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fritter away

/ˈfrɪt.ər əˈweɪ/

Tradução: Verbo frasal usado para indicar o desperdício de algo, especialmente tempo ou dinheiro, de forma gradual ou descuidada.

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Relações da palavra

verb

/ˈfrɪt.ər əˈweɪ/B2formal
  • ptVerbo frasal usado para indicar o desperdício de algo, especialmente tempo ou dinheiro, de forma gradual ou descuidada.

A phrasal verb used to indicate wasting something, especially time or money, in a gradual or careless manner.

incontável · transitivo · phrasal, separável

  1. Waste time or resourcesinformal

    To waste something, especially time or money, in a gradual or careless way.

    ptDesperdiçar

    • He frittered away his inheritance on expensive cars.
    • She frittered away the afternoon watching TV.
    • Don't fritter away your savings on unnecessary things.

    Sinônimosblowdissipatemisspendrun throughsquanderthrow awaywaste

    Antônimosaccumulateconserveeconomizehoardhusbandinvestpreservesave

Formas
  • frittered away past participle
  • frittered away past simple
  • frittering away present participle
  • fritters away third person singular

Verbo basefritter

Vocab Bloom Hub English dataset · 0.3.1

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