fritter

[US]/'frɪtə/
[UK]/'frɪtɚ/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

vt. desperdiciar; cortar finamente; picar en pedazos
n. pedazo pequeño; migaja; masa frita rellena
vi. disminuir; dispersar; desperdiciar
Word Forms
Tercera persona singularfritters
Participio pasadofrittered
Pasadofrittered
Gerundiofrittering
Pluralfritters

Phrases & Collocations

apple fritter

trosos de manzana

banana fritter

trosos de plátano

crispy fritter

trosos crujientes

fritter away

despilfarar

Example Sentences

they become frittered into minute tatters.

se convierten en diminutos harapos.

to fritter your money

despilfarar tu dinero

frittering away her entire allowance;

desperdiciando toda su asignación;

frittered his inheritance away.See Synonyms at waste

despilfarró su herencia. Consulte sinónimos en despilfarro

I wish we hadn't frittered the money away so easily.

Ojalá no hubiéramos desperdiciado el dinero tan fácilmente.

He’s frittered away the money his father left him.

Ha desperdiciado el dinero que su padre le dejó.

She fritters away all her money on clothes and trips to the cinema.

Ella desperdicia todo su dinero en ropa y viajes al cine.

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