trash

S2 W2

BrE /træʃ/ AmE /træʃ/

noun / verb en → es

1 WASTE [uncountable] A2

rubbish; waste material that is thrown away or recycled

basura, residuos, chatarra

Collocations trash can · trash bin

  • He threw the trash into a dumpster.

    Él tiró la basura en un contenedor.

2 DISCARD [transitive] B1

to throw something away as rubbish or waste

tirar, desechar, botar

  • trash sth away
  • She trashed the old magazines.

    Ella tiró las revistas viejas.

1 PERSON [countable] B2

a person who is not liked or respected; a bad person

persona desagradable, malvado, sinvergüenza

Collocations trash talk

  • He's a real trash.

    Es un verdadero sinvergüenza.

2 DESTROY [transitive] B1

to damage or destroy something completely; to ruin

destruir, arruinar, desbaratar

  • trash sth up
  • The storm trashed the town.

    La tormenta destruyó el pueblo.

Phrasal verbs

trash out DESTROY B2

arruinar, desbaratar

  • The partygoers trashed the house.

    Los asistentes a la fiesta arruinaron la casa.

trash on DISCREDIT B2

desacreditar, criticar

  • He trashed on the new policy.

    Él desacreditó la nueva política.

Idioms

trash talk B2

hablar mal de alguien, insultar

  • The team's trash talk before the game was impressive.

    La cháchara del equipo antes del partido fue impresionante.