waste, squander
You're wasting water.
Warum vergeudest du meine Zeit?
Why are you wasting my time?
Du vergeudest dein Leben im Moulin Rouge.
You are wasting your life at the Moulin Rouge.
— Moulin Rouge (2001)
Warum vergeudest du soviel Zeit vor dem Fernseher?
Why do you waste so much time in front of the television?