English-French translations for waste away

• dépérir
  Dans certaines circonstances, la réponse à cette interrogation est simple : avons-nous le droit de laisser dépérir des êtres humains ? In certain circumstances, this issue can be resolved quite easily. Do we have the right to let people waste away?

Definition of waste away

• To lose energy and/or become weak and feeble

Synonyms

• pine away

Examples

• She watched him waste away from lack of food or exercise.

Related words

• waste
• wasted
• wasteful
• wastewater
• wastebasket
• wasteland
• biowaste
• wastewood
• wastebin
• waster