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rubbish

/ˈɹʌbɪʃ/ /ˈɹə-/

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noun

Müll, Abfall, Unrat

Refuse, waste, garbage, junk, trash.

Examples :

"The rubbish is collected every Thursday in Gloucester, but on Wednesdays in Cheltenham."

Der Müll wird jeden Donnerstag in Gloucester abgeholt, aber mittwochs in Cheltenham.

environment item

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noun

Müll, Schrott

(by extension) An item, or items, of low quality.

Examples :

"Much of what they sell is rubbish."

Vieles, was sie verkaufen, ist Müll.

quality item thing

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noun

Unsinn, Quatsch

(by extension) Nonsense.

Examples :

"Everything the teacher said during that lesson was rubbish. How can she possibly think that a bass viol and a cello are the same thing?"

Alles, was die Lehrerin in dieser Stunde sagte, war Unsinn. Wie kann sie sich vorstellen, dass ein Kontrabass und ein Cello dasselbe sind?

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noun

Trümmer, Schutt

Debris or ruins of buildings.

Examples :

"After the earthquake, the city was filled with rubbish from collapsed buildings. "

Nach dem Erdbeben war die Stadt voller Trümmer eingestürzter Gebäude.

building architecture disaster

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verb

verunglimpfen, schlechtmachen

To criticize, to denigrate, to denounce, to disparage.

Examples :

"The manager constantly rubbishes her employees' ideas, making them feel unvalued. "

Der Manager verunglimpft ständig die Ideen seiner Mitarbeiter, wodurch diese sich ungeschätzt fühlen.

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adjective

Schlecht, erbärmlich

Exceedingly bad; awful.

Examples :

"This has been a rubbish day, and it’s about to get worse: my mother-in-law is coming to stay."

Das war ein erbärmlicher Tag, und es wird noch schlimmer: Meine Schwiegermutter kommt zu Besuch.

attitude language style quality

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interjection

Quatsch, Unsinn

Used to express that something is exceedingly bad, awful, or terrible.

Examples :

"The one day I actually practice my violin, the teacher cancels the lesson. Aw, rubbish! Though at least this means you have time to play football."

An dem einen Tag, an dem ich tatsächlich Geige übe, sagt der Lehrer die Stunde ab. Ach, Quatsch! Aber zumindest hast du jetzt Zeit, Fußball zu spielen.

language exclamation word

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interjection

Quatsch!, Unsinn!

Used to express that what was recently said is nonsense or untrue; balderdash!, nonsense!

Examples :

"Rubbish! I did nothing of the sort!"

Quatsch! Ich habe überhaupt nichts Derartiges getan!

language communication word exclamation