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trash·can

(trăsh′kăn′)
n.
A container where rubbish is discarded.
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trashcan

(ˈtræʃˌkæn)
n
a US name for dustbin Also called: ash can or garbage can
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Translations
سَلَّة أو بَرميل الزُّبالَه
popelnice
skraldespand
ruslatunna

trashcan

[ˈtræʃˌkæn] n (Am) → secchio della spazzatura
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trash

(trӕʃ) noun
rubbish. Throw it away! It's just trash. gemors, rommel نُفايَه، شَيء تافِه боклук refugo brak der Abfall affald σκουπίδι, σαβούρα basura praht آشغال roska ordures אשפה, פסולת रद्दी smeće szemét sampah rusl spazzatura ごみ 쓰레기 šiukšlės, šlamštas nieki; draza sampah rotzooi skrap, avfall, søppel śmieci چټی بیکاره، بی ارزښته refugo gunoi хлам brak, odpad smeti smeće skräp ขยะ çöp 廢物 мотлох; сміття ردي rác 废物
ˈtrashy adjective
worthless. trashy jewellery/novels/music. waardeloos تافِه، لا قيمَة له долнопробен sem valor bezcenný wertlos værdiløs ευτελής, άθλιος malo; barato, de poco valor väärtusetu, bulvari- مزخرف؛ بی ارزش arvoton de pacotille/camelote חֲסַר עֶרֶך रद्दी bezvrijedan szemét, vacak tak berharga einskisverður scadente, つまらない 쓸모 없는 bevertis lēts; slikts; draņķīgs murahan waardeloos verdiløs, som er noe skrap tandetny بی ارزښته ، مزخرف sem valor de proastă calitate низкопробный bezcenný ničvreden škart värdelös, usel, skräp- ไร้ค่า değersiz, adî 廢物似的 паскудний بے قيمت đáng vất đi 废物似的
ˈtrashcan noun
(American) a dustbin. drom, vullisdrom سَلَّة أو بَرميل الزُّبالَه кошче за отпадъци lata de lixo popelnice der Abfalleimer skraldespand σκουπιδοτενεκές cubo de la basura prügikast سطل زباله roskakori poubelle פַּח אַשפָּה कूड़ा, कोठ koš za smeće szemétláda tong sampah ruslatunna pattumiera ごみ箱 쓰레기통 šiukšlių dėžė atkritumu tvertne tong sampah vuilnisemmer søppeldunk kubeł na śmieci د چټلی سطل caixote do lixo pubelă мусорное ведро smetník posoda za smeti korpa za otpatke soptunna ถังขยะ çöp kutusu 垃圾筒 урна для сміття کوڑا دان thùng rác 垃圾桶
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