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waste Meaning in Spanish (waste significado en español)

noundesperdicio, residuos
verbdesperdiciar
Sinónimos:basuradesechomalgastar
desperdicio in English:waste
Phonetic:desˈpeɾðisjo
Plural: wastes
Gender:Masculino
Quick Answer • Resumen

El significado de waste en español es desperdicio, residuos, desperdiciar. (Materiales no deseados o inútiles que se descartan después de su uso principal.)

Definitions of Waste

  1. 1
    noun(common)
    residuos

    Waste refers to unwanted or unusable materials that are discarded after primary use.

    Materiales no deseados o inútiles que se descartan después de su uso principal.

  2. 2
    verb(common)
    desperdiciar

    To waste means to use or spend something carelessly, inefficiently, or without achieving a useful purpose.

    Usar o gastar algo descuidadamente, ineficientemente o sin lograr un propósito útil.

  3. 3
    noun(common)
    desperdicio

    Waste can also refer to the act of squandering resources or time without any beneficial outcome.

    El acto de malgastar recursos o tiempo sin ningún resultado beneficioso.

Example Sentences

“Don't waste food; there are many people who are hungry.”

No desperdicies comida; hay mucha gente que tiene hambre.

“The factory produces a lot of industrial waste.”

La fábrica produce muchos residuos industriales.

“It's a waste of time arguing over small matters.”

Es un desperdicio de tiempo discutir por asuntos triviales.

Synonyms (Sinónimos)

In Spanish:

basuradesechomalgastar

In English:

squandermisusefritter awayrefusegarbage

Antonyms (Antónimos)

In Spanish:

ahorroconservaciónaprovechar

Inflected Word Forms

past tensewasted
present participlewasting
agent nounwaster
adjectivewasteful
adverbwastefully

Phrases & Idiomatic Expressions

waste of timecollocation

An activity that is not worth the time spent on it.

waste not, want notidiom

If you do not waste things, you will not be in need.

lay to wasteexpression

To completely destroy or devastate something.