waste
verb
/weɪst/
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- (transitive) To wear away by degrees; to impair gradually; to deteriorate; to diminish by constant loss; to use up; to consume; to spend; to wear out.
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verschwenden,
vergeuden,
kalt machen (Slang),
schwächen,
töten,
verfallen
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waste
noun
/weɪst/
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- The action or progress of wasting; extravagant consumption or ineffectual use.
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Verschwendung,
Vergeudung
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- Excess of material, useless by-products, or damaged, unsaleable products; garbage; rubbish.
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Abfall,
Müll,
Ausschuss
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- (legal) A cause of action which may be brought by the owner of a future interest in property against the current owner of that property to prevent the current owner from degrading the value or character of the property, either intentionally or through neglect.
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Bergung,
Rettung,
Sicherung,
Verfall
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Degeneration,
Verfall
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- A wasteland; an uninhabited desolate region; a wilderness or desert.
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Einöde
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Exkrement
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- (geology) Material derived by mechanical and chemical erosion from the land, carried by streams to the sea.
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Geröll
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- Large abundance of something, specifically without it being used.
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Riesenhaufen (coll.)
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- A place that has been laid waste or destroyed.
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Saustall [vulgär]
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Wasserwüste
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- A disused mine or part of one.
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aufgegebene Mine
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waste
adjective
/weɪst/
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Schmutz-,
verschmutzt,
überflüssig
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brach,
wüst,
öde
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- Rejected as being defective; eliminated as being worthless; produced in excess.
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überflüssig
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wasteful
adjective
/ˈweɪstfəl/
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- Inclined to waste or squander money or resources.
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verschwenderisch
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wastefulness
noun
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- imprudent or excessive expenditure or the waste of resources
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die Verschwendung
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