basura - Translation in LEO’s English ⇔ Spanish Dictionary

Nouns

waste   - unwanted matter [ENV.]	la basura
trash (Amer.)	la basura
garbage   chiefly  (Amer.)	la basura
dirt	la basura
residue	la basura
dross   - sth. regarded as rubbish   chiefly  (Brit.)	la basura
litter  no plural   - rubbish	la basura
rubbish   - garbage   chiefly  (Brit.)	la basura
swill	la basura   - de la cocina
lemon [fig.] [coll.]	la basura [coll.]
refuse   - articles discarded as worthless [ENV.]	la basura
dirtbag [sl.]	la basura [pej.] [fig.]
household refuse	basura doméstica
household rubbish	basura doméstica

Adjectives / Adverbs

rubbish  adj.	de basura
trash  adj.	de basura
trash  adj.	para la basura
junk  adj.	basura  m./f.   - correo basura, comida basura, etc.
trashy  adj.	basura  m./f. [coll.]
pulp (Amer.) [sl.]  adj.	novela basura

Verbs

to toss sth. ⇔  away  | tossed, tossed |	tirar algo a la basura
to toss sth.  | tossed, tossed |   - throw	tirar algo a la basura
to dump sth.  | dumped, dumped |   - put down	tirar algo a la basura
to bin sth.  | binned, binned |	tirar algo (a la basura)

Phrases / Collocations

to litter  | littered, littered |	echar basura
to spam  | spammed, spammed | [COMP.]	enviar correo basura

Examples

Michael has a recycling bin in the kitchen and sorts plastic, paper, glass and organic waste.	Michael tiene un cubo de reciclaje en la cocina y clasifica el plástico, el papel, el cristal y la basura orgánica.
Don't throw that in the waste, it's recyclable.	No tires eso a la basura, es reciclable.

Orthographically similar words

basural

Related search terms

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