"חבל על הזמן" meaning in All languages combined

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Phrase [Hebrew]

IPA: /χaˈval al haˈzman/ [Modern-Israeli-Hebrew] Forms: חֲבָל עַל הַ זְּמַן [canonical], khavál al haz'mán [romanization]
Head templates: {{head|he|phrases|head=חֲבָל עַל הַזְּמַן|sc=Hebr|sort=|tr=khavál al haz'mán|ts=}} חֲבָל עַל הַזְּמַן • (khavál al haz'mán), {{he-phrase|head=חֲבָל עַל הַזְּמַן|tr=khavál al haz'mán}} חֲבָל עַל הַזְּמַן • (khavál al haz'mán)
  1. (literally) It's a waste of time; we're wasting time; we don't have time for this. Tags: literally
    Sense id: en-חבל_על_הזמן-he-phrase-6RpG4XBI Categories (other): Hebrew entries with incorrect language header, Hebrew entries with language name categories using raw markup, Hebrew terms with redundant script codes Disambiguation of Hebrew entries with incorrect language header: 86 14 Disambiguation of Hebrew entries with language name categories using raw markup: 85 15 Disambiguation of Hebrew terms with redundant script codes: 86 14
  2. (slang) Exceptionally good. Tags: slang
    Sense id: en-חבל_על_הזמן-he-phrase-pYBA6yXS
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: חבל״ז [abbreviation]

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          "english": "You're wasting your time, you'll never manage to fix the old transistor [radio].",
          "roman": "khavál l'khá al haz'mán, bakhayím lo tatslíakh l'takén et hatranzístor hayashán.",
          "text": "חבל לך על הזמן, בחיים לא תצליח לתקן את הטרנזיסטור הישן.",
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          "ref": "1963 February 7, “מכתבים למערכת [Letters to the [Newspaper's] System]”, in Davar",
          "text": "אומר יעקב לשמעון: שמע חביבי מה יחדשוּ לנו? על ההסתדרות כבר שמעתי, כל כך הרבה שנים אני הי איתה. על המדינה – אותו הדבר. מה הם המרצים יודעים... שמע, אגיד לך את האמת, חבל על הזמן ועל ביזבוּז הכסף.\nYakov says to Shimon: Listen buddy what are they going to teach us? I already heard about the Histadrut [the labour union federation], so many years I've lived with her [it]. About the country – the same. What do they the lecturers know… Listen, I'll tell you the truth, [it's a] pity the [waste] of time and the waste of money.",
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          "english": "\"Look, it's a waste of time. You're just not suited for being a saleswoman or assistant or secretary. It's a waste of time! It's not for you.\"",
          "ref": "2008, D'vorá Tzuf, Báyit al galgalím, page 184",
          "text": "״ראי, חבל על הזמן. את פשוט לא מתאימה להיות חנוונית או אסיסטנטית או מזכירה. חבל״ז! זה לא בשבילך.״",
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        "(literally) It's a waste of time; we're wasting time; we don't have time for this."
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          "english": "My dad bought me an awesome computer.",
          "roman": "ába shelí kaná li makhshév khavál al haz'mán.",
          "text": "אבא שלי קנה לי מחשב חבל על הזמן.",
          "type": "example"
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          "english": "\"You absolutely killed it.\"\n\"Really?\"\n\"Yeah, it was awesome.\"",
          "ref": "2002, Chana Goldberg, K'shehakhayím yatkhílu, page 232",
          "text": "״הרגת אותם.״\n״באמת?״\n״בוא׳נה, חבל על הזמן.״",
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        "Exceptionally good."
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        "(slang) Exceptionally good."
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          "text": "״ראי, חבל על הזמן. את פשוט לא מתאימה להיות חנוונית או אסיסטנטית או מזכירה. חבל״ז! זה לא בשבילך.״",
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          "english": "\"You absolutely killed it.\"\n\"Really?\"\n\"Yeah, it was awesome.\"",
          "ref": "2002, Chana Goldberg, K'shehakhayím yatkhílu, page 232",
          "text": "״הרגת אותם.״\n״באמת?״\n״בוא׳נה, חבל על הזמן.״",
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        "Exceptionally good."
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        "(slang) Exceptionally good."
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