fritter away
/ˈfrɪt.ər əˈweɪ/Word connections
verb
/ˈfrɪt.ər əˈweɪ/
Фразовый глагол, используемый для обозначения растраты чего-либо, особенно времени или денег, постепенным или небрежным образом.
Verbo que se usa para indicar el despilfarro o malgasto de algo, especialmente tiempo o dinero, de manera gradual o descuidada.
Verbe à particule utilisé pour désigner le fait de gaspiller quelque chose, surtout du temps ou de l'argent, progressivement ou avec négligence.
Deutsches Verb, das bedeutet, etwas – besonders Zeit oder Geld – allmählich, sorglos oder sinnlos zu verschwenden.
Verbo frasal usado para indicar o desperdício de algo, especialmente tempo ou dinheiro, de forma gradual ou descuidada.
动词短语，指以逐渐或漫不经心的方式浪费某物，尤指时间或金钱。
فعل يُستخدم للإشارة إلى تبديد شيء ما، وخاصة الوقت أو المال، بطريقة تدريجية أو بإهمال.
A phrasal verb used to indicate wasting something, especially time or money, in a gradual or careless manner.
uncountable · transitive · phrasal, separable
Waste time or resourcesinformal
To waste something, especially time or money, in a gradual or careless way.
Растрачиватьdespilfarrar, malgastargaspillerVerschwendenDesperdiçar挥霍تبديد الوقت أو الموارد- He frittered away his inheritance on expensive cars.
- She frittered away the afternoon watching TV.
- Don't fritter away your savings on unnecessary things.
Synonymsblowdissipatemisspendrun throughsquanderthrow awaywaste
Antonymsaccumulateconserveeconomizehoardhusbandinvestpreservesave
- frittered away past participle
- frittered away past simple
- frittering away present participle
- fritters away third person singular
Base verbfritter
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