Common Italian collocation
| Pronunciation | |
| Literal translation | To lose time |
| English translation | To waste time |
You will also see this expression as sprecare tempo.
| Sprecare tempo | To waste time |
Examples
| Smettila di perdere tempo su Internet. | Stop wasting time on the Internet. | |
| Jane non perse tempo a rispondere. | Jane didn’t waste time answering. | |
| Non voglio perdere tempo a litigare. | I don’t want to waste time arguing. | |
| Non perdiamo tempo a parlare di cose che non possiamo cambiare. | Let’s not waste time talking about things we cannot change. |
Related lessons
- perdere (to lose)
- sprecare (to waste)
- tempo (time)
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