waste
gb/wˈeɪst/ us/wˈeɪst/
A2
انگریزی
~ 2700
hulladék, szemét, pazarol, pazarlás, időpazarlás, pénzkidobás, lesoványodott
اسم
A2
1
استعمال کا انداز:
[something] is waste
The factory produces a lot of chemical waste.
A gyár sok vegyi hulladékot termel.
Please put your food waste in the compost bin.
Kérlek, tedd az ételmaradékot a komposztálóba.
Electronic waste is a growing environmental problem.
They are finding new ways to recycle plastic waste.
سیکھنے والوں کے لیے مثالیں
The bin is full of waste.
A kuka tele van szeméttel.
We must not throw waste in the street.
Nem szabad szemetet dobni az utcára.
This machine reduces food waste.
They burn the waste at the plant.
عام غلطی:
Learners sometimes confuse 'waste' (unwanted material) with 'waste' (to use carelessly). Context helps to distinguish them.
معنی
Unwanted or unusable material
لفظی تراکیب
waste disposal
|waste management
|reduce waste
|waste collection
|hazardous waste
ہم معنی الفاظ
garbage (More common in North American English for household waste; less formal.)
متضاد الفاظ
resource (Something useful or valuable, the opposite of unwanted material.)
موضوعات
environment
|daily life
|business
|daily_life
|core_vocabulary
تعریف
Things that are not wanted and are thrown away.
Material that is no longer needed and is discarded because it has no use.
فعل
A2
2
pazarol
B1
استعمال کا انداز:
to waste [something] on [something/someone]
Don't waste your time arguing with him.
Ne pazarold az idődet azzal, hogy vele vitatkozol.
She wasted a lot of money on clothes she never wore.
Rengeteg pénzt pazarolt olyan ruhákra, amelyeket soha nem hordott.
We can't afford to waste energy during the winter.
He wasted his talent on a job he hated.
سیکھنے والوں کے لیے مثالیں
Don't waste water when you wash dishes.
Ne pazarold a vizet mosogatás közben.
She wasted all her money on toys.
Minden pénzét játékokra pazarolta.
We waste too much paper at school.
He wasted his chance to win.
عام غلطی:
Learners sometimes confuse 'waste' (to use badly) with 'spend' (neutral). 'Spend' is not always negative.
معنی
Use carelessly or without benefit
لفظی تراکیب
waste time
|waste money
|waste resources
|waste energy
ہم معنی الفاظ
squander (More formal and often used for money or opportunities.)
متضاد الفاظ
conserve (To use something carefully so it lasts longer.)
موضوعات
daily life
|business
|core_vocabulary
|finance
تعریف
To use something in a bad way so that it is lost.
To use time, money, energy, or other resources in a careless or unnecessary way so that they are lost or not used effectively.
اسم
A2
3
It would be a waste of time to try again.
Időpazarlás lenne újra megpróbálni.
Throwing away good food is such a waste.
Jó ételt kidobni nagy pazarlás.
The meeting was a total waste of resources.
سیکھنے والوں کے لیے مثالیں
The trip was a waste of money.
Az utazás pénzkidobás volt.
This game is a waste of time.
Ez a játék időpazarlás.
Selling the car now is a waste.
عام غلطی:
Learners may confuse this noun sense with the physical-material noun sense; here it is about the act, not the object.
معنی
Unnecessary use of something valuable
لفظی تراکیب
a waste of time
|a waste of money
|a complete waste
ہم معنی الفاظ
misuse (Focuses more on wrong or improper use rather than simply careless loss.)
متضاد الفاظ
efficient use (Using something in the best possible way.)
موضوعات
daily life
|core_vocabulary
|finance
تعریف
When something valuable is used in a bad way and lost.
An act or instance of using something valuable carelessly or without purpose.
B2
4
The patient looked pale and wasted after months in bed.
A beteg sápadtnak és lesoványodottnak tűnt, miután hónapokig ágyban feküdt.
He was wasted by the long illness.
A hosszú betegség teljesen lesoványította és legyengítette.
سیکھنے والوں کے لیے مثالیں
She looks wasted after the sickness.
A betegség után nagyon lesoványodottnak látszik.
He became wasted from hunger.
Az éhezéstől teljesen lesoványodott.
The old man was wasted by disease.
معنی
Thin and weak from illness or hunger
لفظی تراکیب
waste body
|waste appearance
ہم معنی الفاظ
emaciated (More formal and medical term for extremely thin due to illness.)
متضاد الفاظ
healthy (Having good health and normal strength.)
موضوعات
health
|body
تعریف
Very thin and weak because of being sick or not having enough food.
Physically thin, weak, and unhealthy, often due to illness or lack of food over time.
گرامر
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waste
IPA
GB/wˈeɪst/
US/wˈeɪst/
ہجا بندی اور زور
waste (1 ہجا)
Stress on 1st syllable (waste)
لفظ کی شکلیں
Adjective
- Base: waste
Noun
- Base: waste
- Plural: waste, wastes
Verb
- Base: waste
- 3rd Person Singular: wastes
- Present Participle: wasting
- Past: wasted
متعلقہ الفاظ
Forms
wastes
noun
wasting
verb
wasted
verb
Core family
wasteful
adjective B2
Related words
wastefully
adverb
wastefulness
noun
Advanced or less common
wastage
noun
عبارات
a waste of space
1/ə wˈeɪst əv spˈeɪs/
idiom
informal
Useless person or thing
Someone or something that is useless and takes up space.
مثالیں
- That broken printer is just a waste of space.
- He's such a waste of space—he never helps with anything.
go to waste
1/ɡˈoʊ tə wˈeɪst/
idiom
Be unused and spoiled/lost
To not be used and therefore be lost or ruined.
مثالیں
- Don't let those apples go to waste—make a pie!
- His skills went to waste in that boring job.
lay waste to
1/lˈeɪ wˈeɪst tə/
idiom
literary
Destroy completely; devastate
To completely destroy something so that nothing is left.
مثالیں
- The hurricane laid waste to the coastal towns.
- The army laid waste to the enemy's land.
waste away
1/wˈeɪst əwˈeɪ/
phrasal verb
Become thin and weak from illness/hunger
To slowly become very thin and weak because of sickness or lack of food.
مثالیں
- She wasted away after months in hospital.
- The dog was wasting away when they found it.