiuti m

III.waste [Brit weɪst, Am weɪst] ADJ

1. waste (discarded):

waste food

sciupato

waste heat, energy

sprecato

waste water

di scolo

waste materials or matter

materiale di scarto or scarti

waste products

prodotti di scarto

waste products PHYSIOL, MED

materiali di rifiuto

waste gases

rifiuti gassosi

waste plastics

plastica di scarto

2. waste (unused):

waste land, ground

incolto, improduttivo

3. waste (destruction):

to lay waste (to)

devastare or distruggere

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

1. waste (squander):

waste food, resources, energy, money, talents

sciupare, sprecare

waste time, opportunity

perdere

waste strength

esaurire

there's no time to waste

non c'è tempo da perdere

I won't waste my time on her, administration

non perderò il mio tempo con lei, l'amministrazione

I wasted a whole morning looking for it

ho perso una mattinata intera per cercarlo

he wasted his youth

ha bruciato i suoi anni migliori

all our efforts, sacrifices were wasted

tutti i nostri sforzi, i nostri sacrifici furono vani

he didn't waste words

non sprecò il fiato

she didn't waste any time in trying to explain (pointlessly)

non ha perso tempo a cercare di spiegare

she wasted no time in contacting the police (acted at once)

non ha perso tempo a contattare la polizia

he certainly didn't waste any time! iron

sicuramente non ha perso tempo!

subtlety is wasted on her

non capisce la sottigliezza

good wine is wasted on him

non sa apprezzare il buon vino

2. waste:

waste (make thinner) person, body, limb

fare deperire

waste (make weaker) person, body, limb

indebolire

3. waste Am (kill):

waste inf

ammazzare, fare fuori

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

waste

consumarsi

VI.waste [Brit weɪst, Am weɪst]

waste not want not prov

il risparmio è il miglior guadagno

I.heat [Brit hiːt, Am hit] N

1. heat:

heat

caldo m

heat

calore m

the plants wilted in the heat

le piante avvizzirono per il caldo

he was sweating in or with the heat

sudava per il (gran) caldo

she was exhausted by the heat

era spossata per il (gran) caldo

the summer, afternoon heat

la calura estiva, pomeridiana

in the heat of the summer

nel pieno caldo dell'estate

in the heat of the day

nel momento più caldo della giornata

we were stifling in the 40° heat

soffocavamo con 40°

in this heat nobody feels hungry

con questo caldo nessuno ha fame

a cream to take the heat out of sunburnt skin

una pomata per alleviare il bruciore della pelle scottata dal sole

2. heat:

heat PHYS, METEO

calore m

3. heat FOOD:

heat (of hotplate, gas ring)

fuoco m

heat (of oven)

temperatura f

cook at a low, moderate heat

cuocere a fuoco lento, medio

cook at a low, moderate heat (in oven)

fare cuocere a bassa, media temperatura

turn up, turn down the heat

alza, abbassa il fuoco or la temperatura

4. heat (heating):

heat

riscaldamento m

to turn the heat on, off

accendere, spegnere il riscaldamento

to turn the heat up, down

alzare, abbassare il riscaldamento

5. heat SPORTS:

heat

(prova) eliminatoria f

heat (in athletics)

batteria f

she won her heat

ha vinto la sua batteria

6. heat ZOOL:

heat

calore m

to be on or in heat

essere in calore

7. heat (of argument, discussion):

heat fig

foga f

heat fig

fervore m

in the heat of sth

nel vivo di qc

carried away by the heat of the discussion she declared…

trasportata dalla foga della discussione affermò…

in the heat of the moment

nell'impeto del momento or a caldo

to take the heat off sb

alleggerire la pressione su qn

that's taken the heat off us

questo ci ha fatto rilassare

to put or turn the heat on sb to do

fare pressione su qn perché faccia

the heat is on

siamo sotto pressione (to do per fare)

II.heat [Brit hiːt, Am hit] VB trans

1. heat room, house, pool:

heat

scaldare, riscaldare

2. heat FOOD:

heat food

scaldare

heat oven

fare scaldare

heat the oven to 180°

fare scaldare il forno a 180°

3. heat MED:

heat blood

riscaldare

III.heat [Brit hiːt, Am hit] VB intr

heat

scaldarsi

IV.heat [Brit hiːt, Am hit]

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

o mangi questa minestra o salti questa finestra

waste heat in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for waste heat in the English»Italian Dictionary

waste heat N

waste heat

energia f residuale

Translations for waste heat in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.waste [weɪst] N

1. waste (misuse):

waste

spreco m

it's a waste of energy/money

è energia sprecata/denaro sprecato

it's a waste of time

è una perdita di tempo

to lay waste to the land

devastare la terra

to go to waste

andare sprecato

what a waste!

che spreco!

2. waste (unwanted matter):

waste

rifiuti m pl

household/industrial waste

rifiuti domestici/industriali

nuclear/toxic waste

scorie f pl radioattive/tossiche

to recycle waste

riciclare i rifiuti

II.waste [weɪst] VB trans

waste

sprecare

waste time

perdere

to waste one's breath fig

sprecare il fiato

to waste no time in doing sth

non perdere tempo a fare qc

to not waste words

non fare tanti giri di parole

III.waste [weɪst] VB intr

waste

consumarsi

Phrases:

waste not, want not prov

il risparmio è il miglior guadagno prov

IV.waste [weɪst] ADJ

waste bin

dei rifiuti

waste material

di scarto

waste land

incolto, -a

I.heat [hi:t] N

1. heat (warmth, high temperature):

heat

calore

in the heat of the day

quando fa più caldo

to cook sth on a high/low heat

cuocere qc a ad alta/bassa temperatura

2. heat (heating system):

heat

riscaldamento m

to turn down the heat

abbassare il riscaldamento

3. heat (emotional state):

heat

eccitazione f

in the heat of the argument

nel fervore della discussione

4. heat (sports race):

heat

eliminatoria f

5. heat ZOOL:

heat

calore m

to be in heat

essere in calore

Phrases:

to put the heat on sb

mettere qu sotto pressione

to take the heat off sb

dar un po' di respiro a qu

II.heat [hi:t] VB trans

1. heat (make hot):

heat

scaldare

2. heat (excite):

heat

accalorare

III.heat [hi:t] VB intr

heat (become hot)

scaldarsi

heat fig (inflame)

accalorarsi

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Poorer conductors generate more waste heat when transferring electrical energy into kinetic 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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As a necessary byproduct, refrigeration creates waste heat that must be exhausted to ambient or, for greater efficiency, recovered for heating purposes.

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Alternatively, the heat may come from waste heat supplied by co-generation from a geothermal electrical plant or from deep wells into hot aquifers.

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Waste heat is dumped into liquid droplets that are cast out in front of the ship.

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This waste heat can go through a condenser and be disposed of with cooling water or in cooling towers.

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

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

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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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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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