Translation for 'to waste away' from English to Italian

to waste away

deperire [persona]med.

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waste

rifiuti {m.pl}

spreco {m}

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to waste sth.

consumare qc.

sprecare qc.

sciupare qc. [sprecare]

disperdere qc. [sciupare]

to waste time

sciupare tempo

sprecare il tempo

to waste money

sciupare denarofin.

waste oil

olio {m} esaustoamb.mineral.

waste of time

spreco {m} di tempo

perdita {f} di tempo

to waste an opportunity

sprecare un'opportunità

to waste one's energy

disperdere la propria energia

sprecarsi [persona]

to go to waste [food]

andare a malealiment.

to waste a good opportunity

sprecare una buona occasione

to waste sth. [squander sth.]

dissipare qc.

to waste one's breath [idiom]

sprecarsi

sprecare il fiato [loc.]

• 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.