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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesdesperdicio de agua
Pronunciation / Transliteration: des-per-dee-syoh deh ah-gwah
"El desperdicio de agua afecta gravemente la disponibilidad del recurso."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The careless, inefficient, or unnecessary use and loss of water resources.
"Stricter regulations were introduced to penalize the severe water wastage caused by leaking municipal pipes." - 2
The quantity of water lost or consumed without providing any useful purpose or benefit.
"Agricultural water wastage can be significantly reduced by upgrading to drip irrigation systems."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Old English 'wæter' (Proto-Germanic *watōr) combined with 'wastage', originating from Old French 'wastage' and Latin 'vastare' (to lay waste, devastate). The compound reflects modern environmental terminology addressing the inefficient or reckless use of vital natural resources.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Water wastage" is said worldwide
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gaspillage d'eau
Transliteration: gas-pee-yahzh doh
"Le gaspillage d'eau est un problème majeur en période de sécheresse."
Wasserverschwendung
Transliteration: vas-er-fer-shven-dung
"Wasserverschwendung sollte durch den Einsatz moderner Technik vermieden werden."
spreco d'acqua
Transliteration: spre-ko dak-kwah
"Lo spreco d'acqua domestico può essere ridotto con piccoli accorgimenti."
desperdicio de agua
Transliteration: des-per-dee-syoh deh ah-gwah
"El desperdicio de agua afecta gravemente la disponibilidad del recurso."
desperdício de água
Transliteration: des-per-dee-see-oo djee ah-gwah
"Campanhas educativas ajudam a combater o desperdício de água."
पानी की बर्बादी
Transliteration: pani ki barbadi
"हमें कृषि और घरों में पानी की बर्बादी को रोकना चाहिए।"
浪费水
Transliteration: làng fèi shuǐ
"减少浪费水对于保护环境至关重要。"
물 낭비
Transliteration: mul nang-bi
"우리는 일상생활에서 물 낭비를 줄여야 합니다."
水無駄遣い
Transliteration: mizu no mudazukai
Script: 水の無駄遣い
"夏の暑い時期には水の無駄遣いに気を付ける必要があります。"
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