Sentence examples of "waste" in English with translation "desperdiciar"

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Translations: all79 perder15 desperdiciar14 malgastar12 gastar4 desperdiciarse3 desperdicio2 pérdida2 basura2 tirar1 derrochar1 derroche1 malgastarse1 other translations21

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Don't waste your breath. No desperdicies tu aliento.

You should not waste your time. No deberías desperdiciar tu tiempo.

We mustn't waste our energy resources. No debemos desperdiciar nuestros recursos energéticos.

I'm not going to waste my money. No voy a desperdiciar mi dinero.

Mother told me not to waste the money. Mi madre me dijo que no debía desperdiciar el dinero.

Life being very short, you ought not to waste your time. La vida es muy corta, no deberías desperdiciar tu tiempo.

She turned out the light so as not to waste electricity. Ella apagó la luz para no desperdiciar electricidad.

I do not want to waste the best years of my life for you. No quiero desperdiciar los mejores años de mi vida por ti.

You need to stop wasting time. Necesitas dejar de desperdiciar tiempo.

I shouldn't have wasted my time. No debí haber desperdiciado mi tiempo.

She thought that he was wasting electricity. Ella pensaba que él estaba desperdiciando electricidad.

He wasted that which he had received from his father. Él desperdició aquello que había recibido de su padre.

Tom regretted having wasted a great deal of his life. Tom lamentaba haber desperdiciado gran parte de su vida.

If he hadn't wasted time, he'd be finished by now. Si no hubiera desperdiciado el tiempo, ya habría terminado.

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