waste
Excess of material, useless by-products, or damaged, unsaleable productsExcess of material, useless by-products, or damaged, unsaleable products; garbage; rubbish.
» We waste a lot of time.
Wir verschwenden eine Menge Zeit. — xtofu80
Мы тратим кучу времени. — paul_lingvo
Ми багато часу марнуємо. — deniko
Ми марнуємо багато часу. — deniko
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15 senses(countable, uncountable)Excess of material, useless by-products, or damaged, unsaleable products; garbage; rubbish.
Müll, Abfall, Ausschuss
отхо́дыotxódy, отбро́сыotbrósy
відхо́диvidxódy, уті́льutílʹ, сміття́smittjá
(countable, uncountable)Excrement or urine.
The cage was littered with animal waste.
Exkrement
(countable, uncountable)A wasteland; an uninhabited desolate region; a wilderness or desert.
Einöde
пу́стошьpústošʹ
an uninhabited wilderness that is worthless for cultivation
(countable, uncountable)A place that has been laid waste or destroyed.
Saustall [vulgär]
(countable, uncountable)A large tract of uncultivated land.
(countable, historical, uncountable)The part of the land of a manor (of whatever size) not used for cultivation or grazing, nowadays treated as common land.
(countable, uncountable)A vast expanse of water.
Wasserwüste
(countable, uncountable)A disused mine or part of one.
aufgegebene Mine
(countable, uncountable)The action or progress of wasting; extravagant consumption or ineffectual use.
That was a waste of time!
Her life seemed a waste.
Verschwendung, Vergeudung
растра́таrastráta, тра́таtráta
(countable, uncountable)Large abundance of something, specifically without it being used.
Riesenhaufen
(countable, uncountable)Gradual loss or decay.
Verfall, Degeneration
(countable, uncountable)A decaying of the body by disease; atrophy; wasting away.
Verfall
Examples
1641 sentencesWe waste a lot of time.
Ми багато часу марнуємо. — deniko
ruМы тратим кучу времени. — paul_lingvo
deWir verschwenden eine Menge Zeit. — xtofu80
Don't waste your time and money.
Не марнуй свій час та гроші. — miketheknight
ruНе трать понапрасну время и деньги. — sharptoothed
deVerschwende nicht deine Zeit und dein Geld. — MUIRIEL
We have no time to waste.
Ми не можемо марнувати часу. — deniko
ruНам нельзя терять времени. — marafon
deWir haben keine Zeit zu verlieren. — Manfredo
This is a waste of time.
Це марнування часу. — deniko
ruЭто потеря времени. — marafon
deDas ist doch Zeitverschwendung. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
It's a big waste of time.
Це грандіозне марнування часу. — deniko
ruЭто громадная потеря времени. — odexed
Translations
9 languagesBy meaning 1
By meaning 3
By meaning 11
Origin
From Middle English wast, waste (“a waste”, noun), from Anglo-Norman, Old Northern FrenchFrom Middle English wast, waste (“a waste”, noun), from Anglo-Norman, Old Northern French wast, waste (“a waste”), from Frankish *wōstī (“a waste”), from Proto-Germanic *wōstaz, *wōstuz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁weh₂- (“empty, wasted”). Displaced native Middle English wernen (“to refuse”) likely due to the similar sounding Middle English warnen
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Forms
plural: wastesSynonyms
9 synonyms- useless or profitless activity; using or expending or consuming thoughtlessly or carelessly:wastefulnessdissipation
- (law) reduction in the value of an estate caused by act or neglect:permissive waste
- any materials unused and rejected as worthless or unwanted:waste materialwaste matterwaste product
- the trait of wasting resources:thriftlessnesswastefulness
- an uninhabited wilderness that is worthless for cultivation:barrenwasteland
Word family
27 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- B2The environment and climate — Because the lesson uses it
- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
Collocations
12 patterns- waste of time
- a waste of
- be a waste
- wasting my time
- waste your time
- wasting time
- waste his time
- wasting our time
- let's not waste
- not to waste
- wasted a lot
- waste her time