What does poubelle in French mean?

What is the meaning of the word poubelle in French? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use poubelle in French.

The word poubelle in French means bin, dustbin, recycle bin, piece of junk, heap of junk, old crate, bin lorry, dustbin lorry, refuse lorry, dustcart, throw away, throw out, abandon, table-top bin, flying trashcan, bin bag, bin liner, rubbish bag, trash TV, trashy TV. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word poubelle

bin

nom féminin (récipient aux ordures) (UK, general)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Il faut mettre les ordures dans la poubelle. // Un chien a renversé plusieurs poubelles dans la rue.
A dog knocked over several trash cans in the street.

dustbin

nom féminin (ensemble de déchets)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Bien des hommes prennent l'océan pour une poubelle.
Many people use the ocean as a dustbin.

recycle bin

nom féminin (Informatique : zone de suppression de fichiers) (computing, PC)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Pour supprimer un fichier, il suffit de le glisser sur la poubelle.
To delete a file, all you have to do is drag it into the recycle bin.

piece of junk, heap of junk

nom féminin (familier, figuré (objet en très mauvais état) (figurative, pejorative, informal)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Certains conducteurs roulent dans des poubelles.
Some drivers drive old bangers.

old crate

nom masculin (avion mal entretenu) (informal, plane)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

bin lorry, dustbin lorry, refuse lorry, dustcart

nom masculin (benne à ordures) (UK)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

throw away, throw out

locution verbale (éliminer)

(phrasal verb, transitive, separable: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning, divisible--for example, "call off" [=cancel], "call the game off," "call off the game.")
J'ai jeté à la poubelle mes vieux magazines.

abandon

locution verbale (figuré (abandonner [qch])

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Une fois élus, les politiciens jettent à la poubelle leurs promesses.

table-top bin

nom féminin (récipient pour détritus de table) (UK)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

flying trashcan

nom masculin (péjoratif (avion mal entretenu) (badly maintained aircraft)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

bin bag, bin liner, rubbish bag

nom masculin (sac à déchets) (UK)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Nous mettons les ordures ménagères dans des sacs poubelle.

trash TV, trashy TV

nom féminin (émission bas de gamme)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
De nombreuses émissions de télé réalité sont vraiment de la télé poubelle.

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