lixo

Noun

1. (masculine) garbage; waste; rubbish (useless material to be discarded)
2. (masculine) rubbish bin, trash can (small container for waste)
3. (colloquial, masculine) crap (something of poor quality)
4. (derogatory, figuratively, masculine) rabble (mass of common people)

Verb

first-person singular present indicative of lixar

lixar

1. (transitive) to sand (with sandpaper)
2. (transitive) to polish
3. (colloquial) to screw up, to ruin
4. (colloquial, pronominal) to get screwed up, to be in difficulties

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Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈli.ʃu/

Etymology

Cognate with Galician: lixo

In summary

From Old Galician-Portuguese lixo, of uncertain origin. Possibly from Latin lixa (“ashes, lye”). Cognate with Galician lixo.

Concepts

garbage

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waste

trash

rubbish

refuse

junk

litter

garbage can

trash can

tripe

wastes

food waste

rubbish bin

dirt

filth

residue

debris

scrap

scraps

stuff

Synonyms

lixeira

refugo

lata de lixo

resíduos

cesto de lixo

dejeto

restos

ruínas

gentalha

dejecto

resíduos sólidos

negar-sea

restos de comida

cama de feno para animais

cama de palha para animais

detritos residuais

veículos abandonados

destroços

imundície

escombros

escória

ferro-velho

porcaria

resíduo

Translations

Abfall

basura

Müll

afval

immondizia

spazzatura

rifiuti

déchet

çöp

déchets

vuil

vuilnis

rommel

ordure

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σκουπίδια

Sentences

Que carga de lixo na televisão hoje .

What a load of trash on television today.

Ela não conseguia encontrar um cesto de lixo .

She couldn't find a wastebasket.

" Que carga de lixo "? Sarah opinou .

“What a load of garbage,” Sarah opined.

Um limpador de rua caminha pela rua com sua vassoura e pá de lixo .

A street cleaner walks down the street with his broom and dustpan.

Controlar o uso correto de recipientes de lixo e movê-los, se aplicável .

Control the correct use of garbage containers and move them if applicable.