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wastes

/weɪsts/

Translations

wastenoun

wastes

gaspillageEmploi courant pour l’idée d’utilisation excessive ou inutile.

Leaving the lights on all night is such a waste of electricity.

Laisser les lumières allumées toute la nuit est un tel gaspillage d’électricité.

déchetsPluriel le plus courant en français pour les matériaux ou substances inutilisables.

The factory produces a large amount of waste that needs to be disposed of properly.

L’usine produit une grande quantité de déchets qui doivent être éliminés correctement.

désertSens littéraire ou soutenu : vaste étendue inhabitée ou inculte.

The explorers ventured into the vast desert waste, searching for signs of life.

Les explorateurs s’aventurèrent dans le vaste désert, à la recherche de signes de vie.

Additional translations

délabrementSens de dégradation progressive, souvent par négligence.

excrémentsTerme général pour les déchets organiques ou matières rejetées par les êtres vivants.

Synonyms

wasteverb

wastes

wasted

Past Simple

wasted

Past Participle

wasting

Gerund

/weɪst/

ravagerPour un effet destructeur important sur un lieu ou une chose.

The storm wasted the small coastal town.

La tempête a ravagé la petite ville côtière.

tuerSens familier ou argotique : employer pour une mise à mort.

The mobster threatened to waste anyone who crossed him.

Le truand a menacé de tuer quiconque se mettrait en travers de sa route.

gaspillerVerbe le plus courant pour utiliser quelque chose inutilement ou de façon excessive.

He wasted his money on unnecessary gadgets.

Il a gaspillé son argent dans des gadgets inutiles.

gâcherEmploi fréquent quand il s’agit de ne pas tirer pleinement parti de quelque chose.

She wasted her talent by not pursuing a career in music.

Elle a gâché son talent en ne poursuivant pas une carrière musicale.

Synonyms

waste away

Antonyms

save

conserve

Definitions

wastenoun

Unwanted or unusable materials, substances, or by-products.

The factory produces a large amount of waste that needs to be disposed of properly.

A region or area that is barren or uninhabited.

The explorers ventured into the vast desert waste, searching for signs of life.

The act or instance of using something carelessly or extravagantly.

Leaving the lights on all night is such a waste of electricity.

A gradual loss, decay, or deterioration of something, especially through neglect or natural causes.

Without regular maintenance, the once-grand mansion has fallen to waste.

Material excreted or eliminated by living organisms, such as urine, feces, or sweat.

The treatment plant processes human waste before releasing the water back into the river.

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.