wasting in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for wasting in the English»Serbian Dictionary

wast·ing ['weɪstɪŋ] ADJ attr

wasting

koji oduzima snagu

muscle-wasting disease

mišićna atrofija

I.waste [weɪst] N

1. waste no pl (misuse):

waste

traćenje nt

waste of effort

uzaludan trud

waste of energy/money/time

traćenje energije/novca/vremena

waste of resources

traćenje resursa

to lay waste to the land

opustošiti zemlju

2. waste no pl (unwanted matter):

waste

otpad m

waste

smeće nt

household/industrial waste

kućni/industrijski otpad

to go to waste

propasti

3. waste (excrement):

waste

fekalije

II.waste [weɪst] VB trans

1. waste (misuse):

waste

protraćiti // traćiti

don't waste my time!

nemoj traćiti moje vreme!

to waste one's breath

uzalud pričati

2. waste Am sl:

to waste sb

koknuti nekoga

III.waste [weɪst] VB intr

waste not, want not prov

ko ne rasipa, ne živi u nemaštini

'waste sepa·ra·tion N no pl

waste separation

separacija otpada f

waste 'prod·uct N

waste product

otpadak m

waste product

nusproizvod m

waste 'steam N no pl

waste steam

otpadna para f

waste 'man·age·ment N no pl

waste management

upravljanje otpadom nt

'waste pipe N

waste pipe

odvodna cev f

waste pipe

kanalizaciona cev f

'waste dis·pos·al N no pl

waste disposal

odlaganje [or uklanjanje] otpada nt

waste away VB intr

waste away

oslabiti // slabiti

waste away (get thinner)

smršati

waste re·'pro·cess·ing N no pl

waste reprocessing

ponovna prerada otpada f

wasting Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

waste of energy/money/time

traćenje energije/novca/vremena

to lay waste to the land

opustošiti zemlju

don't waste my time!

nemoj traćiti moje vreme!

it was a thorough waste of time

to je bio potpuni gubitak vremena

quit wasting my time

prekini da me zamajavaš

muscle-wasting disease

mišićna atrofija

the nuclear waste was encapsulated in concrete

nuklearni otpad je bio zaliven betonom

a complete and utter waste of time

potpuno gubljenje vremena

to lay waste to the land

opustošiti zemlju

to waste one's breath

traćiti vreme

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

I began to face the future instead of wasting myself in bitter regret over a past that was beyond my reach.

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His is an agonized doubt at the wasting of lifeat life, everything.

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This manifests itself by a form of mass wasting called exfoliation.

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This improves fuel efficiency by not wasting power on driving the fan unnecessarily.

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Apparently scrapie, an ovine wasting disease, is not transferable to cattle or humans.

phys.org

I won't even bother wasting space talking about the sheer horrendousness that is known as the witching hour!

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If people believe that there are parts of the world that are irredeemable hellholes then you're just wasting time and money trying to improve them.

www.smh.com.au

Third category films also placed the film-makers in danger of being accused of wasting public funds, which could have serious effects on their future productivity.

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The spotter checked when the deck went positive with card counting, the controller would bet small constantly, wasting money, and verifying the spotters count.

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Our science engine is a gas-guzzler, wasting more bright minds every day.

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