Signification visuelle de 'wastes'? - apprendre avec des images, exemples du quotidien

noun

Déchets, ordures, rebuts

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

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

L'usine produit beaucoup de déchets toxiques qui nécessitent une élimination appropriée.

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noun

Excréments, déchets

Excrement or urine.

"The cage was littered with animal waste"

La cage était jonchée d'excréments d'animaux.

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noun

Friche, désert, terres incultes

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

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

Les explorateurs ont marché pendant des jours à travers les vastes déserts sablonneux, à la recherche de tout signe de civilisation.

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noun

Désert, friche

A place that has been laid waste or destroyed.

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

Après le tremblement de terre, la ville autrefois vibrante a été réduite en déserts poussiéreux.

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noun

Friche, terres incultes

A large tract of uncultivated land.

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

Les moutons paissaient sur l'herbe clairsemée dans les vastes friches.

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noun

Friches, terres incultes

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

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

Les villageois ramassaient traditionnellement du bois de chauffage dans les friches du manoir, les terres incultes au-delà des champs.

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noun

Étendues d'eau, eaux vastes

A vast expanse of water.

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

Naviguant loin de la terre, le petit bateau était entouré par les vastes eaux bleues de l'océan.

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noun

Terril

A disused mine or part of one.

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

Les enfants du coin jouent parfois dans les terrils de l'ancienne mine d'argent, même si c'est dangereux.

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noun

Gaspillage, gaspillage

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

"Her life seemed a waste"

Sa vie semblait être un gaspillage.

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noun

Gaspillage, abondance

Large abundance of something, specifically without it being used.

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

La poubelle débordante de la cafétéria montrait le gaspillage de nourriture à l'heure du déjeuner.

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noun

Déchets, gaspillage

Gradual loss or decay.

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

Les longues maladies ont causé une lente dégradation de son corps.

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noun

Dépérissement, dépérissement

A decaying of the body by disease; wasting away.

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

Le patient, affaibli par la maladie, souffrait d'une perte visible de tissu musculaire.

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noun

Dégâts, ravages

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

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

Les vents incessants de l'ouragan ont causé des dégâts importants à la ville côtière.

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noun

Détérioration, dégradation

A cause of action which may be brought by the owner of a future interest in property against the current owner of that property to prevent the current owner from degrading the value or character of the property, either intentionally or through neglect.

"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 poursuite a allégué que la négligence du locataire actuel envers le bâtiment a causé une telle détérioration grave que la valeur future de la propriété était menacée.

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Sédiments, dépôts

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

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

La rivière a charrié une lourde charge de sédiments des montagnes vers la côte après les fortes pluies.

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verb

Dévaster, détruire

To devastate, destroy

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

L'inondation dévaste des villages entiers, laissant les gens sans abri ni nourriture.

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verb

Gaspiller, dilapider

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

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

Nous avons gaspillé des millions de dollars et plusieurs années sur ce projet.

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verb

Tuer, assassiner

To kill; to murder.

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

Le méchant tue tous ceux qui se mettent en travers de son chemin.

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verb

Gaspiller, consumer, user

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

"The leaky faucet wastes water every day. "

Le robinet qui fuit gaspille de l'eau tous les jours.

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verb

Dépérir, s'affaiblir

Gradually lose weight, weaken, become frail.

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

Après des mois à l'hôpital, il dépérit lentement parce qu'il ne peut pas manger correctement.

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verb

Diminuer, perdre, dépérir

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

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

Sans soins appropriés, les aliments non utilisés dans le réfrigérateur diminuent avec le temps.

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verb

Endommager, détériorer

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

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

Le propriétaire endommage le bâtiment en refusant de réparer le toit qui fuit, ce qui cause des dégâts des eaux dans les appartements.

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