affald — meaning in English

English meaning

• garbage noun Waste material, especially food scraps and household rubbish, thrown away as useless.
• refuse verb To say no to a request, offer, or order.
• trash noun Discarded material; garbage or rubbish.
• waste noun Material that is no longer wanted or useful; rubbish.

Senses

affald is used for these senses in English:

• garbage Useless or disposable material; waste material of any kind.
• refuse Collectively, items or material that have been discarded; rubbish, garbage.
• trash (chiefly, North American) Useless physical things to be discarded; rubbish; refuse.
• waste Excess of material, useless by-products, or damaged, unsaleable products; garbage; rubbish.

garbage — full definition

1. noun Waste material, especially food scraps and household rubbish, thrown away as useless.
2. noun Nonsense, or something of very poor quality.

refuse — full definition

1. verb To say no to a request, offer, or order.
2. noun Waste material; rubbish or garbage.

Related Danish words