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tróšiti to spend; (denar za) to spend (money on), to expend, to disburse, to lay out; (konzumirati) to consume; (tratiti) to waste, to dissipate, to squander (away), to spend lavishly, to lavish; (čas itd. zaman) to fritter away

tróšiti vodo to waste water
ne troši besed z njim! do not waste words (ali your breath) on him!

zamàn in vain, vainly; to no purpose, to no profit; ineffectually, unavailingly, fruitlessly

zamàn govoriti to waste words
vse je bilo zamàn it was all to no effect, it was all for nothing, it came to nothing, it achieved nothing
zamàn se mučiti to labour in vain
trud je bil zamàn the efforts proved abortive
zamàn trošiti to waste, to squander
zamàn se truditi (figurativno) to beat the air, to beat one's head against a brick wall