No. 10,868 in Spanish

desperdiciando

"Wasting."

In a sentence

Está desperdiciando su talento al no trabajar en lo que realmente le apasiona.
He is wasting his talent by not working on what truly inspires him.
In this sentence, 'desperdiciando' is used to highlight an action of wasting something valuable, emphasizing lost potential.
Desperdiciando recursos naturales, no estamos ayudando al medio ambiente.
By wasting natural resources, we are not helping the environment.
Here, 'desperdiciando' refers to an irresponsible use of materials provided by nature, showing concern for environmental impact.
Después de esa discusión, sentí que estaba desperdiciando mi tiempo allí.
After that discussion, I felt I was wasting my time there.
'Desperdiciando' in this context symbolizes a sensation of losing something precious, such as time, in an unmeaningful situation.

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