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a carpet-baggerA candidate for election who has no roots or interest in the constituency he wishes to represent. The original meaning was a Unionist financier or adventurer who exploited the cheap labour in the American South after the Civil War. The carpet bags carried by these adventurers were made of carpet material.Rate it:

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à laver la tête d'un maure (or, d'un âne, or, d'un nègre) on y perd sa lessiveTo endeavour to teach a fool is a waste of time.Rate it:

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absque impetitione vastiWithout impeachment of waste.Rate it:

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aislante acústicoMaterial que disminuye o bloquea las ondas acústicas.Rate it:

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apparatus (rare in plur.) bellipreparations for war; war-material.Rate it:

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barrelA waste receptacle.Rate it:

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beat offTo waste time.Rate it:

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beat one's head against a stone wallTo waste effort on a futile project.Rate it:

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burn the candle at both endsTo waste something in two directions at once.Rate it:

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cakes and aleThe simple material pleasures of life.Rate it:

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Cast Pearls before SwineTo waste your feelings and sympathies on a person who won’t appreciate or care about,Rate it:

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chew the fatTo chat idly or generally waste time talking.Rate it:

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choked the gooseWaste the money on something uselessRate it:

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clayThe material of the human body.Rate it:

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clayAn earth material with ductile qualities.Rate it:

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clayA mineral substance made up of small crystals of silica and alumina, that is ductile when moist; the material of pre-fired ceramics.Rate it:

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clear the decksTo remove, or fasten, all loose material, or partitions prior to a naval engagement.Rate it:

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copiam quam potui persecutus sumI have exhausted all my material.Rate it:

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debris fieldAny area, non-dependent of locale, space, or contour, that contains the debris of wreckage, impact, sinking, or other material that once constituted a complete object. Debris fields can be found at the site of air crashes, water vessel sinking, explosions of buildings, collapses, and other events that render a whole entity into components, pieces, or other non-whole items.Rate it:

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densidad relativaEs el cociente entre la densidad de un material y la densidad del agua a 4 °C.Rate it:

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diamonds are a girl's best friendA statement that suggests, while love is a luxury, material wealth (particularly jewellery) is more valuable in the long run.Rate it:

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dick aroundTo waste time on an unproductive activity.Rate it:

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dig outTo find, or retrieve something by removing overlying material, or material that hides itRate it:

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DNUInitialism of do not use : marking used to tag equipment or material that is not to be used.Rate it:

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don't throw the baby out with the bathwaterTo discard something valuable, often inadvertently, in the process of removing waste.Rate it:

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explicitContaining material that might be deemed offensive or graphic.Rate it:

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faff aboutTo waste time; spend time idly.Rate it:

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faff aroundTo waste time; spend time idly.Rate it:

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fall in lineC. 2004, Career Soldiers, "Won't Waste My Life".Rate it:

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fanny aboutTo waste time or fool around; to engage in activity which produces little or no accomplishment.Rate it:

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fart aboutTo waste time, or to fool about.Rate it:

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fart aroundTo waste time, or to fool about.Rate it:

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ficha técnicaSumario detallado de características de un objeto, material, proceso, programa, empresa o servicio. El contenido varía según el producto o ente descrito. Suele incluir datos como nombre, peculiaridades físicas, modo de uso o elaboración, propiedades distintivas y especificaciones técnicas.Rate it:

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fiddle aboutTo waste time; spend time idly.Rate it:

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fiddle awayTo wasteRate it:

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fill inTo fill; to replace material that is absent or has been removed.Rate it:

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fool aroundTo waste time.Rate it:

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fool awayto waste, squanderRate it:

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footle awayTo waste.Rate it:

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fritter awayTo squander or waste.Rate it:

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fuck aboutTo waste time with unimportant activities, often used as an admonition to urge the other party to stop wasting time.Rate it:

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global community cleanlinessMovement, term, and hashtag created by Renowned Global Activist Greshun De Bouse to describe and encourage global litter eradication and resource preservation efforts-one community at a time. The movement is inspired by De Bouse's father, humanitarian Curtis Lassiter's continued commitment to global community cleanliness, safety, and beautification, one city at a time via litter prevention, prompt waste pickup/removal, properly set concrete, and more #global communitycleanliness #gccmovement #activistdebouseRate it:

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haste makes wasteOne makes mistakes when being too hasty.Rate it:

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hit the books!Launch a determined review or study of appropriate material and subjects by hitting the books in preparation for a stringent examination/knowledge test in a pre-employment interview.Rate it:

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hot lunchA sexual act in which a pouch of clingfilm or similar material filled with faeces is placed in one of the participants' mouth and subsequently penetrated by the second participant.Rate it:

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huincha adhesivaCinta de material plástico, generalmente transparente, con un lado pegajoso o adhesivo, que se usa para pegar objetos, sellar cartas y otros usos de oficina.Rate it:

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huincha aisladoraCinta con un lado adhesivo, hecha de un material aislante, que se usa en cables y empalmes eléctricos para proteger y aislar.Rate it:

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huincha aislanteCinta con un lado adhesivo, hecha de un material aislante, que se usa en cables y empalmes eléctricos para proteger y aislar.Rate it:

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huincha transportadoraFaja flexible de material plástico, goma u otro, que se mueve y sirve para transportar objetos entre dos puntos. Usada en aeropuertos, supermercados, etc.Rate it:

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il fait l'âne pour avoir du sonHe simulates stupidity to gain some material advantage.Rate it:

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