Usage examples of "waste of time" in English with translation to German

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It is a waste of time Es ist eine Zeitverschwendung
I think of watching TV as a waste of time. Ich halte Fernsehen für eine Zeitvergeudung.
It's a waste of time Es ist Zeitverschwendung
It is a sheer waste of time. Das ist reine Zeitverschwendung.
That is a pure waste of time. Das ist reine Zeitverschwendung.
That computer class was a waste of time. Dieser Computerkurs war Zeitverschwendung.
It's a waste of time to stay longer. Es ist Zeitverschwendung, länger zu bleiben.
Like Tom said, this is a waste of time. Wie Tom sagte, dies ist Zeitverschwendung.
Boredom is the feeling that everything is a waste of time; serenity, that nothing is. Langeweile ist das Gefühl, dass alles Zeitverschwendung ist; Abgeklärtheit, dass nichts es ist.
It's a waste of time and money. Es ist Zeit- und Geldverschwendung.
This day was just a waste of time and money. Dieser Tag war nur Zeit- und Geldverschwendung.
It'll be a waste of time if we wait for them any longer. Es wäre verschwendete Zeit, noch länger auf sie zu warten.
It would be a waste of energy to tell a hair-raising story to a bald man. Energieverschwendung ist es, einem kahlköpfigen Mann eine haarsträubende Geschichte zu erzählen.
Tom spent a lot of time trying to learn how to play the French horn. Tom hat sehr viel Zeit damit verbracht das Waldhorn spielen zu lernen.
What a waste of energy! Was für eine Energieverschwendung!
Tom spends a lot of time helping Mary do her homework. Tom verwendet viel Zeit darauf, Maria bei den Hausaufgaben zu helfen.
That's just a waste of taxpayer money. Das ist einfach Steuerverschwendung.
It's a matter of time. Es ist nur eine Frage der Zeit.
That would be a waste of her talent. Das wäre eine Vergeudung ihres Talents.
Tom got to the airport just in the nick of time. Tom erreichte den Flughafen gerade zur rechten Zeit.
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