be wasted

[bi ˈweɪstɪd]

verb phrase

ser desperdiçado; estar intoxicado

1. to be used inefficiently or without proper purpose; to be squandered

The opportunity will be wasted if we don't act now.

A oportunidade será desperdiçada se não agirmos agora.

2. to be in a state of extreme intoxication (slang)

He got wasted at the party last night.

Ele ficou completamente bêbado na festa ontem à noite.

3. to be emaciated or weakened by illness or malnourishment

The patient was wasted from the prolonged illness.

O paciente estava debilitado pela doença prolongada.

NYC Slang

be wasted; be hammered; be plastered

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Regional Variations

General Brazilian

ser desperdiçado; estar bêbado

Both meanings are commonly used in Brazil

Rio de Janeiro

estar de ressaca; estar zuado

Informal/slang usage for intoxication

São Paulo

ser desperdiçado; estar louco

Common in urban contexts

Portugal

ser desperdiçado; estar bêbado; estar gasto

Portuguese uses 'gasto' more frequently for the exhausted meaning

waste not, want not

a wasted effort

wasted potential

get wasted

waste away

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