verschwenden

v/t waste (auch Zeit, Energie etc.), squander (an + Akk on) (beide auch fig.); keinen Blick an jemanden verschwenden not waste a single glance on s.o.

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to spend; to waste; to lavish; to dissipate; to squander

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ver|schwẹn|den [fEɐ'ʃvɛndn] ptp verschwe\#ndet

vt

to waste ( auf +acc, an +acc, für on); (= leichtsinnig vertun) Geld to squander

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1) (to spend or give very freely: She lavishes too much money on that child.) lavish

2) (to fail to use (something) fully or in the correct or most useful way: You're wasting my time with all these stupid questions.) waste

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vt

▪ etw \verschwenden to waste sth

keinen Blick an jdn \verschwenden to not spare sb a glance

Geld/Ressourcen \verschwenden to squander money/resources

seine Worte \verschwenden to waste one's breath

▪ etw an etw akk/für etw akk \verschwenden to waste sth on sth

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transitives Verb waste (an + Akk. on)

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verschwenden v/t waste (auch Zeit, Energie etc), squander (

an +akk on) (beide auch fig);

keinen Blick an jemanden verschwenden not waste a single glance on sb

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transitives Verb waste (an + Akk. on)

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v.

to dissipate v.

to lavish v.

to squander v.

to waste v.