to waste one's time and effort nell'Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Traduzioni di to waste one's time and effort nel dizionario inglese»francese

effort [ingl brit ˈɛfət, ingl am ˈɛfərt] SOST

I.waste [ingl brit weɪst, ingl am weɪst] SOST

1. waste U (squandering):

perte f (of de)

III.waste [ingl brit weɪst, ingl am weɪst] AGG

IV.waste [ingl brit weɪst, ingl am weɪst] VB vb trans

1. waste (squander):

Vedi anche: nuclear waste

and [ingl brit ənd, (ə)n, and, ingl am ænd, (ə)n] CONG When used as a straightforward conjunction, and is translated by et: to shout and sing = crier et chanter; Tom and Linda = Tom et Linda; my friend and colleague = mon ami et collègue.
and is sometimes used between two verbs in English to mean ‘in order to’ (wait and see, go and ask, try and rest etc.). To translate these expressions, look under the appropriate verb entry (wait, go, try etc).
For examples and other uses, see the entry below.

Vedi anche: wait, try, go

I.wait [ingl brit weɪt, ingl am weɪt] SOST

1. wait (remain patiently):

tu verras bien colloq
tu vas voir! colloq
tiens-toi bien! colloq
wait for it! MILIT

I.try <pl tries> [ingl brit trʌɪ, ingl am traɪ] SOST

II.try <pl tries> [ingl brit trʌɪ, ingl am traɪ] VB vb trans <pret, part perf tried>

2. try (test out):

III.try <pl tries> [ingl brit trʌɪ, ingl am traɪ] VB vb intr <pret, part perf tried>

1. try (make attempt):

essaie un peu! colloq

1. go (move, travel):

aller (from de, to à, en)
who goes there? MILIT

2. go (on specific errand, activity):

18. go (extend in depth or scope):

II.go [ingl brit ɡəʊ, ingl am ɡoʊ] VB vb trans see usage note

III.go <pl goes> [ingl brit ɡəʊ, ingl am ɡoʊ] SOST

1. go ingl brit:

à qui le tour?

IV.go [ingl brit ɡəʊ, ingl am ɡoʊ] AGG

he's all go colloq!
it's all the go colloq!
that was a near go colloq!
to go off on one ingl brit colloq
to go off like a frog in a sock ingl Aus colloq event:
s'éclater colloq
there you go colloq!

I.one [ingl brit wʌn, ingl am wən] DETERM When one is used as a personal pronoun it is translated by on when it is the subject of the verb: one never knows = on ne sait jamais. When one is the object of the verb or comes after a preposition it is usually translated by vous: it can make one ill = cela peut vous rendre malade.
For more examples and all other uses, see the entry below.

II.one [ingl brit wʌn, ingl am wən] PRON

1. one (indefinite):

un/une m/f

3. one (referring to a specific person):

you're a one colloq!

4. one (demonstrative):

III.one [ingl brit wʌn, ingl am wən] SOST (number)

VII.one [ingl brit wʌn, ingl am wən]

Vedi anche: road, never, hell, any

road [ingl brit rəʊd, ingl am roʊd] SOST

1. road (between places):

route f (from de, to à)
to hit the road colloq, to take (to) the road
routier/-ière

3. road (way):

road fig
(get) out of my road colloq!
dégage! colloq

never [ingl brit ˈnɛvə, ingl am ˈnɛvər] AVV When never is used to modify a verb (she never wears a hat, I've never seen him) it is translated ne…jamais in French; ne comes before the verb, and before the auxiliary in compound tenses, and jamais comes after the verb or auxiliary: elle ne porte jamais de chapeau, je ne l'ai jamais vu.
When never is used without a verb, it is translated by jamais alone: ‘admit it!’—‘never!’ = ‘avoue-le!’—‘jamais’.
For examples and particular usages, see the entry below.

1. never (not ever):

I.hell [ingl brit hɛl, ingl am hɛl] SOST

3. hell (as intensifier) colloq:

he's one hell of a smart guy ingl am
on en a bavé colloq
barrons-nous! colloq
dégage! colloq
qu'est- ce que tu fais, bon Dieu? colloq
je laisse tomber! colloq

II.hell [ingl brit hɛl, ingl am hɛl] INTER sl

III.hell [ingl brit hɛl, ingl am hɛl]

to be hell colloq on sth ingl am
to catch hell colloq ingl am
to do sth for the hell of it colloq
engueuler qn colloq
chambouler qc colloq
to raise (merry) hell colloq

I.any [ˈenɪ] DETERM When any is used as a determiner in negative sentences it is not usually translated in French: we don't have any money = nous n'avons pas d'argent.
When any is used as a determiner in questions it is translated by du, de l', de la or des according to the gender and number of the noun that follows: is there any soap? = y a-t-il du savon?; is there any flour? = y a-t-il de la farine?; are there any questions? = est-ce qu'il y a des questions?
For examples and other determiner uses see I. in the entry below.
When any is used as a pronoun in negative sentences and in questions it is translated by en: we don't have any = nous n'en avons pas; have you got any? = est-ce que vous en avez?
For more examples and other pronoun uses see II. below.
For adverbial uses such as any more, any longer, any better etc. see III. below.

3. any (no matter which):

1. any (with comparatives):

I.one's [ingl brit wʌnz, ingl am wənz] In French determiners agree in gender and number with the noun they qualify. So when one's is used as a determiner it is translated by son + masculine singular noun (son argent), by sa + feminine noun (sa voiture) BUT by son + feminine noun beginning with a vowel or mute h (son assiette) and by ses + plural noun (ses enfants).
When one's is stressed, à soi is added after the noun.
When one’s is used in expressions such as to brush one’s teeth where an indirect reflexive verb is used in French, it is translated by le/la/les: to brush one’s teeth = se laver les dents; .
For examples and particular usages see the entry one’s.

one's → one is, → one has

II.one's [ingl brit wʌnz, ingl am wənz] DETERM

I.time [ingl brit tʌɪm, ingl am taɪm] SOST

2. time (specific duration):

3. time (hour of the day, night):

4. time (era, epoch):

5. time (moment):

6. time (occasion):

7. time (experience):

se la couler douce colloq

II.time [ingl brit tʌɪm, ingl am taɪm] VB vb trans

il y a un début à tout
to do time (prison) colloq
faire de la taule colloq
to make time with sb ingl am colloq (chat up)
draguer qn colloq
s'envoyer qn colloq
long time no see colloq!
time please! ingl brit (in pub)

to waste one's time and effort nel dizionario PONS

Traduzioni di to waste one's time and effort nel dizionario inglese»francese

Vedi anche: eight

2. time no pl (period of time):

3. time (point in time):

at the same time a. fig
ahead of time ingl am

7. time (epoch):

to be ahead of [or before] one's time ingl brit
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