el
masculine
/despeɾˈðiθjo/
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Translation
waste
Word origin
From the verb desperdiciar, from Latin dis- ('apart') plus a form based on pretium ('price, value'). The sense is to lose the value of something.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- pretium
- English cognates
- price, precious
Grammar
Gendermasculine
Pluraldesperdicios
Examples
.
Throwing away good food is a real waste.
Separamos reciclarlos.
We separate the waste to recycle it.
¡ !
What a waste of time that meeting was!
reducir .
The factory is trying to reduce water waste.
.
I do not want anything to end up as waste.
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