nous gâchons

let's waste, let's spoil

→ gâcher

gâch to ruin, to spoil + ons we-form present or imperative ending

verb · present tense, 1st-person plural Rare #51,308

let's waste, let's spoil In these examples, used in the negative to mean “let's not waste” or “let's not spoil.”

FR: Ne gâchons pas la nourriture.

EN: Let's not waste the food.

Conjugation of gâcher

Indicative present

Imperative

	Singular	Plural
First	—	gâchons
Second	gâche	gâchez

Let's not spoil our fun.

— Funny Games (1997)

Let's not waste our money!

We are wasting precious time.

Let's not waste this opportunity!