misspent

[USA]/'mis'spent/
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Oversættelse

adj. spildt

Eksempelsætninger

misspent the funds; misspent their youth.

brugte fejlagtigt midlerne; brugte deres ungdom.

perhaps I am atoning for my misspent youth.

måske soner jeg for min misbrugte ungdom.

an old man who still moans about his misspent youth.

en ældre mand, der stadig sukker over sin misbrugte ungdom.

He misspent his youth on frivolous activities.

Han brugte sin ungdom på useriøse aktiviteter.

She regrets the years she misspent in a dead-end job.

Hun fortryder de år, hun brugte i et job uden fremtid.

They realized they had misspent their savings on unnecessary luxuries.

De indså, at de havde brugt deres opsparing på unødvendige luksusvarer.

The company's CEO was accused of misspending company funds for personal use.

Virksomhedens administrerende direktør blev anklaget for at bruge virksomhedsfonde til personlig brug.

He acknowledged that he had misspent his opportunities and vowed to make a change.

Han indrømmede, at han havde brugt sine muligheder forgæves, og lovede at ændre sig.

The politician was criticized for misspending taxpayer money on extravagant trips.

Politikeren blev kritiseret for at bruge skatteborgernes penge på ekstravagante rejser.

She realized she had misspent her talents and decided to pursue a different career path.

Hun indså, at hun havde brugt sine talenter forgæves, og besluttede at forfølge en anden karrierevej.

The charity organization was accused of misspending donations on administrative expenses.

Velgørenhedsforeningen blev anklaget for at bruge donationer på administrative udgifter.

He admitted to misspending his inheritance on gambling and frivolous purchases.

Han indrømmede at have brugt sin arv på gambling og useriøse køb.

She reflected on the years she had misspent in unhealthy relationships and decided to focus on self-care.

Hun tænkte over de år, hun havde brugt i usunde forhold, og besluttede at fokusere på selvpleje.

Virkelige Eksempler

Without it, I could have neglected an important battle or misspent my energy.

Kilde: Tales of Imagination and Creativity

" Generally, I think the govt has misspent our money." " Misspent" means spent it in the wrong way or in a bad way.

Kilde: Engvid Super Teacher Rebecca - Business English

Opponents of Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan have accused his government of not enforcing building regulations and of misspending taxes levied after the last major earthquake to make buildings more quake resistant.

Kilde: VOA Daily Standard February 2023 Collection

The group was intended as a one-shot deal—we would play two shows at the American Booksellers Convention, get a few laughs, recapture our misspent youth for three or four hours, then go our separate ways.

Kilde: Stephen King on Writing

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