Translations for „waste“ in the English » Russian Dictionary

I . waste [weɪst] N

1. waste no pl (misuse):

waste

уще́рб m

waste

расточи́тельство nt

a waste of money

пуста́я тра́та f де́нег [или средств]

a waste of time

пуста́я тра́та f вре́мени

it was a waste of energy/good food

э́то была́ пуста́я тра́та сил/хоро́шая еда́ зря пропа́ла

to lay waste the land

опустоши́ть страну́

what a waste!

кака́я поте́ря!

what a waste!

како́е расточи́тельство!

2. waste no pl, no indef art (unwanted matter):

waste

отхо́ды мн

waste

отбро́сы мн

to go to waste

идти́ насма́рку [или коту́ под хвост]

3. waste (desert):

waste(s)

пусты́ня f

II . waste [weɪst] VB trans

1. waste:

waste

по́пусту тра́тить

waste time

теря́ть

waste opportunity

упусти́ть

to waste one's breath

по́пусту тра́тить слова́

to waste no time in doing sth

не теря́ть напра́сно вре́мя на что-ли́бо

the meal/irony was wasted on him

еда́/иро́ния не произвела́ на него́ впечатле́ния

a wasted afternoon/chance

потра́ченный по́лдень/упу́щенный шанс

2. waste inf (kill):

waste

убива́ть

3. waste (destroy):

waste muscles, body

истоща́ть

III . waste [weɪst] VB intr

waste not, want not proverbial

мотовство́ до нужды́ доведёт

waste away VB trans

waste away

ча́хнуть

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

wastebasket

корзи́на f для бума́г

waste-disposal N

waste-disposal (unit)

ме́льница f для ку́хонных отбро́сов (в ра́ковине)

waste ground N, waste land N no pl

waste ground

пу́стошь f

waste matter N no pl

waste matter

отхо́ды мн

waste pipe [ˈweɪstpaɪp] N

waste pipe

сливна́я труба́ f

waste water N

waste water

сто́чные во́ды f мн

Usage examples with waste

waste ground

пусты́рь m

sinful waste of money

гре́шная тра́та де́нег

a waste of time

пуста́я тра́та f вре́мени

to go to waste

идти́ насма́рку [или коту́ под хвост]

to waste one's breath

по́пусту тра́тить слова́

waste not, want not proverbial

мотовство́ до нужды́ доведёт

a waste of money

пуста́я тра́та f де́нег [или средств]

what a waste!

кака́я поте́ря!

indestructible waste products

не поддаю́щиеся разруше́нию отхо́ды

waste-disposal (unit)

ме́льница f для ку́хонных отбро́сов (в ра́ковине)

an utter waste of time

пуста́я тра́та вре́мени

to lay waste the land

опустоши́ть страну́

to waste no time in doing sth

не теря́ть напра́сно вре́мя на что-ли́бо

it was a waste of energy/good food

э́то была́ пуста́я тра́та сил/хоро́шая еда́ зря пропа́ла

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

However, he is very busy and can not afford to waste time on an uncooperative source.

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Lead levels for the general public were 5 times lower than those for e-waste workers, but was still higher than the safe amount.

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People are being asked to reduce waste and water consumption and to use more environmental options when possible.

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Why waste time and our money on violent louts like this?

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One day, a friend of mine told me that the garbage plant, the city's waste incinerator, would melt down too.

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The disposal of recyclable waste is mostly free of charge, though not always operated as door-to-door collection.

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Overburden (waste rock) from the mine has polluted a nearby lake due to acid mine drainage.

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Most of it was destroyed by tipping colliery waste on it, and then using it as a rubbish dump in the 1950s, but parts have since been reclaimed.

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He hoped to capitalize on the mining companies' growing receptiveness to reclamation and remediation projects that dealt with waste land in new, innovative ways.

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It upset him to see that each religion set up its own missionary work, which in his opinion, was a waste of resources.

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