- wasted wast·ed adj
- ['weɪstɪd]
1) (efforts) sprecato (-a), inutile2) (face: from disease, starvation) scarno (-a), (limbs: from disease) atrofizzato (-a)
English-Italian dictionary. 2013.
English-Italian dictionary. 2013.
wasted — wast•ed [[t]ˈweɪ stɪd[/t]] adj. 1) cvb useless; unavailing: wasted efforts[/ex] 2) cvb med physically debilitated; enfeebled: the wasted bodies of the hostages[/ex] 3) cvb sts Slang. overcome by the influence of alcohol or drugs 4) cvb archaic… … From formal English to slang
wasted — wast|ed [ˈweıstıd] adj 1.) wasted journey/trip/effort etc a journey etc that does not achieve anything ▪ I m sorry you ve had a wasted trip. Mr. Newton isn t here. 2.) very thin and weak because of illness, old age etc ▪ her thin, wasted body 3.) … Dictionary of contemporary English
waste — wastable, adj. wasteless, adj. /wayst/, v., wasted, wasting, n., adj. v.t. 1. to consume, spend, or employ uselessly or without adequate return; use to no avail or profit; squander: to waste money; to waste words. 2. to fail or neglect to use: to … Universalium
waste — waste1 W3S2 [weıst] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(bad use)¦ 2 go to waste 3 be a waste of time/money/effort etc 4¦(unwanted materials)¦ 5 a waste of space 6¦(land)¦ ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [Sense: 1 5; Date: 1200 1300; Origin: WASTE2] [ … Dictionary of contemporary English
waste — [wāst] vt. wasted, wasting [ME wasten < NormFr waster < L vastare, to lay waste, devastate (< vastus: see VAST): infl. by Gmc * wostjan > OHG wuosten] 1. to destroy; devastate; ruin 2. to wear away; consume gradually; use up 3. to… … English World dictionary
waste — [[t]weɪst[/t]] v. wast•ed, wast•ing, n. adj. 1) to consume or use to no avail or profit; squander: to waste natural resources[/ex] 2) to fail or neglect to use 3) to destroy or consume gradually; wear away: waves wasting the rocky shore[/ex] 4)… … From formal English to slang
waste — v., adj., & n. v. 1 tr. use to no purpose or for inadequate result or extravagantly (waste time). 2 tr. fail to use (esp. an opportunity). 3 tr. (often foll. by on) give (advice etc.), utter (words etc.), without effect. 4 tr. & intr. wear… … Useful english dictionary
waste — {{11}}waste (n.) c.1200, desolate regions, from O.Fr. wast, from L. vastum, neut. of vastus waste (see WASTE (Cf. waste) (v.)); replacing O.E. westen, woesten a desert, wilderness, from the Latin word. Meaning useless expenditure is recorded from … Etymology dictionary