Hay que poner fin al uso irresponsable y despilfarrador que hacemos de la energía, con sus consiguientes emisiones de C02 y otros peligros para el medio ambiente.

Our irresponsible and profligate use of energy, with its consequential emissions of C02 and other environmental hazards must stop.

despilfarrador(also: derrochador, derrochadora, despilfarradora, disipador)

spendthrift {noun}

Si aún no disponemos de este presupuesto, no es por culpa de un Parlamento despilfarrador que olvide que estamos atravesando tiempos de crisis.

If we do not yet have this budget, it is not the fault of a spendthrift Parliament, which forgets we are living through times of crisis.

despilfarrador {adjective masculine}

despilfarrador(also: derrochadora, derrochador, despilfarradora)

profligate {adj.}

Utilizan más energía que la industria y lo hacen de forma despilfarradora.

They use more energy than industry and they use it in a profligate way.

Hay que poner fin al uso irresponsable y despilfarrador que hacemos de la energía, con sus consiguientes emisiones de C02 y otros peligros para el medio ambiente.

Our irresponsible and profligate use of energy, with its consequential emissions of C02 and other environmental hazards must stop.

despilfarrador {adjective}

despilfarrador(also: de lujo)

extravagant {adj.} (lavish, wasteful)

despilfarrador

prodigal {adj.} (wasteful)

despilfarrador(also: derrochador)

spendthrift {adj.} (person, organization)

Si aún no disponemos de este presupuesto, no es por culpa de un Parlamento despilfarrador que olvide que estamos atravesando tiempos de crisis.

If we do not yet have this budget, it is not the fault of a spendthrift Parliament, which forgets we are living through times of crisis.

despilfarrador

wasteful {adj.} (person)

Es una forma de pensar funesta y despilfarradora.

This is a flawed way of thinking, and it is wasteful.

Precisamente cuanto más crece y más se aleja el gobierno, más ineficaz, despilfarrador y corrupto se vuelve.

It is precisely when government becomes bigger and more remote that it becomes more inefficient and more wasteful and more corrupt.

Debemos señalar con el dedo a los Estados miembros despilfarradores, algo que sigue existiendo, y describir la situación con más claridad.

We must publicly shame the wasteful Member States, which continue to exist, and describe the situation clearly.

SYNONYMS

Synonyms (Spanish) for "despilfarrador":

despilfarrador

derrochador- dilapidador- disipador- gastador- gastoso- manirroto

CONTEXT EXAMPLES

Context examples for "despilfarradora" in English(!) These sentences come from external sources & may not be accurate. Therefore, we are not responsible for their content.

Señor Presidente, los órganos europeos deben tener presente su responsabilidad y también su obligación de ofrecer a los ciudadanos europeos una gestión eficaz y no despilfarradora.

Mr President, the European institutions must be aware that they have a responsibility and also an obligation to guarantee the European citizen an efficient and economical administration.

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