noun🔗ShareBasura, desperdicios, residuosRefuse, waste, garbage, junk, trash."The rubbish is collected every Thursday in Gloucester, but on Wednesdays in Cheltenham."La basura se recoge todos los jueves en Gloucester, pero los miércoles en Cheltenham.environmentitemChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareBasura, porquería(by extension) An item, or items, of low quality."Much of what they sell is rubbish."Gran parte de lo que venden es basura.qualityitemthingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareTonterías, disparate(by extension) Nonsense."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?"Todo lo que la profesora dijo durante esa lección fueron tonterías. ¿Cómo puede pensar que un contrabajo y un violonchelo son lo mismo?languagecommunicationChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareEscombros, ruinasDebris or ruins of buildings."After the earthquake, the city was filled with rubbish from collapsed buildings. "Después del terremoto, la ciudad se llenó de escombros de edificios derrumbados.buildingarchitecturedisasterChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareCriticar, denigrarTo criticize, to denigrate, to denounce, to disparage."The manager constantly rubbishes her employees' ideas, making them feel unvalued. "El gerente constantemente critica las ideas de sus empleados, haciéndolos sentir desvalorizados.languagecommunicationChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗SharePésimo, horribleExceedingly bad; awful."This has been a rubbish day, and it’s about to get worse: my mother-in-law is coming to stay."Este ha sido un día pésimo, y está a punto de empeorar: mi suegra viene a quedarse.attitudelanguagestylequalityChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
interjection🔗Share¡Basura!, ¡Tonterías!Used to express that something is exceedingly bad, awful, or terrible."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."El día que practico mi violín, el profesor cancela la lección. ¡Basura! Aunque al menos esto significa que tienes tiempo para jugar al fútbol.languageexclamationwordChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
interjection🔗Share¡Tonterías!, ¡disparates!Used to express that what was recently said is nonsense or untrue; balderdash!, nonsense!"Rubbish! I did nothing of the sort!"¡Tonterías! ¡No hice nada de eso!languagecommunicationwordexclamationChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
