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perditempo

/ˌpɛrdiˈtɛmpo/nounC1
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Meaning

time-waster

  • A person who wastes time or idles about without doing anything useful

In a sentence

Ho messo l'annuncio online specificando chiaramente: no perditempo.

I placed the advert online clearly specifying: no time-wasters.

Quel ragazzo è un perditempo e non conclude mai niente di serio.

That guy is a time-waster and never accomplishes anything serious.

Non perdere ore con quei perditempo che non vogliono comprare nulla.

Don't waste hours with those time-wasters who don't want to buy anything.

Word forms (3)
WordWord forms
perditemposingular
perditempoplural
perditempoMasc|Fem · plural

Usage notes

  • Invariable in the plural: i perditempo, le perditempo. Often used in classified ads: 'no perditempo' (no timewasters).

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