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Meaning of Waste | Babel Free

Noun CEFR A2 Frequent

weɪst

Definitions

Residue.
Excess of material, useless by-products, or damaged, unsaleable products; garbage; rubbish.
countable, uncountable
Excrement or urine.
countable, uncountable
A wasteland; an uninhabited desolate region; a wilderness or desert.
countable, uncountable
A place that has been laid waste or destroyed.
countable, uncountable
A large tract of uncultivated land.
countable, uncountable
The part of the land of a manor (of whatever size) not used for cultivation or grazing, nowadays treated as common land.
countable, historical, uncountable
A vast expanse of water.
countable, uncountable
A disused mine or part of one.
countable, uncountable
The action or progress of wasting; extravagant consumption or ineffectual use.
countable, uncountable
Large abundance of something, specifically without it being used.
countable, uncountable
Gradual loss or decay.
countable, uncountable
A decaying of the body by disease; atrophy; wasting away.
countable, uncountable
Destruction or devastation caused by war or natural disasters; see "to lay waste".
countable, rare, uncountable
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.
countable, uncountable
Material derived by mechanical and chemical erosion from the land, carried by streams to the sea.
countable, uncountable

Conjugation

Browse the table or drill it — all tenses, moods, and persons of Waste.

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Equivalents

العربية النفاية سرف عادم نفايات

Azərbaycanca atıntı israf tullantı

Български загуба негоден опустошавам отпадък развалям убивам

Bosanski desert gubitak matar oda otpad rešt škart slabi slabi smeće šteta šteta ugar губитак лом отпад смеће тратити штета штета

Català destruir malbaratament malbaratar malgastar pèrdua

Čeština odpad

Cymraeg diffeithdir

Dansk affald ødemark spild

Deutsch Abfall Abraum aufgegebene Mine Ausschuß Bergung brach Degeneration Einöde Exkrement Geröll kalt machen Mist Mull Ode Prütt Rettung Riesenhaufen Saustall [vulgär] Schmutz- schwächen Sicherung töten überflüssig Verfall verfallen vergeben vergeuden Vergeudung Verschenken verschmutzt Verschwenden Verschwendung Verwüsten Wasserwüste Wust Wüste

Ελληνικά απόβλητα απόρριμμα σκουπίδι σπατάλη χάσιμο

Esperanto dezerto malŝpari rubo

Español acribaduras ahechadura ahechaduras andurrial baldío basura derroche desaprovechar descampado desecho desechos desperdiciar desperdicio despilfarro echaduras erial excremento heces malgastar páramo pérdida prodigalidad residuos terreno baldío yermo

Eesti raiskama

Suomi atropia autiomaa effluentti erämaa haaskio hävittäminen hukata hukka hukkakäyttö jäte jätös jouto joutomaa karu kuihtua liiallinen listiä rapautuminen ryönä tuhlata tuhlaus tuho tuhoalue tuhota ulappa ylijäämä ylimäärä

Français dégénération dégradation dépérir détruire dévaster gâcher gaspillage gaspiller perdre stérile terrain vague terre en friche tuer waste

Gaeilge dríodar meath meil vásta

Gàidhlig ana-caitheamh call cosg fàs sgudal

Galego deserto lixo

עברית אבטלה פסולת שמה

हिन्दी अपशिष्ट कचरा कूड़ा ग़लीज़ नाश बंजर बीहड़ मल

Hrvatski desert gubitak matar oda otpad rešt škart slabi slabi smeće šteta šteta ugar губитак лом отпад смеће тратити штета штета

Magyar elveszteget hulladék kietlen meddő parlag pazarol puszta sivatag ugar ürülék

Հայերեն վատնել

Bahasa Indonesia ampas buangan limbah

Íslenska drasl rusl sorp

Italiano ammazzare arido debilitare decadenza deperire Deserto devastare di rifiuto di scarto dispendio distruggere escremento fare fuori immondizia incolto indebolire indebolirsi inutile Landa non necessario residuo rifiuto scarto scialacquio scialo sciupio sperperare sprecare spreco superfluo uccidere

日本語あくたこみふいにする不必要屑廃品浪費潰す無駄無駄にする無駄使い糞荒れた荒れ地駄肉

ខ្មែរ ខ្ជះខ្ជាយ

한국어 낭비 낭비하다 랑비 배설물 폐기물 폐품

Kurdî Fas israf mist mişt ode rîsipî telef waste

Latina eiectamenta harena prodigo quisquilia vastitas vastum versura

Lëtzebuergesch Dreck Offall Verfall

ລາວ ຜ່ານ

Latviešu mēsli nīkt

Te Reo Māori tae weta

മലയാളം മാലിന്യം

Nederlands afval braakliggend koud maken overtollig rommel verdoen verklungelen verkwisten verkwisting vermorsen verspillen verspilling verval verwoesten verzwakken vuil wegkwijnen wegkwijning woest woestenij

Polski głum koszt marnacja marnotrawstwo marnować śmieci szkoda zdziery

Português definhar degeneração degradação dejeto deserto desperdiçar desperdício destruir devastar ermo excremento fezes lixo matar refugo

Română decădea decădere descărna deșert deșeu devasta distruge emacia excrement gunoi inutil irosi irosire omorî pierde pierdere prisos pustietate pustiu rest risipi slăbi Sterp superfluu ucide

Русский грохать грохнуть замочить изнашиваться ко́кнуть опустошать отбро́сы отхо́ды пустошь разорять разрушать расточать растрата расходовать транжирить трата тратить укоко́шить

Српски desert gubitak matar oda otpad rešt škart slabi slabi smeće šteta šteta ugar губитак лом отпад смеће тратити штета штета

Svenska avfall avföring förfall förfalla föröda förslösa förspilla försvaga Öda ode ödelägga ödemark överflödig skrap slösa slöseri spill spilla

తెలుగు కృశించు చెత్త

ไทย กาก ขยะ ผลาญ เยื่อ เสี่ย เสียเปล่า

Tagalog aksaya aksayahin baog basura bukbukin bulok buwagin desyerto dumi gibain higit hinaan labis ligpitin mag-aksaya maglustay manghina masyado matupok pagang patayin puksain sayang sirain sobra tae tigang ulila wasakin

Türkçe atık çarçur etmek harcamak israf pislik telef

Українська витрача́ти відходи лом марнотра́тити пу́стка сміття спустошувати тратити

Tiếng Việt hào môn ve chai

Examples

“The cage was littered with animal waste.”

“We went down accordingly into the waste, and began to make our toilsome and devious travel towards the eastern verge.”

“The pampas of Argentina and the chilly wastes of Patagonia, like the prairies and deserts of North America, were largely shunned by Spanish settlers until the 1870s.”

“That was a waste of time!”

“Her life seemed a waste.”

“'Rebel railwaymen' at Birmingham New Street refused to wear the new uniforms on the grounds that they were a "complete waste of public money".”

CEFR level

Elementary
This word is part of the CEFR A2 vocabulary — elementary level.

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