waste1, a.1aWaste land, waste ground, (i) talamh m gan saothrú; (ii) (in town) láthair fholamh. (Of ground) To lie waste, bheith ina bhán. bTo lay waste, (áit) a chreachadh, a bhánú. 2aWaste products of nutrition, fuíoll chothaithe. Waste-paper, dramhpháipéar m. Waste-paper basket, ciseán m páipéir. bMch: Waste steam, gal fhuílligh. S.a. WOOL
waste2, s.1Fásach m, bán m. 2Diomailt f (airgid). House where there is a lot of waste, teach a gcuirtear cuid mhór sa dul amú ann. Waste of time, cailleadh aimsire. To run to waste, (i) (of liquids) dul amú; (ii) (of land) dul chun fásaigh, chun báin. 3aFuíoll m, barraíl f, dramhaíl f. Cotton waste, fuíoll cadáis. bHyd.E: Fuíoll m.
waste3Iv.tr.1Bánaím, creachaim (tír). 2Caitheann, ídíonn, tránn (an corp). Patient wasted by disease, othar tnáite, spíonta, ag an ngalar. 3aDiomlaím, cuirim amú. To waste one's substance, gaoth a thabhairt do do chuid maoine. Nothing is wasted, ní théann aon rud sa dul amú. Waste nothing, ná lig dada sa dul amú. To waste time, am a chur amú. To waste the day, an lá a mheath, a chur faoi bhruth. Wasted life, saol m amú. All my advice was wasted on him, ba shaothar in aisce dom comhairle a chur air. F: To waste words, focail a reic. Waste not, want not, ná bí caifeach is ní bheidh tú gann. bTo waste a chance, faill a ligean tharat. IIv.i.1Caitear, ídítear. The water is wasting, tá an t-uisce ag dul amú. 2(Of living being) To waste (away), bheith do do ghoid as. Wasting disease, cnaíghalar m.