waste
verb
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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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sprecare,
sperperare,
devastare,
ammazzare,
debilitare,
deperire
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waste
adjective
/weɪst/
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incolto,
deserto,
arido
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inutile,
necessario,
superfluo
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- Rejected as being defective; eliminated as being worthless; produced in excess.
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residuo,
rifiuto,
scarto
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waste
noun
/weɪst/
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- Excess of material, useless by-products, or damaged, unsaleable products; garbage; rubbish.
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immondizia,
scarto,
rifiuto
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- The action or progress of wasting; extravagant consumption or ineffectual use.
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spreco,
dispendio,
scialacquio,
scialo,
sciupio
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decadenza
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escremento
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- A wasteland; an uninhabited desolate region; a wilderness or desert.
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landa
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wasteful
adjective
/ˈweɪstfəl/
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- Inclined to waste or squander money or resources.
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prodigo
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wastefulness
noun
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- imprudent or excessive expenditure or the waste of resources
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sperpero, prodigalità
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