Translation for 'to waste away' from English to Italian

to waste away

insecchire [fig.] [persona]anat.med.

deperire [persona]med.

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waste

spreco {m}

rifiuti {m.pl}

immondizia {f}amb.

waste water

acqua {f} di scoloamb.

acqua {f} di scaricoamb.

undifferentiated waste

indifferenziato {m} [immondizia non differenziabile]amb.

waste heat

energia {f} residualeamb.fis.tec.

to waste electricity

sprecare la luceelettr.

waste gas

gas {m} [inv.] di scaricochim.tec.

waste oil

olio {m} esaustoamb.mineral.

oily waste

residuo {m} oleosoamb.

to waste money

sciupare denarofin.

to waste time

sciupare tempo

sprecare il tempo

to waste sth.

sciupare qc. [sprecare]

disperdere qc. [sciupare]

consumare qc.

sprecare qc.

waste pipe

scarico {m} [condotto]tec.

waste {sg}

scarichi {m.pl}

• Each was formulated to resist corrosion over time, rather than being allowed to waste away to dust.
• Ayu continues to prostitute herself, but is slowly beginning to waste away.
• The name "amaranth" comes from the Greek "a" (not) + "marainean" (to waste away), i.e., a flower believed to grow on Mount Olympus which never died.
• He seduces maidens, leaving them to waste away and die afterwards.
• Eventually, Echo, too, began to waste away. Though she was immortal, her body faded and her bones turned to stone, until all that remained of Echo was the sound of her voice.

• Cattle may show enlarged lymph nodes and internal organs. Haemolytic anaemia is a characteristic sign. Systemic disease and reproductive wastage are common, and cattle appear to waste away.
• She is convinced that he may take her back and they can get married, but he gently tells her that he is too old for her and that he doesn't want her to waste away her life caring for him.