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quinta-feira, 16 de janeiro de 2014

Word of the day: Squander

Squander: desperdiçar, esbanjar, dissipar
Synonyms: blow, dissipate, fiddle away, fritter (away), lavish, lose, misspend, run through, spend, waste, throw away, trifle (away)
“He vowed not to squander this opportunity.”
“…squandered all her money gambling in casinos…”



sexta-feira, 6 de setembro de 2013

Word of the day: Squander

Squander:  desperdiçar, esbanjar, dissipar

Synonyms: blow, dissipate, fiddle away, lavish, lose, misspend, run through, spend, waste, throw away


“…squandered all her money gambling in casinos…”  (www.merriamwebster.com)

domingo, 15 de abril de 2012

Pour money down the drain

Pour money down the drain: gastar dinheiro à toa, desperdiçar dinheiro
"Don't buy low-quality merchandise. That's just pouring money down the drain."

quarta-feira, 29 de fevereiro de 2012

Word of the Day: Squander


Squander: desperdiçar, esbanjar, dissipar
Synonyms/definitions: blow, dissipate, fiddle away, fritter (away), lavish, lose, misspend, run through, spend, waste, throw away/ to spend extravagantly or foolishly, dissipate, waste
“Surely there is a better way to invest the billions we squander on this obviously doomed effort at home...” (Newsweek, January 02, 2010)