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rubbish in English:

1. things that you throw away because you no longer want them things that you throw away because you no longer want them



2. garbage garbage


Put the garbage outside.
He had gone there to help garbage workers strike peacefully for better pay and working conditions.
In the city, large quantities of garbage are being produced every day.
The boy I saw searching through the garbage can said that he had not eaten anything for four days.
Getting rid of garbage has become a major headache for the authorities.
His tasks range from digging wells to getting rid of garbage.
They collect our garbage every Monday.
The next morning, Dima got out of the dumpster, but only to realize that all of his clothes now smelled like garbage.
I want my life to amount to more than just consuming products and generating garbage.
We will soon most likely be charged for garbage disposal by how much of it there is.
Garbage harbors vermin.
Attention is focussed on the potential for growth of the personal and industrial use garbage compactor market in relation to trends in law.
Moreover it's difficult to get rubbish out for garbage day because the collection time is too early.
Seagulls cause all types of disturbances by cackling loudly, spreading guano, tearing up garbage bags and attacking to get food.
After the party, her parents were shocked to see how much garbage people had left on the floor.

English word "rubbish"(garbage) occurs in sets:

Inheritance and property

3. refuse


She will probably refuse to follow his advice, because she doesn't like him.
Tom didn't have the courage to refuse to do what Mary asked him to do.
Never choose a vocation just because your friends are in it, nor refuse another just because your worst enemy is in it.
Don't refuse me.
Most people will refuse to admit they've made a mistake.
This noise is something which I refuse to put up with.
When Sony came back with a 2 billion bid, CBS could not refuse.
When children are ordered to do a certain thing by such adult standards, they frequently refuse to follow the instructions for no other reason than that they have been told to do so.
1. That's an offer I can't refuse. / 2. You know I can't refuse you anything.
The head teacher refused the students permission to have a party in the school hall.
(turn) My neighbour refused ... down the music and I had to call the police.
Even if they refuse, you can take a bottle of good wine with you.
no business will refuse to supply a good customer. she refused a cigarette
His request was refused.
She may well refuse to speak to you because she's in a very bad mood.

4. waste


Youth is such a priceless commodity that it is a shame to waste it on children.
He and I discussed the waste problem in terms of recycling.
Some people consider it a waste of time to study languages such as Klingon, Interlingua and Esperanto.
Another interesting source of energy is the heat that can be recovered from radioactive waste material.
I think it is about time we changed our ways of disposing of waste.
waste products
Packaging can actually prevent certain kinds of waste.
What a waste to buy such an expensive machine even though he doesn't even know how to use computers.
For things that have had contents with volatile oil like thinners they should be left for a few days to completely evaporate it before being disposed of as non-flammable waste.
He didn't waste a single minute, thinking constantly about how to survive and how to improve his condition.
It may seem like a hassle, but I think you ought to go back to the basics and start over. Haste makes waste they say.
Say that work is 8 hours, it feels like the three hour commute time is also work but you don't get any money for it. What a waste.
Is there any point recycling household waste? Yes, there's a point recycling household waste.
Severe health risks can result from saving waste
We must make the utmost effort to reduce the use of plastic packaging, and also to recycle all waste plastic.

English word "rubbish"(waste) occurs in sets:

Giganci altruiści

5. litter


Our city has serious litter problems.
Fines for dropping litter
These days you can't walk down the street without seeing people dropping litter.
He dropped his keys in the litter during our trip to the forest.
I hate when people leave litter in the park.
litter tray
The toddler littered the dining table with all his crayons, papers and toys.
even a dog doesn’t leave its litter
My golden retriever has a litter of six offspring
People drop paper, empty bottles and cans on the ground, so there is a lot of litter in our cities.
About two percent of fast-food packaging ends up as litter.
Don't drop litter - put it in a bin! Anyone caught dropping litter will be fined.
It's time we changed cat litter. The smell starts developing!
śmiecić, zaśmiecać, Der.: litter (n)
Picking up litter and dutifully putting it in the rubbish bins.

6. rubbish


plastic rubbish
I sat there and listened to all that rubbish he came up with about the company.
The richer the city, the more rubbish it generates.
We are all nature lovers and while wandering we would like to clean up the rubbish left behind by thoughtless tourists.
It seems I've got a little tipsy. Sorry to have talked rubbish...
It's difficult to tell which is which for burnable and non-burnable rubbish as well, isn't it?
They looked at the rubbish, then they looked at each other.
Moreover it's difficult to get rubbish out for garbage day because the collection time is too early.
The guard's truncheon hit air. Off balance, he regained his posture to see a metal-mesh rubbish bin flying towards him.
Wayne Rooney is a rubbish player.
The man will take all your rubbish if you leave it outside.
Your room is so dirty, there is rubbish everywhere!
That's just a lot of rubbish. Do you really think I'm gonna believe it?
I was told that my research was rubbish and that I had stolen most of the data I used in it.
To be honest. I think it’s total rubbish.

English word "rubbish"(rubbish) occurs in sets:

Ewa: Jump with Joey 2,3

7. things that someone says or writes that are not sensible



8. a piece of rubbish



English word "rubbish"(a piece of rubbish) occurs in sets:

Non count - to count

9. is


Is he sleeping?
Democracy is the worst form of government, except all the others that have been tried.
The library is open from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Water is liquid. When it freezes, it becomes solid.
From year to year, pollution is worsening.
I'd like to make a call to Tokyo, Japan. The number is 3202-5625.
According to this magazine, the economic situation in Japan is getting worse year by year.
Officially it is his responsibility, but in fact his secretary does all the work.
It is very difficult to persuade people to change their life style.
You cannot enter the museum. It is currently under repair.
My interest in politics is strictly academic.
The government's economic policy is credited for Japan's postwar economic success.
It is because light travels faster than sound that we see lightning before we hear thunder.
Zürich is considered to be a major financial hub.
A good biography is interesting and instructive.

English word "rubbish"(is) occurs in sets:

Invariably singular &plural non-count nouns

10. Dross


In this container you can find a coal purified from a dross.
There are bargains if you have the patience to sift through the dross

11. trash but also express disbelief in something to the point of ridicule



12. detritus


I have a lot of detritus in my bag, that makes hard for me to find anything.
The streets were foul with detritus.

English word "rubbish"(detritus) occurs in sets:

Nowa książka II

13. things you throw away



14. something that is no good



English word "rubbish"(something that is no good) occurs in sets:

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