Definizione monolingua

waste

waste (third-person singular simple present wastes, present participle wasting, simple past and past participle wasted)

1. (transitive, now rare) To devastate or destroy.
2. (transitive) To use up, diminish, reduce by gradual loss; to decay; to emaciate.

   After he lost hope, he wasted away.

3. (transitive) To squander (money or resources) uselessly; to spend (time) idly.

   We wasted millions of dollars and several years on that project.

4. (transitive, slang) To kill; to murder.
5. (intransitive) Gradually lose weight or weaken.

waste (countable and uncountable; plural wastes)

1. A waste land; an uninhabited desolate region; a wilderness.
2. A place that has been laid waste or destroyed.
3. A large tract of uncultivated land.
4. A vast expanse of water.
5. A disused mine or part of one.
6. The action or progress of wasting; extravagant consumption or ineffectual use.

   That was a waste of time

   Her life seemed a waste

7. Large abundance of something, especially without it being used.
8. Gradual loss or decay.
9. A decaying of the body by disease; wasting away.
10. (rare) Destruction or devastation caused by war or natural disasters; See ""to lay waste""
11. Excess of material, useless by-products or damaged, unsaleable products; garbage; rubbish.
12. Excrement (animal waste, human waste).
13. (law) 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.

waste (comparative more waste, superlative most waste)

1. (now rare) Uncultivated, uninhabited.
   • 1485, Thomas Malory, Le Morte Darthur, Book XIII:

     So whan Sir Galahad was departed frome the Castell of Maydyns he rode tyll he com to a waste forest [...].

2. Barren; desert.
   • 2009, Diarmaid MacCulloch, A History of Christianity, Penguin 2010, p. 255:

     For centuries the shrine at Mecca had been of merely local importance, far outshone by the Temple of the Jews in Jerusalem, whose cult Christians had in good measure renewed by their pilgrimage in honour of Christs crucifixion and resurrection, while leaving the actual site of the Jerusalem Temple dishonoured and waste.

3. Rejected as being defective; eliminated as being worthless; produced in excess.
4. Superfluous; needless.
5. Unfortunate; Disappointing.

Definizione dizionario waste

	rifiuti
	Materiale, di solito inutilizzabile, che resta dopo un'attività umana manifatturiera, agricola o altra; materiale danneggiato o alterato durante la sua fabbricazione e dunque risultato inutile.
	Material, often unusable, left over from any manufacturing, industrial, agricultural or other human process; Material damaged or altered during a manufacturing process and subsequently left useless.

	sprecare
	to squander
	Impiegare averi e ricchezze in maniera sconsiderata, senza alcuna oculatezza.
	To use goods and wealth inconsiderately, without any care.

	spreco
	loss, ineffective use
	L'impiego smodato di averi e ricchezze.
	Excessive spending of goods and wealth.

	deserto
	barren

	immondizia
	useless products, garbage

	rifiuto
	useless products, garbage
	excess

	scarto
	useless products, garbage
	excess

	sperperare
	to squander

	ammazzare
	to kill

	arido
	barren

	debilitare
	to decay

	decadenza
	decay

	deperire
	to weaken

	devastare
	to destroy

	distesa desolata
	desolate place

	distruggere
	to destroy

	escremento
	excrement

	fare fuori
	to kill

	incolto
	barren

	indebolire
	to decay

	indebolirsi
	to weaken

	inutile
	superfluous; needless

	necessario
	superfluous; needless

	residuo
	excess

	spazzatura
	Unwanted or undesired material, usually discarded.

	superfluo
	superfluous; needless

	uccidere
	to kill

buttare via

consumare

consumo

danneggiare

desolato

deteriorare

detrito

dilapidare

disperdere

dissipare

eremo

logorare

macerie

pattume

perdere

perdita

porcherie

rovinare

saccheggiare

sciupare

scoria

spargere

sperpero

vuotare

Altri significati:

Superfluous; needless.

(transitive, slang) Kill; murder.

Excess of material, useless by-products or damaged, unsaleable products; garbage; rubbish.

A place that has been laid waste or destroyed.

(to) waste

A disused mine or part of one.

(transitive, now rare) To devastate or destroy.

not make good use of

To cause extensive destruction or ruin utterly.

Barren; desert.

(transitive) Use up, diminish, reduce by gradual loss; decay; emaciate.

A large tract of uncultivated land.

Unfortunate; Disappointing.

waste (cloth)

The action or progress of wasting; extravagant consumption or ineffectual use.

(intransitive) Gradually lose weight or weaken.

Excrement (animal waste, human waste).

(transitive) Squander money or resources uselessly; spend time idly.

A waste land; an uninhabited desolate region; a wilderness.

Rejected as being defective; eliminated as being worthless; produced in excess.

Large abundance of something, especially without it being used.

(now rare) Uncultivated, uninhabited.

Gradual loss or decay.

(law) 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.

A vast expanse of water.

A decaying of the body by disease; wasting away.

(rare) Destruction or devastation caused by war or natural disasters; See "to lay waste"