time-wasting en el Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Traducciones de time-wasting en el diccionario inglés»español

time-wasting [ingl. am. ˈtaɪmˌweɪstɪŋ, ingl. brit.] SUST. U

time-wasting

pérdida f de tiempo

time-wasting atrbv. device/activity

que hace perder el tiempo

the Bulls' time-wasting back-fired when the Bears equalised in the last minute

la táctica de los Bulls de hacer tiempo no les resultó porque los Bears igualaron en el último minuto

Traducciones de time-wasting en el diccionario español»inglés

dilatorio (dilatoria) ADJ.

dilatorio (dilatoria)

delaying atrbv.

dilatorio (dilatoria)

time-wasting atrbv.

dilatorio (dilatoria)

dilatory form.

hueveo SUST. m Chile vulg. argot

1. hueveo (tontería):

hueveo

crap argot

hueveo

shit vulg. argot

2. hueveo (tomadura de pelo):

lo agarraron para el hueveo

they made fun of him

lo agarraron para el hueveo

they took the piss out of him ingl. brit. argot

3. hueveo (acción de molestar):

está aburrido con los hueveos del cabro

he's fed up with the kid hassling o bugging him coloq.

4. hueveo (pérdida de tiempo):

se dedicó al hueveo y la echaron

she was time-wasting so she got thrown out coloq.

5. hueveo (desorden):

allí adentro hay mucho hueveo

it's absolute chaos in there

allí adentro hay mucho hueveo

there's a terrible mess in there

6. hueveo (flirteo):

hueveo

flirting

Ejemplos monolingües (no verificados por la redacción de PONS)

inglés

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

www.theage.com.au

Closer working relationships between the public and private sectors lead to rapid growth rather than time-wasting conflicts.

www.theplanner.co.uk

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

www.theglobeandmail.com

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

www.universityworldnews.com

Another selling point: none of the flight delays, random pat-downs or other time-wasting indignities now routine in commercial travel.

www.theglobeandmail.com

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

www.news24.com

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

Switching to an alternative three-digit non-emergency number could cut down on time-wasting hoax or abandoned calls, a review suggests.

www.stuff.co.nz

This takes some of the painful time-wasting tactics out of the game.

thestarphoenix.com

In 1984, umpires began to apply 15-metre penalties for time-wasting.

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