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1 History's garbage dump
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2 garbage
garbage ['gɑ:bɪdʒ]noun (UNCOUNT)∎ throw it in the garbage jette-le à la poubelle∎ you're talking garbage! tu racontes n'importe quoi!;∎ this newspaper is garbage! ce journal est nul!∎ their new album is a load of garbage leur dernier album est vraiment nul;∎ I've been eating too much garbage lately je mange trop de cochonneries en ce moment∎ garbage in, garbage out la qualité des résultats est fonction de la qualité des données à l'entrée►► American garbage bag sac-poubelle m;American garbage can poubelle f;American garbage chute vide-ordures m inv;American garbage collector éboueur m;American garbage disposal unit broyeur m d'ordures;American garbage dump décharge f;American garbage heap tas m d'ordures;American garbage man éboueur m;American garbage truck camion m des éboueurs -
3 dump
A n1 ( public) décharge f publique ; municipal dump, town dump décharge f publique ; rubbish dump GB, garbage dump US dépôt m d'ordures ;2 ( rubbish heap) tas m d'ordures ;5 Comput vidage m ;6 ● US to take a dump chier ●.B vtr1 [person] jeter [refuse] ; déverser [sewage] ; ensevelir [nuclear waste] ; [factory, ship] déverser [waste, pollutants] ;2 ( sell) to dump goods on the market ( on home market) écouler des produits à bas prix ; ( abroad) faire du dumping ;3 ○ ( get rid of) plaquer ○ [boyfriend] ; larguer ○ [tedious person] ; se débarrasser de [car, shopping] ; laisser tomber, abandonner [idea, policy] ;4 ○ ( put down) poser [bag, object] ;5 Comput clicher, faire un vidage de [data] ;to be down in the dumps ○ avoir le cafard ○.■ dump on ○:▶ dump on [sb] ◑ US traiter [qn] comme du poisson pourri ○.
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dump — dump1 [dʌmp] v [T] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(put something somewhere)¦ 2¦(get rid of something)¦ 3¦(end relationship)¦ 4¦(sell goods)¦ 5¦(copy information)¦ Phrasal verbs dump on somebody ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [Date: 1300 1400; Origin: Perhaps from Dutch dompen to … Dictionary of contemporary English
garbage heap — noun an accumulation of refuse and discarded matter • Syn: ↑junk heap, ↑rubbish heap, ↑scrapheap, ↑trash heap, ↑junk pile, ↑trash pile, ↑refuse heap • Hypernyms … Useful english dictionary
dump — dump1 [ dʌmp ] verb transitive ** ▸ 1 place something carelessly ▸ 2 get rid of someone/something ▸ 3 leave someone with someone else ▸ 4 end relationship ▸ 5 sell goods at low price ▸ 6 copy information ▸ + PHRASES 1. ) INFORMAL to put something … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English