Translations for „wasted“ in the English » Slovenian Dictionary

I . waste [weɪst] N

1. waste no pl (misuse):

waste

potrata f

waste of effort

škoda truda

waste of energy/money/time

potrata energije/denarja/časa

waste of resources

zapravljeni viri

to lay waste to the land

opustošiti zemljo

2. waste no pl (unwanted matter):

waste

odpadki m pl

household/industrial waste

gospodinjski/industrijski odpadki

to go to waste

propasti

3. waste (excrement):

waste

iztrebek m

II . waste [weɪst] VB trans

1. waste (misuse):

waste

tratiti [perf potratiti]

don't waste my time!

ne zapravljaj mojega časa!

to waste one's breath

zadržati se

2. waste Am sl:

to waste sb

pihniti koga

III . waste [weɪst] VB intr

waste prov:

waste not, want not

bodi varčen, pa ne boš potreboval

waste away VB intr (get thinner)

waste

hirati [perf shirati]

ˈwaste dis·pos·al N no pl

waste disposal

odstranjevanje n odpadkov

waste ˈheat N no pl TECH

waste heat

odpadna toplota f

waste ˈman·age·ment N no pl

waste management

ravnanje n z odpadki

ˈwaste pipe N

waste pipe

odtočna cev f

waste ˈprod·uct N

waste product

odpadek m

waste re·ˈpro·cess·ing N no pl

waste reprocessing

predelava f odpadkov

ˈwaste sepa·ra·tion N no pl

waste separation

ločevanje n odpadkov

waste ˈsteam N no pl

waste steam

odpadna para f

waste-dis·ˈpos·al unit N

waste-disposal unit

mlinček m za odpadke

waste N

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waste

izločki

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Millions of homes do not have double-glazing, for instance, which helps to cut down wasted energy and has a knock-on effect of reducing heating bills.

www.independent.co.uk

This is our statement to this rusted world, to these wasted dreams and plastic reality with real life and unreal people.

en.wikipedia.org

He felt that a marvellous adventure had been wasted on a fool.

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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.

www.independent.ie

Probably not because they have just wasted thousands of dollars -- who wants to own up to that?

www.macleans.ca

My point was that our collective brainpower is wasted on judging her.

www.irishcentral.com

On the contrary, the distinguishing features of his life are incompleteness, aimlessness, imperfection, insignificance, neglected talent and wasted opportunity.

en.wikipedia.org

Only a small fraction of the resource being transferred is wasted, lost, or misdirected.

en.wikipedia.org

Months were wasted on risible proposals and thought bubbles that seemed to last just a few days, before disappearing.

newmatilda.com

This allowed companies to use previously wasted materials and, in turn, sell the derived meat products to the public for a lower price.

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