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leste in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

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lest [Am lɛst, Brit lɛst] CONJ liter

I.less [Am lɛs, Brit lɛs] ADJ

II.less [Am lɛs, Brit lɛs] PRON

III.less [Am lɛs, Brit lɛs] ADV

IV.less [Am lɛs, Brit lɛs] PREP

See also little

I.little [Am ˈlɪdl, Brit ˈlɪt(ə)l] ADJ

1.1. little <comp littler [ˈlɪtlər, ˈlɪtlə(r)], superl littlest [ˈlɪtləst] > (small):

little
pequeño
little
chico esp LatAm
I don't like little dogs
no me gustan los perros pequeños
I don't like little dogs
no me gustan los perros chicos esp LatAm
a lovely little dog
un perrito precioso
what's in the little box?
¿qué hay en la caja pequeña?
what's in the little box?
¿qué hay en la caja chica? esp LatAm
what's in that little box?
¿qué hay en esa cajita?
would you like some more? — just a little piece
¿quieres más? — bueno, un pedacito or un trocito
a little old lady
una viejecita
sit down (for) a little while
siéntate un ratito
she is a little bit better
está un poquito mejor or algo mejor

II.little <comp less, superl least> [Am ˈlɪdl, Brit ˈlɪt(ə)l] PRON

1. little (not much):

little
poco / poca
there was little to do
había poco que hacer
there was little left to eat
quedaba poca comida
little of the original fresco remains
queda poco del fresco original
there is little to choose between them
hay poca or no hay mucha diferencia entre ellos
we see very little of him nowadays
lo vemos muy poco últimamente
the little that she earns
lo poco que gana
from as little as $2, 000
a partir de tan solo 2.000 dólares
little by little
poco a poco
he's saying less than he knows
se está callando algo
he's saying less than he knows
no está diciendo todo lo que sabe
I get paid less than you
me pagan menos que a ti
a yard is less than a meter
una yarda es menos que un metro
in less than a year
en menos de un año
we could see less and less
veíamos cada vez menos
the less you do today, the more you'll have to do tomorrow
cuanto menos hagas hoy, más tendrás que hacer mañana
Jean earns (the) least of all
Jean es la que menos gana de todos
thank you very much — it's the least I could do
muchas gracias — es lo menos que podía hacer
the (very) least you can do is apologize
lo menos que puedes hacer es pedir perdón
he was rather abrupt, to say the least
estuvo un poco brusco, por no decir otra cosa
that's the least of it
eso es lo de menos

III.little <comp less, superl least> [Am ˈlɪdl, Brit ˈlɪt(ə)l] ADV

lesbo <pl lesboes> [Am ˈlɛzboʊ, Brit ˈlɛzbəʊ] N sl, offens

I.esteem [Am əˈstim, Brit ɪˈstiːm, ɛˈstiːm] N U

II.esteem [Am əˈstim, Brit ɪˈstiːm, ɛˈstiːm] VB trans form

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I.western [Am ˈwɛstərn, Brit ˈwɛst(ə)n] ADJ

II.western [Am ˈwɛstərn, Brit ˈwɛst(ə)n] N

I.waste [Am weɪst, Brit weɪst] N

1. waste U (of fuel, materials):

waste
desperdicio m
waste
derroche m
a waste of time
una pérdida de tiempo
it's a waste of money
es tirar el dinero
don't you think it's a waste of space?
¿no te parece que estás desperdiciando or desaprovechando espacio?
a waste of effort
un esfuerzo inútil
it's a waste of breath trying to make him see reason
tratar de que entre en razón es gastar saliva inútilmente
the waste of food here is dreadful
es espantoso cómo tiran aquí la comida
there is no waste in this ham
este jamón no tiene desperdicio
we can save money by avoiding waste
podemos economizar evitando los despilfarros
she's working as a waitress: it's such a waste!
trabaja de camarera: ¡qué desperdicio!
to go to waste talent:
desperdiciarse
to go to waste food:
echarse a perder
he let his talent go to waste
desperdició su talento

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

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1. waste (misuse, squander):

waste talents/efforts
desperdiciar
waste talents/efforts
malgastar
waste money/electricity
despilfarrar
waste money/electricity
derrochar
waste food
tirar
waste food
desperdiciar
waste time
perder
waste space
desaprovechar
waste space
desperdiciar
waste opportunity/chance
desperdiciar
he has wasted his life
ha desperdiciado su vida
we wasted a lot of time arguing
perdimos mucho tiempo discutiendo
you're wasting my time
me estás haciendo perder el tiempo
he didn't waste any time (in) cashing the check
se fue a cobrar el cheque sin perder (ni) un minuto
you're wasting your breath!
estás gastando saliva inútilmente
your work won't be wasted
tu trabajo no ha sido en vano
to waste sth on sb/sth/-ing he's wasted a fortune on cars/(on) eating out
ha derrochado una fortuna en coches/comiendo en restaurantes
don't waste your time on them
no pierdas el tiempo con ellos
the irony was wasted on her
no captó la ironía

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

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2. waste → waste away

IV.waste [Am weɪst, Brit weɪst] ADJ

See also waste away

waste away VB [Am weɪst -, Brit weɪst -] (v + adv)

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vested interest [Am ˌvɛstəd ˈɪnt(ə)rəst, Brit ˌvɛstɪd ˈɪntrɛst] N

crested [Am ˈkrɛstəd, Brit ˈkrɛstɪd] ADJ

leste in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for leste in the English»Spanish Dictionary

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I.less [les] comp of little ADJ

II.less [les] comp of little ADV

III.less [les] comp of little PRON

IV.less [les] comp of little PREP

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I.western [ˈwestən, Am -tɚn] ADJ

II.western [ˈwestən, Am -tɚn] N CINE

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jester [ˈdʒestəʳ, Am -tɚ] N HISTORY

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