| Traduções principais |
| waste [sth]⇒ vtr | (use inefficiently) | desperdiçar, gastar vt |
| | Europeans do not like to waste paper. |
| | Os europeus não gostam de desperdiçar papel. |
| waste [sth] vtr | (opportunity) (oportunidade) | desperdiçar vt |
| | (gíria) | dormir no ponto loc v |
| | He wasted his chances at college by not studying enough. |
| | Ele desperdiçou suas chances na faculdade por não estudar o suficiente. |
| | ⓘEsta frase não é uma tradução da frase em inglês O vendedor dormiu no ponto perdendo a oportunidade de fazer um bom negócio. |
| waste n | (refuse, rubbish, garbage) (resíduos) | lixo sm |
| | The orange juice factory created a lot of waste. |
| | A fábrica de suco de laranja gerou muito lixo. |
| waste n | (unused material) (material não usado) | sobra sf |
| | | refugo sm |
| | | resíduo sm |
| | The parts factory had some metal waste. |
| | A fábrica de acessórios mecânicos tinha sobras de metal. |
| waste adj | (unused) (não usado) | de sobra loc adj |
| | | refugado adj |
| | They didn't realize that there was value in the waste metal. |
| | Eles não se davam conta de que havia valor no metal de sobra. |
| Traduções complementares |
| waste adj | (products, matter: excreted) | residual adj |
| | How much waste matter does the average human body excrete in 24 hours? |
| | Quanta matéria residual o corpo humano excreta em média dentro de 24 horas? |
| waste adj | (undeveloped, uninhabited) | desabitado, ermo adj |
| | There was nothing in the vast waste area of the valley. |
| | Não havia nada na vasta área desabitada do vale. |
| waste adj | (related to refuse) | residual adj |
| | The waste processing industry is huge. |
| | A indústria de processamento residual é enorme. |
| waste adj | (related to sewage) | de esgoto loc adj |
| | There is a waste treatment plant near here. |
| | Há uma estação de tratamento de esgoto por aqui. |
| waste adj | (rejected as useless) | descartado adj |
| | | residual adj |
| | Trying to come up with the ideal version of something often involves making a lot of waste products along the way. |
| | Tentar criar a versão ideal de algo geralmente envolve gerar muitos produtos descartados ao longo do caminho. |
| waste n | (fact of wasting, inefficiency) | desperdício sm |
| | The consultant was brought in to reduce waste in the process. |
| | O consultor foi trazido para reduzir o desperdício no processo. |
| waste n | (bodily waste, excrement) | excremento sm |
| | | excreção sf |
| | Can't you flush your waste down the toilet properly?! |
| | Você não consegue dar descarga no seu excremento corretamente?! |
| waste n | (sewage) | esgoto sm |
| | Sewage pipes carry the waste of many households to the sewage plant. |
| | Os canos de esgoto transportam o lixo de muitas famílias para a estação de esgoto. |
| waste n | (chemical by-product) | resíduo sm |
| | Many chemical plants produce huge amounts of waste. |
| | Muitas fábricas de produtos químicos produzem grandes quantidades de resíduos. |
| waste n | (act of laying to waste) | devastação, ruína sf |
| | The waste of the city followed a long siege. |
| | A devastação da cidade seguiu um longo cerco. |
| wastes npl | (desert) | deserto sm |
| | | ermo, desolado sm |
| | He found himself alone in the wastes of the Sahara. |
| | Ele se viu sozinho no deserto do Saara. |
| waste [sb/sth]⇒ vtr | always passive (fail to be appreciated) | perder tempo loc v |
| | She is wasted on him as he does not appreciate her fine qualities. |
| | Ela está perdendo tempo com ele, pois ele não valoriza suas boas qualidades. |
| waste [sth]⇒ vtr | (lay to waste, destroy) | assolar, devastar vt |
| | The soldiers wasted the enemy village. |
| | Os soldados assolaram a vila inimiga. |
| waste [sb]⇒ vtr | US, slang, figurative (kill) | matar vt |
| | The gangster bragged that he had wasted the rival gang member. |
| | O gângster se gabou de ter matado o membro da gangue rival. |
Formas compostas:
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e-waste,
electronic waste n | (discarded electronic devices) | lixo eletrônico sm + adj |
| food waste n | (discarded uneaten food) | resto de comida sm |
| | | desperdício de comida sm |
| | Scottish households throw away 630,000 tonnes of food waste every year. |
| garden waste n | (plant matter) | lixo verde sm |
| go to waste v expr | (not be used) (desperdiçar) | ir para o lixo loc v t |
| | A new study has found that 50 per cent of the world's food goes to waste. |
| | Um novo estudo mostrou que 50 porcento da comida do mundo vai para o lixo. |
| lay waste to [sth] v expr | (devastate) | devastar vt |
| | The earthquake laid waste to the already devastated country. |
| nuclear waste n | (unwanted radioactive by-product) | lixo radioativo sm |
| | | lixo nuclear sm |
| | Nuclear waste from the plant is stored deep underground in concrete containers. |
| radioactive waste n | (products left over from nuclear reactor) (produto remanescente do reator nuclear) | lixo nuclear loc sm |
| | The environmental authorities find it difficult to handle radioactive waste safely. |
| solid waste n | (non-liquid refuse) | resíduo sólido sm |
| | The solid waste remains in the septic tank and liquids drain off to the soakaway. |
| toxic waste n | (dangerous by-product) (produto tóxico) | lixo tóxico loc sm |
| | Toxic waste from a nearby steel refinery was found to have polluted the river. |
| trade waste n | (from commercial activity) | resíduos comerciais sm |
waste disposal,
also US: garbage disposal n | (kitchen sink unit for food waste) | depósito de lixo loc sm |
| | A waste disposal can be fitted directly beneath the kitchen sink. |
| waste disposal n | (management of refuse) | gestão de resíduos loc sf |
| | Last year the local authority spent over £8 million on waste disposal. |
| waste disposer n | (unit that flushes away sink waste) (dispositivo que descarta o lixo da pia) | depósito de lixo sm |
| | | triturador de lixo sm |
| waste heat v expr | (allow warmth to escape) (permitir o calor ser liberado) | perder calor expres v |
| | They waste heat by leaving the doors open. |
| waste management n | (disposal and treatment of waste) (descarte e tratamento de lixo) | gerenciamento de resíduos sm |
| waste material n | (refuse or sewage) (lixo ou esgoto) | lixo sm |
| | | rejeito sm |
waste of money,
a waste of money n | (spending money uselessly) | desperdício de dinheiro sm |
waste of time,
a waste of time n | (pointless activity) | perda de tempo expres |
| | It's a waste of time trying to convince her. |
| | É perda de tempo tentar convencê-la. |
| waste pipe n | (tube that carries away sewage) (cano que transporta esgoto) | cano de esgoto sm |
| | | cano de escoamento sm |
| waste products npl | (unwanted material or by-products) (material indesejável) | dejetos sm pl |
| | | excreções sf pl |
| | | material de descarte sm |
| | The reaction is slowed by the accumulation of waste products. |
| waste products npl | (urine, faeces) (urina, fezes) | material orgânico sm |
| | | excreções orgânicas sf pl |
| | | dejetos orgânicos sm pl |
| | Waste products are expelled from the human body in liquid and solid form. |
| waste time v expr | (do [sth] frivolous or pointless) (fazer algo frívolo ou sem nexo) | perda de tempo sf |
| | I've wasted a lot of time today on Facebook. |
wastebasket,
waste basket n | (rubbish bin) | lixeira sf |
| | | cesto de papel loc sm |
| | Irene screwed up a piece of paper and threw it in the wastebasket. |
wastebin,
waste bin n | (rubbish bin) | lata de lixo loc sf |
| | The office cleaners are responsible for emptying the wastebins. |
wasteland,
also UK: waste ground n | (barren terrain) | páramo sm |
| | | terreno baldio sm + adj |
| | The local council is planning to transform a piece of wasteland into a children's play area. |
wastepaper,
waste paper n | (paper discarded as useless) | papel descartado, papel usado loc adj |
| | | papel de rascunho loc adj |
wastepaper basket,
waste paper basket,
waste basket n | (indoor receptacle for trash) (receptáculo interno para lixo) | lata de lixo loc sf |
| | She threw the unneeded files into the wastepaper basket. |
wastepaper bin,
waste paper bin n | UK (indoor receptacle for rubbish) (receptáculo interno para lixo) | lata de lixo sf |
wastewater,
waste water n | (used water) | água usada sf |
| | | água residual sf |
| | | água servida sf |
| | Treatment of the wastewater begins in the septic tank. |