Translation of "squandering" to Spanish language:
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| He was accused of squandering public funds. | Él estaba acusado de despilfarrar fondos públicos. |
| Accompanied by a squandering of the nation's material wealth that defied credulity. | Acompañadas por un despilfarro de la riqueza material de la nación que desafía la credulidad. |
| And give thou to the kinsman his due, and also unto the needy and the wayfarer and squander not in squandering. | Da lo que es de derecho al pariente, así como al pobre y al viaiero, pero sin prodigarte demasiado, |
| Once this fallacy is presented as fact, it is only natural that coverage highlights how our government is, in Stephens s words, squandering the trust and goodwill of its eurozone partners. | Una vez que esta falacia se presenta como hecho es natural que la cobertura se centre en que nuestro gobierno, en palabras de Stephens, está desperdiciando la confianza y buena voluntad de sus socios de la eurozona . |
| That alone yielded a windfall of tens of billions of euros per year. But it barely made a dent in their national debts, which can mean only one thing massive squandering. | Ya sólo eso rindió un inesperado beneficio de decenas de miles de millones de euros al año, pero apenas hizo mella 160 en su deuda nacional, lo que sólo puede significar una cosa un despilfarro masivo. |
| We are thus squandering a highly important capital resource of which there is a serious deficit in the Community, and let us not forget to mention what is happening with regard to protection of the environment and the importance of forests in this respect. | La aprobación de este principio supondría un potentísimo medio para disuadir a quienes abrigan el propósito de transformar el territorio para especular con él. |
| Prove orphans till they reach the marriageable age then, if ye find them of sound judgment, deliver over unto them their fortune and devour it not by squandering and in haste lest they should grow up Whoso (of the guardians) is rich, let him abstain generously (from taking of the property of orphans) and whoso is poor let him take thereof in reason (for his guardianship). | Tantead a los huérfanos hasta que alcancen la nubilidad, Cuando los creáis ya maduros, pasadles su hacienda. No la consumáis pródiga y prematuramente antes de que alcancen la mayoría de edad. |
