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I . waste [weɪst] N

2. waste no pl (unwanted matter):

waste
resíduo m

II . waste [weɪst] VB trans

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III . waste [weɪst] VB intr

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e-waste [ˈiːweɪst] N

e-waste abbreviation of electronics waste:

e-waste
lixo m eletrônico

waste away VB intr

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Research has shown that 30% of harvested crops are wasted due to spoilage and infestation, though this number is much lower in developed nations.
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Gambling songs often present the situation from the point of view of a repentant, aging gambler, looking back on his wasted life.
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Baboo sticks to the basics and there is nary a moment that seems wasted.
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A constant issue on the doorsteps on the peninsula, he said that locals were sick of looking at this wasted facility.
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He felt that a marvellous adventure had been wasted on a fool.
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On the contrary, the distinguishing features of his life are incompleteness, aimlessness, imperfection, insignificance, neglected talent and wasted opportunity.
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The work effort of the conscripts is effectively wasted, as an unwilling workforce is extremely inefficient.
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Yet an inordinate amount of our procurement effort has been wasted in buying unneeded material and equipment.
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This is our statement to this rusted world, to these wasted dreams and plastic reality with real life and unreal people.
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Only a small fraction of the resource being transferred is wasted, lost, or misdirected.
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