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rubbish ['rʌbɪʃ]1 noun (UNCOUNT)(a) (from household) ordures fpl (ménagères); (from garden) détritus mpl; (from factory) déchets mpl; (from building site) gravats mpl∎ shall I keep this? - no, it's just rubbish je garde ça? - non, c'est bon à jeter;∎ it's amazing how much rubbish one accumulates c'est incroyable toutes les cochonneries qu'on peut accumuler∎ don't talk rubbish! ne dis pas de bêtises!, arrete de raconter n'importe quoi!;∎ (what) rubbish!, what a load of (old) rubbish! quelles foutaises!;∎ her latest book is a load of rubbish son dernier livre est vraiment nulfamiliar nul, pourri;∎ that was a rubbish film/meal ce film/repas était nulfamiliar éreinter;∎ he always rubbishes my ideas il faut toujours qu'il débine mes idéesfamiliar n'importe quoi!►► British rubbish bin poubelle f;British rubbish chute (in building) vide-ordures m inv; (at building site) gaine f d'évacuation des gravats;rubbish collection ramassage m des ordures;British rubbish dump décharge f (publique), dépotoir m;British rubbish heap (household) tas m d'ordures; (garden) tas m de détritus; (public) décharge f, dépotoir m;∎ figurative to throw sb/sth on the rubbish heap se débarrasser de qn/qch;British rubbish tip décharge f (publique), dépotoir m;British rubbish van camion m d'éboueurs -
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rubbish [ˈrʌbɪ∫]1. nouna. ( = waste material) détritus mpl ; (British = household rubbish) ordures fpl ; ( = worthless things) camelote (inf) f2. adjective3. compounds* * *['rʌbɪʃ] 1.1) ( refuse) déchets mpl; ( domestic) ordures fpl; ( from garden) détritus mpl; ( on site) gravats mpl2) ( inferior goods) camelote (colloq) f; ( discarded objects) saletés (colloq) fpl3) ( nonsense)2.this book is rubbish! — (colloq) ce livre est nul! (colloq)
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A n1 ( refuse) ( in street) déchets mpl ; ( domestic) ordures fpl ; ( from garden) détritus mpl ; ( on building site) gravats mpl ;3 ( nonsense) to talk rubbish raconter n'importe quoi ; this film/book is rubbish ○ ! ce film/livre est nul ○ ! ; (what a load of) rubbish! n'importe quoi! ; there's nothing but rubbish on the TV il n'y a vraiment rien de bien à la télé. -
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gravats m, gravois mDictionary of Engineering, architecture and construction > rubbish
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UKvide-ordures (VO) m, VO (vide-ordures) mDictionary of Engineering, architecture and construction > rubbish chute
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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