Grammatical class

Noun

gaspillage

waste

Details

Syllables

gas-pil-la-ge

Phonetics

gas.pi.jaʒ

Grammatical class

Noun

Freq. (books)

16921

Freq. (movies)

12360

Freq. (news)

13888

Sentences

C'est un gaspillage.

It's a waste.

A1

Quel gaspillage d'eau !

What a waste of water!

A1

Quel gaspillage d'argent !

What a waste of money!

A1

Quel terrible gaspillage !

What a fearful waste of money!

A1

C'est un gaspillage de ressources.

It's a waste of resources.

A2

C'est un gaspillage de temps et d'argent.

That's a waste of time and money.

A2

C'est une société de gaspillage.

It's a throw-away society.

B1

C'est un gaspillage de l'argent du contribuable.

It's a waste of taxpayers' money.

B1

Le gaspillage de nourriture est un crime contre l'humanité.

The wastage of food is a crime against humanity.

B1

« Les billets de loterie sont un gaspillage d'argent. » « Pas si on gagne. »

"Lottery tickets are a waste of money." "Not if you win."

B1