waste

atık, çöp

İnsanların istemediği için attığı şeyler.

Basit İngilizce açıklama: Unwanted things that people throw away.

• Put the waste in this bin.
• We recycle most of our household waste.
• The city collects food waste every week.

Eş anlamlılar: rubbish, garbage, trash

Sık kullanılan kalıplar: household waste, food waste, waste bin, industrial waste

israf, ziyan

Zaman, para veya malzemeyi yararlı bir sonuç elde etmeden kullanma.

Basit İngilizce açıklama: Using time, money, or materials without getting anything useful from them.

• That meeting was a waste of time.
• Buying another car would be a waste of money.
• Careful planning helps reduce waste.

Nasıl kullanılır: a waste of something (Leaving the lights on is a waste of energy.)

Eş anlamlılar: squandering

Sık kullanılan kalıplar: waste of time, waste of money, waste of energy

israf etmek, boşa harcamak

Zaman, para veya malzemeyi gerekenden fazla ya da yararlı bir sonuç elde etmeden kullanmak.

Basit İngilizce açıklama: To use more time, money, or materials than needed, or use them without a useful result.

• Do not waste water.
• I wasted an hour waiting for him.
• Why did you waste money on that broken bike?

Nasıl kullanılır: waste something on something (She wasted her savings on useless gadgets.); waste time doing something (We wasted time looking for the wrong address.)

Eş anlamlılar: squander

Zıt anlamlılar: save

Sık kullanılan kalıplar: waste time, waste money, waste something on something