Garbage - translation, pronunciation and examples
garbage
household waste
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When to use garbage
Поставь пакет с бытовым мусором у двери, чтобы уборщики его забрали.
На кухне запах, потому что кто-то оставил бытовой мусор в ведре на ночь.
garbage usage examples
Поставь пакет с бытовым мусором у двери, чтобы уборщики его забрали.
Put the garbage bag by the door for the cleaners to take.
На кухне запах, потому что кто-то оставил бытовой мусор в ведре на ночь.
The kitchen smells because someone left garbage in the bin overnight.
Similar words
Standard neutral word for household waste (common in US).
Informal term for household rubbish; very common in American English.
Small items carelessly dropped in public places (e.g., wrappers), also a verb.
Broader and often more formal; covers household, industrial, or organic leftovers.
Formal word for garbage; appears in official contexts (e.g., collection of refuse).
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garbage synonyms
What's the difference between garbage / trash / litter / waste / refuse / junk
Standard neutral word for household waste (common in US).
Put the garbage out for collection tonight.
Выставь бытовой мусор на вынос к ночи.
Throw that pizza box in the trash.
Выбрось коробку от пиццы в мусор.
Small items carelessly dropped in public places (e.g., wrappers), also a verb.
Please don't drop litter in the park.
Пожалуйста, не бросайте мусор в парке.
Broader and often more formal; covers household, industrial, or organic leftovers.
Recycling reduces the amount of waste sent to landfill.
Переработка уменьшает количество отходов на свалках.
Formal word for garbage; appears in official contexts (e.g., collection of refuse).
Refuse collection is scheduled for Tuesday mornings.
Вывоз мусора запланирован на утро вторника.
Items that are old, broken, or of little value (e.g., junk mail, junk car).
He filled the garage with junk he no longer needed.
Он заполнил гараж хламом, который ему больше не нужен.
Small pieces or leftover material, often metal or paper, sometimes sold or recycled (scrap metal).
She kept the fabric scrap for future mending.
Она сохранила лоскут ткани для будущего ремонта.
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How to pronounce garbage and what this word means
garbage translation: бытовой мусор. This page includes translation, pronunciation, transcription, audio, usage examples and related words.
how to pronounce garbage
/ˈɡɑːbɪdʒ/
garbage translation
бытовой мусор
garbage examples
Put the garbage bag by the door for the cleaners to take.
garbage transcription
/ˈɡɑːbɪdʒ/, /ˈɡɑrbɪdʒ/
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Questions about this word
garbage meaning: what does it mean?
household waste
garbage pronunciation: how do you pronounce it?
garbage is pronounced as /ˈɡɑːbɪdʒ/. Audio is available on this page when the word has a recording.
garbage definition and sentence examples: how is it used in a sentence?
Put the garbage bag by the door for the cleaners to take. Translation: Поставь пакет с бытовым мусором у двери, чтобы уборщики его забрали.
Is garbage part of Cleaning and Repairs vocabulary?
Yes, garbage (бытовой мусор) can be learned in the Cleaning and Repairs topic. This semantic link helps build related word lists and topic-based practice.
Is garbage part of Home and Household vocabulary?
Yes, garbage (бытовой мусор) can be learned in the Home and Household topic. This semantic link helps build related word lists and topic-based practice.
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