wasted

wasted
wast·ed
[ˈweɪstɪd]
adj inv
1. (misused) verschwendet, vergeudet
all my efforts are \wasted! meine ganze Mühe war umsonst!
\wasted journey vergebliche Reise
\wasted opportunity verschenkte Gelegenheit
\wasted time vergeudete Zeit
2. (fig: unappreciated) verschwendet
sth is \wasted on sb jd weiß etw nicht zu schätzen
this wine would be \wasted on him dieser Wein wäre an ihn nur verschwendet
3. (thin) ausgemergelt
4. AM (sl: very tired) fertig fam; (drunk) zu sl
* * *
['weIstɪd]
adj
1)

I've had a wasted journey — ich bin umsonst hingefahren

a vote for him is a wasted vote — ihn zu wählen heißt eine Stimme verschenken

2) (= emaciated) organs, muscles geschwächt; (inf = worn out) verbraucht, ausgelaugt (inf)
3) (sl: drunk, high) dicht (sl), platt (sl), breit (sl)
* * *
adj.
verschwendet adj.
verschwendeten adj.
verwüstet adj.

English-german dictionary. 2013.

Игры ⚽ Поможем сделать НИР

Schlagen Sie auch in anderen Wörterbüchern nach:

  • Wasted — may refer to: *See waste or wasting. * A slang word for various forms of intoxication * A slang word for murder * Wasted (comics) , a comic book created by Gerry Alanguilan * , a book about anorexia by Marya Hornbacher. * Wasted (film), a 2002… …   Wikipedia

  • Wasted — Single par Carrie Underwood extrait de l’album Some Hearts Sortie 6 février 2007 Durée 4:34 (version album) 3:25 (radio) Genre Country For …   Wikipédia en Français

  • wasted — [adj1] emaciated anorexic, atrophied, attenuated, bony, famished, gaunt, haggard, lank, lean, scrawny, shrivelled, skeletal, skinand bones*, skinny, starved, thin, underfed, undernourished, withered; concepts 490,491 wasted [adj2] high on drugs… …   New thesaurus

  • wasted — index futile, irredeemable, lost (taken away), otiose, stale, unavailing, unsound (not strong) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C …   Law dictionary

  • wasted — pinched, cadaverous, *haggard, worn, careworn Analogous words: gaunt, scrawny, skinny, angular, rawboned (see LEAN adj) Contrasted words: sturdy, *strong, stout, stalwart: robust, *healthy …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • wasted — ☆ wasted [wās′təd ] adj. Slang 1. intoxicated by a drug 2. drunk …   English World dictionary

  • wasted — 1. mod. dead; killed. □ Pete didn’t want to end up wasted. □ That’s silly. We all end up wasted one way or another. 2. mod. alcohol or drug intoxicated. □ I really feel wasted. What did I drink? □ …   Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions

  • Wasted — Waste Waste, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Wasted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Wasting}.] [OE. wasten, OF. waster, guaster, gaster, F. g[^a]ter to spoil, L. vastare to devastate, to lay waste, fr. vastus waste, desert, uncultivated, ravaged, vast, but influenced by …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • wasted — wast|ed [ weıstəd ] adjective 1. ) something such as time or money that is wasted is not used effectively: an entirely wasted day Someone with her experience would be wasted in a job like that. 2. ) INFORMAL someone who is wasted is very drunk or …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • wasted — adjective 1) a wasted effort Syn: squandered, misspent, misdirected, misused, dissipated; pointless, useless, needless, unnecessary; vain, fruitless 2) a wasted opportunity Syn: miss …   Thesaurus of popular words

  • wasted — UK [ˈweɪstɪd] / US [ˈweɪstəd] adjective 1) something such as time or money that is wasted is not used effectively an entirely wasted day Someone with her experience would be wasted in a job like that. 2) informal someone who is wasted is very… …   English dictionary

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”