verb
Meaning 1
To allow time to elapse in an unproductive manner.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Phrase guide
waste time
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History
Etymology
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Across languages
Translations
58 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Arabic: ضَيَّعَ اَلْوَقْت (ḍayyaʕa al-waqt) — allow time to elapse in an unproductive manner
- Armenian: ժամանակ վատնել (žamanak vatnel) — allow time to elapse in an unproductive manner
- Catalan: perdre temps — allow time to elapse in an unproductive manner
- Chinese Cantonese: 嘥時間 /嘥时间 (saai1 si4 gaan3) — allow time to elapse in an unproductive manner
- Chinese: 無了時 /无了时 (bô-liáu-sî) — allow time to elapse in an unproductive manner
- Chinese Mandarin: 浪費時間 /浪费时间 (làngfèi shíjiān) — allow time to elapse in an unproductive manner
- Chinese Mandarin: 白費時間 /白费时间 (báifèi shíjiān) — allow time to elapse in an unproductive manner
- Czech: plýtvat časem — allow time to elapse in an unproductive manner
- Czech: mrhat časem — allow time to elapse in an unproductive manner
- Dutch: tijd verspillen — allow time to elapse in an unproductive manner
- Finnish: hukata aikaa — allow time to elapse in an unproductive manner
- Finnish: haaskata aikaa — allow time to elapse in an unproductive manner
- French: perdre son temps — allow time to elapse in an unproductive manner
- Galician: enredar — allow time to elapse in an unproductive manner
- Galician: perder o tempo — allow time to elapse in an unproductive manner
- German: Zeit vergeuden — allow time to elapse in an unproductive manner
- German: Zeit verschwenden — allow time to elapse in an unproductive manner
- Italian: perdere tempo — allow time to elapse in an unproductive manner
- Italian: sprecare tempo — allow time to elapse in an unproductive manner
- Italian: cincischiare — allow time to elapse in an unproductive manner
- Italian: grattarsi le palle — allow time to elapse in an unproductive manner
- Italian: cazzeggiare — allow time to elapse in an unproductive manner
- Japanese: 時間を無駄に過ごす (jikan o muda ni sugosu) — allow time to elapse in an unproductive manner
- Korean: 시간을 소비하다 (siganeul sobihada) — allow time to elapse in an unproductive manner
- Lao: ເສຍເວລາ (sīa wē lā) — allow time to elapse in an unproductive manner
- Lithuanian: švaistyti laiką — allow time to elapse in an unproductive manner
- Lithuanian: temptį gumą — allow time to elapse in an unproductive manner
- Lithuanian: temptį laiką — allow time to elapse in an unproductive manner
- Māori: ānewanewa — allow time to elapse in an unproductive manner
- Polish: tracić czas — allow time to elapse in an unproductive manner
- Polish: stracić czas — allow time to elapse in an unproductive manner
- Polish: bałwanić się — allow time to elapse in an unproductive manner
- Portuguese: perder tempo — allow time to elapse in an unproductive manner
- Romanian: pierde timpul — allow time to elapse in an unproductive manner
- Romanian: freca menta — allow time to elapse in an unproductive manner
- Romanian: tăia frunză la câini — allow time to elapse in an unproductive manner
- Romanian: irosi timpul — allow time to elapse in an unproductive manner
- Russian: теря́ть вре́мя (terjátʹ vrémja) — allow time to elapse in an unproductive manner
- Shan: သုမ်းၶၢဝ်းယၢမ်း (súm kháao yáam) — allow time to elapse in an unproductive manner
- Spanish: perder el tiempo — allow time to elapse in an unproductive manner
- Spanish: perecear — allow time to elapse in an unproductive manner
- Spanish: pelar la pava — allow time to elapse in an unproductive manner
- Spanish: estar al pedo — allow time to elapse in an unproductive manner
- Spanish: desperdiciar tiempo — allow time to elapse in an unproductive manner
- Spanish: holgazanear — allow time to elapse in an unproductive manner
- Spanish: haraganear — allow time to elapse in an unproductive manner
- Spanish: papearse — allow time to elapse in an unproductive manner
- Swedish: spilla tid — allow time to elapse in an unproductive manner
- Swedish: ödsla tid — allow time to elapse in an unproductive manner
- Swedish: förspilla tid — allow time to elapse in an unproductive manner
- Thai: เสียเวลา (sǐia-wee-laa) — allow time to elapse in an unproductive manner
- Turkish: zaman öldürmek — allow time to elapse in an unproductive manner
- Turkish: vakit geçirmek — allow time to elapse in an unproductive manner
- Turkish: vakit öldürmek — allow time to elapse in an unproductive manner
- Turkish: zaman geçirmek — allow time to elapse in an unproductive manner
- Ukrainian: га́яти час (hájaty čas) — allow time to elapse in an unproductive manner
- Ukrainian: марнува́ти час (marnuváty čas) — allow time to elapse in an unproductive manner
- Vietnamese: tốn thì giờ (chẳng ra gì) — allow time to elapse in an unproductive manner