waste

déchets, ordures

Choses dont les gens ne veulent plus et qu’ils jettent.

En anglais simple : 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.

Synonymes : rubbish, garbage, trash

Expressions courantes : household waste, food waste, waste bin, industrial waste

gaspillage

Utilisation de temps, d’argent ou de matières sans en tirer quelque chose d’utile.

En anglais simple : 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.

Comment l'utiliser : a waste of something (Leaving the lights on is a waste of energy.)

Synonymes : squandering

Expressions courantes : waste of time, waste of money, waste of energy

gaspiller

Utiliser plus de temps, d’argent ou de matières que nécessaire, ou les utiliser sans résultat utile.

En anglais simple : 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?

Comment l'utiliser : waste something on something (She wasted her savings on useless gadgets.); waste time doing something (We wasted time looking for the wrong address.)

Synonymes : squander

Contraires : save

Expressions courantes : waste time, waste money, waste something on something