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1) (waste material; things that have been or are to be thrown away: Our rubbish is taken away twice a week; (also adjective) a rubbish bin/bag.) basura, desperdicios2) (nonsense: Don't talk rubbish!) tonterías, chorradasrubbish n1. basura2. tonteríastr['rʌbɪʃ]1 (refuse) basura3 (nonsense) tonterías nombre femenino plural\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLrubbish bin cubo de la basurarubbish dump vertedero, basurerorubbish ['rʌbɪʃ] n: basura f, desechos mpl, desperdicios mplinterj.• tonteríasg interj.n.• basura s.f.• broza s.f.• cascajo s.m.• cascote s.m.• desperdicio s.m.• desperdicios s.m.pl.• disparate s.m.• escombro s.m.• hojarasca s.f.• maula s.f.• paja s.f.• sobra s.f.• tontería s.f.• zafra s.f.• ñaque s.m.
I 'rʌbɪʃmass nouna) ( refuse) basura fhousehold rubbish — residuos mpl domésticos; (before n) < bag> de or para la basura
rubbish bin — (BrE) cubo m or (CS) tacho m or (Méx) bote m or (Col) caneca f or (Ven) tobo m de la basura
rubbish dump o tip — (BrE) vertedero m (de basuras), basurero m, basural m (AmL)
b) ( junk) (colloq) porquerías fpl (fam)c) ( nonsense) (colloq) tonterías fpl, estupideces fpl, chorradas fpl (Esp fam), pavadas fpl (RPl fam)to talk rubbish — decir* estupideces (or tonterías etc)
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transitive verb (BrE) poner* por los suelos['rʌbɪʃ]1. N1) basura f2) * (fig) (=goods, film etc) basura f, birria f, porquería f ; (spoken, written) tonterías fpl, disparates mpl2.ADJto be rubbish at sth — (Brit) * (=useless) no tener ni idea de algo *, ser un negado * or (Sp) > un manta en algo *
3.VT * poner por los suelos4.CPDrubbish bag N — bolsa f de basura
rubbish bin N — (Brit) cubo m de la basura, basurero m
rubbish chute N — rampa f de la basura
rubbish collection N — recogida f de basuras, recolección f de la basura
rubbish dump, rubbish heap, rubbish tip N — basurero m, vertedero m, basural m (LAm)
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I ['rʌbɪʃ]mass nouna) ( refuse) basura fhousehold rubbish — residuos mpl domésticos; (before n) < bag> de or para la basura
rubbish bin — (BrE) cubo m or (CS) tacho m or (Méx) bote m or (Col) caneca f or (Ven) tobo m de la basura
rubbish dump o tip — (BrE) vertedero m (de basuras), basurero m, basural m (AmL)
b) ( junk) (colloq) porquerías fpl (fam)c) ( nonsense) (colloq) tonterías fpl, estupideces fpl, chorradas fpl (Esp fam), pavadas fpl (RPl fam)to talk rubbish — decir* estupideces (or tonterías etc)
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transitive verb (BrE) poner* por los suelos -
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n (BrE) (cf garbage AmE )NUCL basura fPACK, PROD basura f, desechos m pl, desperdicios m pl, despojos m pl, residuos m plRECYCL basura f, desechos m pl, desperdicios m pl, despojos m pl, escombros m pl, residuos m plSAFE basura f -
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4 rubbish
intj.pamplinas, ni qué niño muerto, qué aberración.s.1 basura (refuse, junk)2 tonterías, bobadas (disparate)3 disparate, tonterías, algo sin sentido, disparates.vt.poner por los suelos (familiar) (book, plan) (británico)(pt & pp rubbished) -
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cubo de la basura -
6 rubbish dump
vertedero, basurero -
7 rubbish bag
n (BrE) (cf garbage bag AmE )PACK bolsa de basura f -
8 rubbish chute
n (BrE) (cf garbage chute AmE )RECYCL colector de basura m, vertedero de basura m -
9 rubbish pulley
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10 rubbish wheel
nMECH ENG rueda para escombros f -
11 rubbish bin
s.cubo de la basura. -
12 rubbish chute
s.vertedero de basuras, rampa de la basura. -
13 rubbish collection
s.recogida de la basura, recolección de la basura. -
14 rubbish dump
s.depósito de basura, basurero, basural, botadero. -
15 rubbish heap
s.montón de desechos, basural, basurero, vertedero. -
16 rubbish tip
s.vertedero de escombros, escombrera, botadero. -
17 clear away rubbish from
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18 plaster rubbish
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19 absolute rubbish
s.pura basura, puro disparate, solemne tontería, solemnísima tontería. -
20 be rubbish
v.ser una basura.
См. также в других словарях:
Rubbish — Rub bish, n. [OE. robows, robeux, rubble, originally an Old French plural from an assumed dim. of robe, probably in the sense of trash; cf. It. robaccia trash, roba stuff, goods, wares, robe. Thus, etymologically rubbish is the pl. of rubble. See … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Rubbish — Rub bish, a. Of or pertaining to rubbish; of the quality of rubbish; trashy. De Quincey. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
rubbish — [n1] garbage debris, dregs, dross, junk, litter, lumber, offal, refuse, rubble, rummage, scrap, sweepings, trash, waste; concept 260 Ant. possessions, property rubbish [n2] nonsense balderdash, bilge*, bunkum, drivel, gibberish, hogwash, hooey*,… … New thesaurus
rubbish — (n.) c.1400, from Anglo Fr. rubouses (late 14c.), of unknown origin. Apparently somehow related to RUBBLE (Cf. rubble). The verb sense of disparage, criticize harshly is first attested 1953 in Australian and New Zealand slang … Etymology dictionary
rubbish — n *refuse, waste, trash, debris, garbage, offal … New Dictionary of Synonyms
rubbish — is used in BrE to mean ‘household refuse’. The corresponding term in AmE, and in some other non British varieties, is garbage or (in some contexts) trash, and a dustbin outside Britain is a garbage can or trash can … Modern English usage
rubbish — ► NOUN chiefly Brit. 1) waste material; refuse or litter. 2) unimportant or valueless material. 3) nonsense; worthless talk or ideas. ► VERB Brit. informal ▪ criticize and reject as worthless. ► ADJECTIVE Brit. informal ▪ very bad … English terms dictionary
rubbish — [rub′ish] n. [ME robous, robys: ult. < base of RUB] 1. any material rejected or thrown away as worthless; trash; refuse 2. worthless, foolish ideas, statements, etc.; nonsense vt. [Brit. Informal] TRASH1 (vt. 3a) rubbishy adj … English World dictionary
rubbish — noun ⇨ See also ↑garbage, ↑trash 1 (esp. BrE) waste material ADJECTIVE ▪ domestic, household ▪ garden … OF RUBBISH ▪ bag … Collocations dictionary
rubbish — rub|bish1 S3 [ˈrʌbıʃ] n [U] especially BrE [Date: 1300 1400; : Anglo French; Origin: rubbous, perhaps from Old French robe; ROBE] 1.) food, paper etc that is no longer needed and has been thrown away American Equivalent: garbage American… … Dictionary of contemporary English
rubbish — 01. Nigel, can you please take the [rubbish] out? It s starting to smell. 02. The old man found some bits of fruit and uneaten food in the [rubbish]. 03. This music is absolute [rubbish]. How could anyone listen to it? 04. The man is talking… … Grammatical examples in English