RUBBISH | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

Meaning of rubbish – Learner’s Dictionary

rubbish
noun [ U ]
mainly UK
uk
/ˈrʌbɪʃ/
us

rubbish noun [U] (WASTE)

B1
things that you throw away because you do not want them:
Our rubbish gets collected on Thursdays.
a rubbish dump/bin

rubbish noun [U] (NONSENSE)

something that is nonsense or wrong:
Ignore him, he's talking rubbish.

rubbish noun [U] (BAD QUALITY)

B2
something that is of bad quality:
There's so much rubbish on TV.
rubbish
verb [ T ]
uk
/ˈrʌbɪʃ/
us
to criticize someone or something:
I wish you wouldn't rubbish everything about the concert - I really enjoyed it!
rubbish
adjective
  informal
uk
/ˈrʌbɪʃ/
us
I got a rubbish mark for chemistry.

(Definition of rubbish from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

Translations of rubbish

in Chinese (Traditional)
垃圾, 廢棄物, 粗製濫造的東西,劣質的東西…
in Chinese (Simplified)
垃圾, 废弃物, 粗制滥造的东西,劣质的东西…
in Spanish
basura, tonterías, estupideces…
in Portuguese
lixo, refugo, droga…
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कचरा, फालतू, बकवास…
ごみ, くず, くだらないもの…
çöp, süprüntü, saçma…
inepties [feminine, plural], détritus [masculine…
escombraries, porqueria, bestieses…
vuilnis, onzin…
கழிவுப்பொருட்கள் அல்லது இனி விரும்பப்படாத அல்லது தேவைப்படாத விஷயங்கள், மிகக் குறைந்த தரம் அல்லது உண்மை இல்லை என்று நீங்கள் நினைக்கும் ஒன்று…
कचरा, कूड़ा, अपशिष्ट सामग्री या अनावश्यक चीज़ें…
કચરો, કંઈક જે તમને લાગે છે કે ખૂબ ઓછી ગુણવત્તાનું છે અથવા સાચું નથી…
affald, affalds-, vrøvl…
sopor, skräp, strunt…
sampah, mengarut…
der Abfall, Abfall…, der Blödsinn…
tull [neuter], søppel [masculine-neuter], søppel…
ملبہ, کوڑا کرکٹ, ردی…
мотлох, нісенітниця…
мусор, чепуха, дрянь…
చెత్త/ వ్యర్థ పదార్థం లేదా ఇకపై అవసరం లేని లేదా అవసరం లేని వస్తువులు, చాలా తక్కువ నాణ్యత ఉన్నదని లేదా అసలుది కాదని మీరు అనుకునేది ఏదైనా…
قُمامة, رَديء…
আবর্জনা, আজেবাজে…
(na) odpadky, smetí, nesmysly…
sampah, omong kosong…
ขยะ, สิ่งที่ไร้สาระ…
rác, những điều vô nghĩa…
śmieci, bzdury, bzdura…
쓰레기, 형편 없는 것…
spazzatura, immondizia, rifiuti…
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