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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesreciclar
Pronunciation / Transliteration: ʁe.siˈkaɾ
"Devemos reciclar o lixo doméstico."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
To convert waste into reusable material or to process items so that they can be used again.
"We should always separate our plastic bottles and paper to recycle them properly." - 2
To use something again, either in the same form or with minimal modification.
"The artist likes to recycle old electronics into striking modern sculptures."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term is a modern compound formed from the prefix re- (meaning 'again') and cycle, which derives from the Greek kyklos meaning 'circle'. It entered environmental and industrial terminology in the late 20th century to describe the systematic conversion of waste materials into reusable objects and substances.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Recycle" is said worldwide
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recycler
Transliteration: ʁə.si.le
"Il est important de recycler le verre et le papier."
recyceln
Transliteration: ʁiːˈsɪkl̩n
"Wir müssen mehr Plastikmüll recyceln."
riciclare
Transliteration: ritʃiˈklaːre
"Dobbiamo riciclare i materiali usati."
reciclar
Transliteration: re.siɣˈkaɾ
"Es fundamental reciclar para proteger el medio ambiente."
reciclar
Transliteration: ʁe.siˈkaɾ
"Devemos reciclar o lixo doméstico."
पुनर्चक्रण करना
Transliteration: punarchakran karnā
"हमें कचरे का पुनर्चक्रण करना चाहिए।"
回收利用
Transliteration: huíshōu lìyòng
"我们应该把废旧纸张回收利用。"
재활용하다
Transliteration: jaehwaryonghada
"우리는 쓰레기를 분리하여 재활용해야 합니다."
リサイクルする
Transliteration: risaikuru suru
"私たちはペットボトルをリサイクルするべきです。"
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