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wastes

/weɪsts/

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noun

Desechos, residuos, desperdicios

Excess of material, useless by-products or damaged, unsaleable products; garbage; rubbish.

Examples :

"The factory produces a lot of toxic wastes that need proper disposal. "

La fábrica produce muchos desechos tóxicos que necesitan una eliminación adecuada.

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noun

Excrementos, orina

Excrement or urine.

Examples :

"The cage was littered with animal waste"

La jaula estaba llena de excrementos de animales.

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noun

Erial, desierto, páramo

A waste land; an uninhabited desolate region; a wilderness or desert.

Examples :

"The explorers trekked for days through the vast, sandy wastes, searching for any sign of civilization. "

Los exploradores caminaron durante días por los vastos y arenosos eriales, buscando cualquier señal de civilización.

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Yermo, desierto

A place that has been laid waste or destroyed.

Examples :

"After the earthquake, the once-vibrant city was reduced to dusty wastes. "

Después del terremoto, la ciudad, que antes era vibrante, se redujo a yermos polvorientos.

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Erial, páramo

A large tract of uncultivated land.

Examples :

"The sheep grazed on the sparse grass in the vast wastes. "

Las ovejas pastaban en la hierba escasa de los vastos eriales.

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noun

Yermos, eriales

The part of the land of a manor (of whatever size) not used for cultivation or grazing, nowadays treated as common land.

Examples :

"The villagers traditionally gathered firewood from the manor's wastes, the uncultivated land beyond the fields. "

Los aldeanos tradicionalmente recogían leña de los yermos de la mansión, la tierra sin cultivar más allá de los campos.

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noun

Extensión de agua

A vast expanse of water.

Examples :

"Sailing far from land, the small boat was surrounded by the ocean's blue wastes. "

Navegando lejos de la tierra, el pequeño barco estaba rodeado por la extensión de agua azul del océano.

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noun

Escombrera

A disused mine or part of one.

Examples :

"Local kids sometimes play in the wastes of the old silver mine, even though it's dangerous. "

Los niños locales a veces juegan en las escombreras de la antigua mina de plata, aunque es peligroso.

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noun

Desperdicio, derroche

The action or progress of wasting; extravagant consumption or ineffectual use.

Examples :

"Her life seemed a waste"

Su vida parecía un desperdicio.

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Desperdicios, abundancia

Large abundance of something, specifically without it being used.

Examples :

"The overflowing cafeteria trash can showed the wastes of food at lunchtime. "

El basurero desbordante de la cafetería mostraba los desperdicios de comida a la hora del almuerzo.

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noun

Desechos, desperdicios

Gradual loss or decay.

Examples :

"The long illnesses caused gradual wastes of her body. "

Las largas enfermedades causaron un desgaste gradual de su cuerpo.

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noun

Consunción, desgaste

A decaying of the body by disease; wasting away.

Examples :

"The patient, weakened by illness, suffered from visible wastes of muscle tissue. "

El paciente, debilitado por la enfermedad, sufría de una visible consunción del tejido muscular.

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noun

Destrozos, devastación

Destruction or devastation caused by war or natural disasters; See "to lay waste"

Examples :

"The hurricane's relentless winds caused significant waste to the coastal town. "

Los vientos implacables del huracán causaron importantes destrozos en la ciudad costera.

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noun

Deterioro, daño

Examples :

"The lawsuit alleged that the current tenant's neglect of the building caused such serious wastes that the property's future value was threatened. "

La demanda alegaba que la negligencia del inquilino actual con el edificio causó un deterioro tan grave que amenazó el valor futuro de la propiedad.

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Sedimentos, residuos

Material derived by mechanical and chemical erosion from the land, carried by streams to the sea.

Examples :

"The river carried a heavy load of wastes from the mountains to the coast after the heavy rains. "

El río transportó una gran carga de sedimentos de las montañas a la costa después de las fuertes lluvias.

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verb

Devastar, destruir

To devastate, destroy

Examples :

"The flood wastes entire villages, leaving people without homes or food. "

La inundación devasta pueblos enteros, dejando a la gente sin hogar ni comida.

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verb

Desperdiciar, malgastar

To squander (money or resources) uselessly; to spend (time) idly.

Examples :

"We wasted millions of dollars and several years on that project."

Desperdiciamos millones de dólares y varios años en ese proyecto.

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verb

Matar, asesinar

To kill; to murder.

Examples :

"The villain wastes anyone who stands in his way. "

El villano mata a cualquiera que se interponga en su camino.

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verb

Desgastar, desperdiciar, agotar

To wear away by degrees; to impair gradually; to diminish by constant loss; to use up; to consume; to spend; to wear out.

Examples :

"The leaky faucet wastes water every day. "

El grifo con fugas desperdicia agua todos los días.

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verb

Debilitarse, enflaquecer

Gradually lose weight, weaken, become frail.

Examples :

"After months in the hospital, he slowly wastes away because he cannot eat properly. "

Después de meses en el hospital, se debilita lentamente porque no puede comer correctamente.

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Disminuir, perder, desperdiciar

To be diminished; to lose bulk, substance, strength, value etc. gradually.

Examples :

"Without proper care, the unused food in the refrigerator wastes over time. "

Sin el cuidado adecuado, la comida sin usar en el refrigerador se desperdicia con el tiempo.

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verb

Dañar, deteriorar

To damage, impair, or injure (an estate, etc.) voluntarily, or by allowing the buildings, fences, etc., to fall into decay.

Examples :

"The landlord wastes the building by refusing to fix the leaky roof, causing water damage to the apartments. "

El propietario daña el edificio al negarse a arreglar el techo con goteras, causando daños por agua en los apartamentos.

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