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trash
A noun is a word that refers to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., femme, chat, maison).
a. les ordures (F) (plural)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. French nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la dame or la lune) or masculine (like l'homme or le soleil).
A word or phrase that is plural (e.g., les livres).
Why is there trash all over the yard?Pourquoi y a-t-il des ordures partout dans le jardin ?
b. les déchets (M) (plural)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. French nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la dame or la lune) or masculine (like l'homme or le soleil).
A word or phrase that is plural (e.g., les livres).
All of the city's trash ends up in this landfill.Tous les déchets de la ville finissent dans cette décharge.
2. (colloquial) (poor-quality item)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
a. la camelote (F) (colloquial)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. French nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la dame or la lune) or masculine (like l'homme or le soleil).
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
This is all trash. Let's go to another store.Tout ça, c'est de la camelote. Allons dans un autre magasin.
3. (colloquial) (pejorative) (worthless person) (United States)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
An offensive word or phrase used to degrade a person or group of people based on race, gender, sexual preference, etc. (e.g., redneck).
Regionalism used in the United States.
a. la racaille (F) (pejorative)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. French nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la dame or la lune) or masculine (like l'homme or le soleil).
An offensive word or phrase used to degrade a person or group of people based on race, gender, sexual preference, etc. (e.g., redneck).
Living in that part of town doesn't make Adam trash.Le fait d'habiter dans ce quartier ne fait pas d'Adam une racaille.
4. (colloquial) (nonsense)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
a. les bêtises (F) (plural)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. French nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la dame or la lune) or masculine (like l'homme or le soleil).
A word or phrase that is plural (e.g., les livres).
We're hearing a lot of trash about the environment these days.On entend beaucoup de bêtises sur l’écologie, en ce moment.
b. les âneries (F) (plural)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. French nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la dame or la lune) or masculine (like l'homme or le soleil).
A word or phrase that is plural (e.g., les livres).
Stop believing all that trash about UFOs flying over the school!Arrête de croire à toutes ces âneries sur les OVNI qui volent au-dessus de l’école !
c. n'importe quoi (pronoun)
Did you hear what Julia said? - Yes, and I think it's trash.Tu as entendu ce qu’a dit Julia ? - Oui, et je trouve que c’est n’importe quoi.
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., acheter).
5. (colloquial) (to destroy)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
a. saccager
The rock star completely trashed his hotel room.La rock star a complètement saccagé sa chambre d’hôtel.
b. vandaliser
The angry protesters trashed everything they could get their hands on.Les manifestants en colère ont vandalisé tout ce qui leur tombait sous la main.
6. (colloquial) (to criticize)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
a. critiquer
Why did you trash Liam's presentation? It was good!Pourquoi as-tu critiqué la présentation de Liam ? Elle était bien !
b. démolir (colloquial)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Why is everyone trashing that novel? I liked it!Pourquoi tout le monde démolit ce roman ? Moi, je l'ai bien aimé !
a. jeter
I'm going to trash this old hose. It has a hole in it.Je vais jeter ce vieux tuyau. Il y a un trou dedans.
b. mettre à la poubelle
Shawn decided to trash the old magazines.Shawn a décidé de mettre les vieux magazines à la poubelle.
Conjugations
Indicative of "trash"
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