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waste1

/weɪst/

Translation

n [u]
desperdicio
derroche
pérdida
a waste of time
una pérdida de tiempo
desperdicios
residuos
nuclear waste
residuos nucleares
to go to waste
echarse a perder
(Definition of waste n from the Diccionario Cambridge Compact English-Spanish © Cambridge University Press and Ediciones SM 2011)

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