Usage examples of "wasted" in English with translation to French

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He regrets having wasted his time. Il regrette d'avoir perdu son temps.
Youth is wasted on the young La jeunesse est gaspillée sur les jeunes
I shouldn't have wasted my time reading that. Je n'aurais pas dû perdre mon temps à lire ça.
A lot of time was wasted. Beaucoup de temps fut gaspillé.
I regretted having wasted a great deal of time. J'ai regretté d'avoir perdu beaucoup de temps.
Words are wasted on a starving man Les mots sont gaspillés sur un homme affamé
He wasted that which he had received from his father. Il a perdu ce qu'il a reçu de son père.
Tom regretted having wasted a great deal of his life. Tom regretta d'avoir gaspillé une grande partie de sa vie.
He wasted his time on gambling at the horse races. Il a perdu son temps à jouer aux courses hippiques.
No act of kindness, no matter how small, is ever wasted. Aucun acte de bonté, peu importe à quel point il est petit, n'est jamais gaspillé.
The days most wasted are those during which we have not laughed. La plus perdue de toutes les journées est celle où l’on n’a pas ri.
If he hadn't wasted time, he'd be finished by now. S'il n'avait pas perdu de temps, il aurait terminé à l'heure qu'il est.
The most completely wasted of all days is that in which we have not laughed. La plus perdue de toutes les journées est celle où l’on n’a pas ri.
When I ask people what they regret most about high school, they nearly all say the same thing: that they wasted so much time. Quand je demande aux gens ce qu'ils regrettent le plus concernant le lycée, ils répondent presque tous la même chose : qu'ils ont perdu tellement de temps.
Let's not waste time. Ne perdons pas notre temps.
Don't waste your breath. Ne gaspille pas ta salive.
Am I wasting my time? Est-ce que je perds mon temps ?
I'm not wasting rounds. Je ne gaspille pas de munitions.
Don't waste time on trifles. Ne perdez pas de temps sur des trivialités.
You should not waste your time. Tu ne devrais pas gaspiller ton temps.
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