rubbish

nounB1 · Intermediate

Waste, things you throw away.

Meanings of «rubbish»

1 · noun

waste, things you throw away

Please put the rubbish in the bin outside.

2 · noun

foolish talk or nonsense

Stop talking rubbish, that story cannot be true.

Similar: nonsensedrivelgarbage

Translation

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«rubbish» in 17 languages

AR العربية

AZ Azərbaycan

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HI हिन्दी

ID Indonesia

JA 日本語

KO 한국어

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TR Türkçe

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The difference between similar words

things you throw away

rubbishthe everyday word (trash in American English)Please put the rubbish in the bin.

wasteformalmore formal; also from factories and homesThe factory puts its waste into the river.

litterrubbish left on the street or groundDo not drop litter in the park.

junkinformalold things nobody needs any moreThe garage is full of old junk.

Collections

Expressing Attitudes › Disagreement & Objection

silly ideas that are not true

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