Polyglot Dictionary

desperdiçar

/dʒispeɾdʒiˈsaɾ/

verb B1

o (masc.) a (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

present (eu)
desperdiço
preterite (eu)
desperdicei
past participle
desperdiçado

Meaning

  1. to waste

    • Não desperdice água.

      Don't waste water.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

Similar in other languages

German

verschwenden

verschwenden is the German word for the same thing — both mean "to waste."

Spanish

derrochar

derrochar is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "to waste."

Spanish

desperdiciar

desperdiciar is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "to waste."

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