spreco

Definitions of spreco
  1. noun
    useless or profitless activity; using or expending or consuming thoughtlessly or carelessly
    synonyms: cascame, diseconomia, dissipazione, scialacquio, scialacquo, scialo, sciupio, sperpero
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    sperpero
    spending resources lavishly and wastefully
    type of:
    attività, lavoro, passo
    any specific behavior
  2. noun
    any materials unused and rejected as worthless or unwanted
    synonyms: cascame, dissipazione, sperpero
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    esalazione
    gases ejected from an engine as waste products
    escremento, escrezione, feci
    waste matter (as urine or sweat but especially feces) discharged from the body
    fognatura
    waste matter carried away in sewers or drains
    balla, boiata, immondizia, paccottiglia, patacca, pattume, porcheria, rancidume, rifiuto, scarto, schifezza, spazzatura, sudiceria, turpitudine, zavorra
    worthless material that is to be disposed of
    escremento, feci
    solid excretory product evacuated from the bowels
    vomito
    the matter ejected in vomiting
    carabattola, cianfrusaglia, detrito, macereto, maceria
    the remains of something that has been destroyed or broken up
    lettiga
    rubbish carelessly dropped or left about (especially in public places)
    guano
    the excrement of sea birds; used as fertilizer
    type of:
    materiale
    the tangible substance that goes into the makeup of a physical object
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