squander

The reason is that taxpayers do not understand why we are squandering the money that they pay in taxes.
La raison en est que les contribuables ne comprennent pas pourquoi nous dilapidons ainsi l'argent de leurs impôts.
We are squandering the most valuable resource we have on this continent: the valuable resource of the imagination.
Nous gaspillons la ressource la plus précieuse que nous avons sur ce continent : la précieuse ressource qu'est l'imagination.
I am outraged that this historical hour is being used in this way, that we are squandering this time, which has been provided for the important democratic debate that should really do honour to this European Parliament.
Je suis indignée de voir que cette heure historique est exploitée, que nous gaspillons le temps prévu pour cet important débat pour la démocratie et qui devrait inciter le Parlement européen à la dignité.
Humans are squandering the planet's resources.
Les humains gaspillent les ressources de la planète.
Yet, are squandering it away without any feeling of respect and gratitude.
Pourtant, nous gaspillons tout cela sans aucun sentiment de respect et de gratitude.
We must recognise the fact that we are squandering money in national budgets.
Nous devons reconnaître que nous connaissons un morcellement entre les budgets nationaux.
A further shocking waste of resources, Commissioner, is that women in technical, scientific and information technology fields are squandering their skills.
Un autre gaspillage de ressources choquant, Monsieur le Commissaire, c'est les femmes dans les domaines techniques, scientifiques et des technologies de l'information, qui gâchent leurs compétences.
As the Transitional Federal Government loses authority and cohesion, its leaders are squandering resources while its military assets are degraded and sold.
À mesure que le Gouvernement perd de son autorité et de sa cohésion, ses dirigeants pillent les ressources, et le matériel militaire est déclassé et vendu.
Those facts lead us to believe that the Government and political groups are squandering an opportunity to find a solution to the lengthy crisis in Somalia.
Ces actes donnent à penser que le Gouvernement et les groupes politiques laissent s'échapper l'occasion de parvenir à un règlement de la longue crise que connaît la Somalie.
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