desperdiciar

waste

Verb desperdiciar (first-person singular present desperdicio, first-person singular preterite desperdicié, past participle desperdiciado)

Examples

Para él, nunca desperdiciar un centavo es como una religión.

He makes a religion of never wasting a penny.

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No deberías desperdiciar tu tiempo.

You should not waste your time.

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No quiero desperdiciar los mejores años de mi vida por ti.

I do not want to waste the best years of my life for you.

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Mi madre me dijo que no debía desperdiciar el dinero.

Mother told me not to waste the money.

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No voy a desperdiciar mi dinero.

I'm not going to waste my money.

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La vida es muy corta, no deberías desperdiciar tu tiempo.

Life being very short, you ought not to waste your time.

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No debemos desperdiciar nuestros recursos energéticos.

We mustn't waste our energy resources.

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No quiero desperdiciar mi tiempo en esto.

I don't want to waste my time on this.

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No se debe desperdiciar la comida.

Food shouldn't be wasted.

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Ella apagó la luz para no desperdiciar electricidad.

She turned out the light so as not to waste electricity.

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