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waste verb

  /weɪst/
  • (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.
gaspiller, dévaster, dépérir, détruire, gâcher, perdre

waste noun

  /weɪst/
  • The action or progress of wasting; extravagant consumption or ineffectual use.
gaspillage
  • Excess of material, useless by-products, or damaged, unsaleable products; garbage; rubbish.
déchets, ordures
  • Gradual loss or decay.
dégradation, dégénération
  • Excrement or urine.
fèces, merde
  • A wasteland; an uninhabited desolate region; a wilderness or desert.
stérile, terrain vague, terre en friche

wasteful adjective

  /ˈweɪstfəl/
  • Inclined to waste or squander money or resources.
gaspilleur, dépensier, dilapidateur

wasted

bousillé

wasted adjective

  /ˈweɪstɪd/
  • Not profitably used.
gaspillé
  • (medicine) Low weight-for-height (for a person).
phtisiologique

wastefulness noun

  • imprudent or excessive expenditure or the waste of resources
débauche
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