wasting

UK
/ˈweɪstɪŋ/
US
/ˈweɪstɪŋ/

Übersetzungen

wastingsubstantiv
wastings
Pl.
The patient was suffering from muscle wasting due to the disease.
Пациент страдал от истощения мышц из-за болезни.
The wasting of resources is a major concern for environmentalists.
Растрата ресурсов является серьезной проблемой для экологов.
Zusätzliche Übersetzungen
wastinggerundium / partizip präsens
UK
/ˈweɪstɪŋ/
US
/ˈweɪstɪŋ/
The disease had a wasting effect on his body.
Болезнь имела истощающий эффект на его тело.
He realized it was a wasting effort to argue with her.
Он понял, что это была пустая попытка спорить с ней.
wasteverb

wasting

Gerundium

wasted
Präteritum
wasted
Partizip Perfekt
wasting
Gerundium
UK
/weɪst/
US
/weɪst/
тратить впустую
Don't waste your time on things that don't matter.
Не трать впустую своё время на вещи, которые не имеют значения.
He tends to waste his money on unnecessary gadgets.
Он склонен растрачивать свои деньги на ненужные гаджеты.
попусту тратить
She hates to waste food and always tries to use leftovers.
Она ненавидит попусту тратить еду и всегда старается использовать остатки.

Definitionen

wastingsubstantiv
The process of becoming progressively weaker and more emaciated, often due to illness or malnutrition.
The patient was suffering from a wasting disease that left him frail and thin.
The act or process of using something carelessly, extravagantly, or to no purpose.
The wasting of resources in the office was a major concern for the management.
wastinggerundium / partizip präsens
Causing or characterized by a gradual loss of strength, health, or vitality.
The wasting disease left him bedridden and frail.
Characterized by or resulting in unnecessary loss or inefficiency; wasteful.
The project was burdened by wasting inefficiencies that drained its budget.
Diminishing in value or usefulness over time; depreciating.
A patent is a wasting asset because it eventually expires.
wasteverb
To use or expend carelessly, extravagantly, or to no purpose.
He wasted his money on unnecessary gadgets.
To fail to make full or good use of something.
She wasted her talent by not pursuing a career in music.
To destroy or severely damage something.
The storm wasted the small coastal town.
To kill or murder someone.
The mobster threatened to waste anyone who crossed him.