Usage examples of "waste" in English with translation to Spanish

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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 time on trifles. No pierdas tiempo en trivialidades.

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

Don't waste my time. No malgastes mi tiempo.

To waste one's breath Gastar aliento de alguien

What a fearful waste of money! ¡Vaya desperdicio de dinero!

Please put your waste in the bins outside. Por favor deshágase de su basura en los botes de basura de afuera.

Don't waste your money. No tire su dinero por las ventanas.

That's just a waste of taxpayer money. Eso es solo un derroche del dinero de los contribuyentes.

Tom had no time to waste. Tom no tenía tiempo que perder.

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

We waste a lot of time. Malgastamos mucho tiempo.

I can't afford to waste a single yen. No puedo gastar ni un yen.

The river is polluted by waste from houses and factories. El río está contaminado por desperdicios de casas y fábricas.

Many tons of waste go into the landfill each month. Muchas toneladas de basura van a los rellenos sanitarios mensualmente.

There's no time to waste. No hay que perder tiempo.

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

Don't waste your time on trifles. No malgastes tu tiempo en pequeñeces.

Tom told Mary not to waste her money on such a thing. Tom le dijo a Mary que no gastara su dinero en algo así.

I don't have time to waste. No tengo tiempo que perder.

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

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