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merriam webster
to waste one's time
para perder el tiempo
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waste verb

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wasted, has wasted, is wasting, wastes
arrasar, arruinar, devastar; desperdiciar, despilfarrar, malgastar

Example sentences of
waste verb

  • •Don't waste water during the summer drought.
  • •He always wasted his money on useless gadgets.
  • •Turn off the lights so we don't waste electricity.
  • •I think he's just wasting my time.
  • •We can't afford to waste so much food.
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  • •We can't afford to waste this opportunity.
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Synonyms of
waste verb

squander, dissipate, fritter, consume, throw, ravage, devastate, sack, pillage, despoil, plunder, loot, ransack

one adjective

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un, una; mismo, misma; alguno, alguna; un

Example sentences of
one adjective

  • •There is one minute left in the game.
  • •I have a few one-dollar bills in my purse.
  • •She is one year old.
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Synonyms of
one adjective

some

time noun

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times
tiempo; momento; vez; era; ritmo (en musica); hora; rato, experiencia

Example sentences of
time noun

  • •The two events were separated by time and space.
  • •The poem is a reflection on the passage of time.
  • •What was happening at that particular moment in time?
  • •It has been that way since the beginning of time.
  • •If only I could travel back in time and do things differently.
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  • •They were given a relatively short amount of time to finish the job.
  • •The situation has been getting more complicated as time goes by .
  • •happening for an extended period of time
  • •Would you prefer the meeting to be at an earlier time?
  • •Feel free to call me at any time, day or night.
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Synonyms of
time noun

age, experience, moment, tempo
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  • La palabra time tiene diferentes (pero relacionados) significados, y puede ser usada de diferentes formas.
    Como sustantivo incontable, time se refiere al flujo de eventos. Ejemplo: Time flies when you are having fun. También se puede referir a la sincronización de relojes. Ejemplo: The time in New York is 7am. Excuse me, what's the time?
    Como sustantivo incontable, a time se refiere a una ocurrencia singular, evento o acción. Ejemplo: You should not eat more than one candy at a time. I read this book so many times.
    A time también puede referirse a una era o época. Ejemplo: It was one of the hardest times in history.
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  • Si alguien te pregunta si usted have the time, esa persona le está preguntando si sabe que hora es.