fritter in Spanish
fritter in Spanish is malgastar energías — fritter means a piece of food, often fruit or vegetable, coated in batter and deep-fried.
fritter in Spanish
malgastar energías
(intransitive, often with about, around, or away) To squander or waste time, money, or other resources; e.g. occupy oneself idly or without clear purpose, to tinker with an unimportant part of a project, to dally, sometimes as a form of procrastination.
What does "fritter" mean?
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noun A piece of food, often fruit or vegetable, coated in batter and deep-fried.
"We ordered banana fritters for dessert."
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verb To waste time, money, or effort gradually on unimportant things.
"He frittered away his savings on lottery tickets."
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fritter in a sentence
- We ordered banana fritters for dessert.
- He frittered away his savings on lottery tickets.
- Don't fritter the afternoon away scrolling your phone.
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What is "fritter" in Spanish?
"fritter" in Spanish is malgastar energías. fritter means: A piece of food, often fruit or vegetable, coated in batter and deep-fried.
How do you use "fritter" in a sentence?
Example: "We ordered banana fritters for dessert." In Spanish, "fritter" is malgastar energías.
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