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gâcher

to waste, to ruin

verb gah-SHEH Less Common

Usage Note

Gâcher conveys squandering something valuable — time, an opportunity, a relationship — or ruining something that could have been good. The noun gâchis means a waste or a mess. In a construction context, gâcher du plâtre means to mix plaster, the verb's original concrete sense.

Examples

"Tu vas gâcher ta chance."

Natural Translation

You are going to waste your chance.

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