waste
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The meaning (definition) of the word waste
to use more of something than you really need.
The word waste used in a sentence
“Don't waste your food, eat what is on your plate.”
How the word waste is said around the world
| French | gaspiller (gas-pee-YAY) |
| Spanish | desperdiciar (days-payr-theeth-YAHR) |
| Mandarin | 浪费 (lahng fay) |
| Hindi | बरबाद करना (buhr-BAHD KUR-nah) |
| Arabic | يُهدر (yooh-DIR) |
| Russian | напрасно тратить (nahp-RAHS-nu TRAH-tyeety) |
| Portuguese (EU) | desperdiçar (duhsh-puhr-dee-SAHR) |
| Portuguese (BR) | desperdiçar (dehs-pehr-jee-SAHR) |
| Japanese | 無駄にする (mu-DAH nee su-ru) |
| German | verschwenden (fer-SHVEN-dun) |
| Urdu | فضلہ (FU-zuh-lah) |
| Punjabi | ਬਰਬਾਦੀ (buh-ruh-BAH-dee) |
| Korean | 낭비하다 (NAHNG-bee-hah-dah) |
| Hebrew | לְבַזבֵּז (LVAHZ-bayz) |
| Greek | σπαταλάω (spah-tah-LAH-oh) |
| Dutch | verspillen (ver-SPIL-luhn) |
| Tagalog | mag-aksaya (mahg-ahk-SAH-yah) |
| Vietnamese | lãng phí (lahng FEE) |
| Turkish | israf etmek (is-RAHF et-MEK) |
| Persian | هدر دادن (ha-DAR dah-DAN) |
| Polish | marnować (mahr-NAW-vahch) |
| Ukrainian | марнувати (mahr-noo-VAH-tee) |
| Bengali | নষ্ট করা (NOSH-toh KOH-rah) |
| Swedish | slösa bort (SLER-sah bort) |
| Italian | sciupare (shuu-PAH-ray) |
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