Spends vs Waste

Quando usar cada um em inglês, com significado, registro e exemplos.

Spends

Top 1000 (muito comum)

Waste

Top 1000 (muito comum) B1 noun

	Spends	Waste
Pronúncia	🇬🇧 //spɛndz// 🇺🇸 //spɛndz//	🇬🇧 /["/weɪst/"]/ 🇺🇸 /["/weɪst/"]/
Significado	Uses money or time.	usar algo de forma ineficaz ou inútil to use something in a way that is not effective or useful
Exemplo	He often spends too much money on clothes.	We should try to reduce waste by recycling more often.
Registro	Neutro	Neutro
Quão comum	Top 1000 (muito comum)	Top 1000 (muito comum)
Nível CEFR	-	B1
Classe gramatical		noun
Colocações	spend money, spend time, spend wisely, spend a fortune, spend energy	absolute, complete, total, go to, cause, avoid, waste of, absolute, complete, total, go to, cause, avoid, waste of, dangerous, harmful, hazardous, create, generate, produce, contaminate something, pollute something, collection, disposal, incineration, dangerous, harmful, hazardous, create, generate, produce, contaminate something, pollute something, collection, disposal, incineration, desert, frozen, icy
Antônimos	saves, conserves, accumulates	conserve, save, utilize
Erros comuns	Confusing 'spends' with 'spend' in present tense., Incorrectly using 'spends' with plural subjects., Overusing 'spends' without specifying what is being spent.	Confused with 'waist' - the body part, Using 'waste' as a noun without context, forgetting it can also be a verb, Saying 'wasting of' instead of just 'wasting'
Notas de uso	Commonly used in both spoken and written forms. Formal context may require specifying the purpose of spending.	Usado em contextos onde recursos, tempo ou oportunidades não são usados de forma eficiente. Menos apropriado em escrita formal, a menos que se discuta economia ou questões ambientais. Used in contexts where resources, time, or opportunities are not used efficiently. Less appropriate in formal writing unless discussing economics or environmental issues.

Veja em clipes reais

who spends his nights beating criminals to a pulp with his bare hands

Spends

The Sopranos › S1 E1

You said you were in waste management.

Agatha Christies Poirot › S1 E1

And you tried to waste Poirot's time with the duchesses.

The Sopranos › S1 E1

You said you were in waste management.

Agatha Christies Poirot › S1 E1

And you tried to waste Poirot's time with the duchesses.

Waste

Perguntas frequentes: Spends vs Waste

Qual é a diferença entre Spends e Waste?

Spends: Uses money or time. Waste: to use something in a way that is not effective or useful

Pode mostrar um exemplo de cada?

Spends: He often spends too much money on clothes. Waste: We should try to reduce waste by recycling more often.

Posso usar Spends e Waste de forma intercambiável?

Nem sempre. Spends e Waste são relacionadas e às vezes se sobrepõem, mas diferem em registro, frequência e uso, então trocar uma pela outra pode mudar o sentido ou o tom. Veja as diferenças acima antes de substituir.