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10 Language-to-English Dictionarieslixo
Pronunciation / Transliteration: lee-shoo
"O lixo deve ser separado para reciclagem."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Waste material; refuse or litter.
"After the party, there was rubbish strewn all over the garden." - 2
Nonsense; something that is considered worthless or of poor quality.
"The movie was absolute rubbish and not worth watching."
Thesaurus & Semantic Spectrum
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The word 'rubbish' originates from the Middle English term 'rubbish', which is derived from the Old French 'rubbish', meaning 'refuse' or 'waste'. The term has evolved over centuries to denote not only physical waste but also metaphorically to describe something of poor quality or worthless.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Rubbish" is said worldwide
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déchets
Transliteration: deh-sheh
"Les déchets doivent être triés correctement."
Müll
Transliteration: mül
"Der Müll muss jeden Freitag abgeholt werden."
spazzatura
Transliteration: spat-tsa-tura
"La spazzatura deve essere portata via."
basura
Transliteration: ba-soo-ra
"La basura se recoge los lunes."
lixo
Transliteration: lee-shoo
"O lixo deve ser separado para reciclagem."
कचरा
Transliteration: kachra
"कचरा सही तरीके से फेंकना चाहिए।"
垃圾
Transliteration: lā jī
"垃圾应该分类处理。"
쓰레기
Transliteration: sseuregi
"쓰레기는 정리해야 합니다."
ゴミ
Transliteration: gomi
"ゴミは分別して捨てるべきです。"
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