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wasting

UK
/ˈweɪstɪŋ/
US
/ˈweɪstɪŋ/

Translations

wastingnoun
wastings
pl
gaspillageEmploi courant pour l'utilisation excessive ou inutile de ressources.
The wasting of resources in the office was a major concern for the management.
Le gaspillage des ressources au bureau était une préoccupation majeure pour la direction.
dépérissementSens médical ou général de déclin progressif, avec amaigrissement et affaiblissement.
The patient was suffering from a wasting disease that left him frail and thin.
Le patient souffrait d'une maladie de dépérissement qui le rendait frêle et maigre.
Synonyms
consumption
deterioration
depletion
dissipation
squandering
loss
wastinggerund / present participle
UK
/ˈweɪstɪŋ/
US
/ˈweɪstɪŋ/
dépérissantQui provoque ou manifeste un affaiblissement progressif, souvent dans un contexte médical.
The wasting disease left him bedridden and frail.
La maladie dépérissante l'a cloué au lit et rendu frêle.
Additional translations
gaspilleurS'emploie pour qualifier une utilisation inefficace ou inutile; registre courant.
amortissableSens spécialisé, notamment en finance, pour un bien dont la valeur ou l'utilité diminue avec le temps.
Synonyms
devouring
enfeebling
weakening
draining
withered
declining
emaciating
withering
shriveling
atrophying
deteriorating
consuming
wasteverb

wasting

Gerund

wasted
Past Simple
wasted
Past Participle
wasting
Gerund
UK
/weɪst/
US
/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.
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.
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.
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
dissipate
squander
misuse
deplete
expend
lavish
consume
Antonyms
save
conserve

Definitions

wastingnoun
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.
wastinggerund / present participle
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.
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