time-wasting dans le dictionnaire italien Oxford-Paravia

Traductions de time-wasting dans le dictionnaire anglais»italien

I.time-wasting [GB, Am ˈtaɪmˌweɪstɪŋ] SUBST

time-wasting

perdita f di tempo

II.time-wasting [GB, Am ˈtaɪmˌweɪstɪŋ] ADJ

time-wasting practice, tactic:

time-wasting

che fa perdere del tempo

Traductions de time-wasting dans le dictionnaire italien»anglais

melina [meˈlina] SUBST f

melina SPORT fam:

fare melina

= in football, to keep possession of the ball and use time-wasting tactics to prevent the opponent from scoring

perdita [ˈpɛrdita] SUBST f

1. perdita (smarrimento):

perdita

loss

la perdita di quell'anello fu un vero trauma per lei

losing that ring was a real shock for her

2. perdita (diminuzione, calo):

perdita

loss

perdita di peso

weight loss

perdita di memoria

loss of memory, memory loss

perdita dell'udito

hearing loss

la perdita di fiducia

the plunge in confidence

perdita di velocità

loss of speed

3. perdita (privazione):

perdita

deprivation

perdita dei diritti civili

the deprivation of civil rights

la perdita dell'indipendenza

loss of independence

perdita di controllo

loss of control

perdita di conoscenza

loss of consciousness, blackout

4. perdita ÉCON:

perdita

loss

perdita di denaro, finanziaria

money, financial loss

perdite al gioco

gambling losses

vendere, lavorare in perdita

to sell, work at a loss

subire delle perdite

to suffer losses

l'azienda era in perdita

the company was losing money

profitti e perdite

profits and losses

conto profitti e perdite

profit and loss account

5. perdita (scomparsa, morte):

perdita

loss

la perdita di un caro

the loss or death of a loved one

ci furono delle gravi perdite di vite umane

there was great loss of life

senza perdite di vite umane

without loss of life

nessuna somma di denaro potrebbe compensare questa perdita

no sum of money could compensate this loss

ci sono state gravi, lievi perdite MILIT

there were heavy, light casualties

6. perdita (spreco):

perdita

waste

perdita

loss

è una perdita di tempo

it's a waste of time

ridurre le perdite di tempo

to cut down in time-wasting

7. perdita (dispersione):

perdita

loss

perdita di energia

power loss

perdita di calore

heat loss

8. perdita (fuoriuscita):

perdita

leak

perdita

leakage

perdita

escape

perdita

blowout

perdita d'acqua, d'olio

water, oil leak

perdita di petrolio

oil spill

c'è una perdita nel radiatore

there's a leak in the radiatior

9. perdita MÉD:

perdite bianche

whites

perdite vaginali

vaginal discharge

perdite premestruali

show

avere perdite di sangue

to bleed

a perdita d'occhio

as far as the eye can see

non è una gran perdita (riferito a cosa)

that's not much of a loss

non è una gran perdita (riferito a persona)

he's no great loss

Idiomes/Tournures:

perdita indiretta

consequential loss

perdita secca ÉCON

dead loss

Exemples monolingues (non-vérifiés par l'équipe de rédaction)

anglais

The others create a time-wasting sequence before you can hit targets again.

en.wikipedia.org

The protestations of silliness and time-wasting end up masking an encomium not only to literature, but to the question of why we read.

www.avclub.com

They are staging a "tweetathon" to highlight time-wasting 999 calls.

www.mirror.co.uk

The peddler's project tends to end up a time-wasting failure because fundamentally, no one finds it useful or fun.

techcrunch.com

He claimed that calls to his phone were not being put through to him and that he was receiving a number of time-wasting hoax calls.

www.out-law.com

This rule is rarely applied so strictly in professional football, and is generally only reserved for use in instances of clear and deliberate time-wasting.

en.wikipedia.org

So vice-chancellors have to spend a lot of time looking for additional resources and that can be extremely time-wasting.

www.universityworldnews.com

It's a much older crowd who maybe don't have as much patience for the time-wasting.

www.theglobeandmail.com

But the presiding judge can curtail excessive or deliberate time-wasting.

www.news24.com

There's even talk of more international collaboration -- a useless, time-wasting proposition.

www.theage.com.au