Usage examples of "pérdida de tiempo" in Spanish with translation to English

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Es una total pérdida de tiempo. It is a sheer waste of time.
Es una pérdida de tiempo y de dinero. It's a waste of time and money.
La reunión fue, en resumen, una pérdida de tiempo. The meeting, in short, was a waste of time.
Este día sólo fue una pérdida de tiempo y de dinero. This day was just a waste of time and money.
Tom piensa que es una pérdida de tiempo. Tom thinks it's a waste of time.
En mi opinión, Twitter es una pérdida de tiempo. In my opinion, Twitter is a waste of time.
Pienso que mirar televisión es una pérdida de tiempo. I think watching TV is a waste of time.
Esperar más es una absoluta pérdida de tiempo. It's an absolute waste of time to wait any longer.
Mirar las fotos de tus amigos en Facebook es una pérdida de tiempo. Looking at your Facebook friends' photos is a waste of time.
Creo que mirar televisión es una pérdida de tiempo. I think that watching TV is a waste of time.
Pienso que mirar TV es una pérdida de tiempo. I look on watching TV as a waste of time.
Sí, ocurre de tiempo en tiempo. Yes, it happens from time to time.
La pérdida de su padre fue muy dolorosa para ella. The loss of her father was very painful for her.
Tuve un montón de tiempo para hablar con muchos amigos. I had plenty of time to talk to many friends.
No creo que él logre recuperarse algún día de la pérdida de su esposa. I do not think he will ever get over the loss of his wife.
Es sólo cuestión de tiempo que el meteorito choque. It's only a matter of time before the meteor strikes.
La pérdida de mi hija me quitó las ganas de vivir. Losing my daughter has taken away my will to live.
Algunas personas consideran una perdida de tiempo estudiar idiomas tales como Klingon, Interlingua, y Esperanto. Some people consider it a waste of time to study languages such as Klingon, Interlingua and Esperanto.
Él está padeciendo de pérdida de memoria. He is suffering from loss of memory.
Encontrar al ladrón es una cuestión de tiempo. It's only a matter of time before we find the thief.
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