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debris in Spanish

debris in Spanish is escombros, detrito, detritos — debris means scattered pieces of wreckage, rubble, or litter left after something is destroyed or broken apart.

debris in Spanish

escombros
noun
Rubble, wreckage, scattered remains of something destroyed.
detrito
noun
Rubble, wreckage, scattered remains of something destroyed.
detritos
noun
Rubble, wreckage, scattered remains of something destroyed.
detritus
noun
Rubble, wreckage, scattered remains of something destroyed.
escombra
noun
Rubble, wreckage, scattered remains of something destroyed.
escombro
noun
Rubble, wreckage, scattered remains of something destroyed.
basura
noun
Litter and discarded refuse.
cachureo
noun
Litter and discarded refuse.
ñiqueñaque
noun
Litter and discarded refuse.
ruina
noun
The ruins of a broken-down structure.
ruinas
noun
The ruins of a broken-down structure.
fragmentos glaciares
noun
(geology) Large rock fragments left by a melting glacier etc.
morrena
noun
(geology) Large rock fragments left by a melting glacier etc.

What does "debris" mean?

  1. noun Scattered pieces of wreckage, rubble, or litter left after something is destroyed or broken apart.
    "After the storm, the street was covered in broken branches and other debris."
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debris in a sentence

  • After the storm, the street was covered in broken branches and other debris.
  • Melissa Foley clears debris in her neighborhood as the San Lorenzo River rises in Felton on Saturday, January 14.

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What is "debris" in Spanish?
"debris" in Spanish is escombros, detrito, detritos. debris means: Scattered pieces of wreckage, rubble, or litter left after something is destroyed or broken apart.
How do you use "debris" in a sentence?
Example: "After the storm, the street was covered in broken branches and other debris." In Spanish, "debris" is escombros, detrito, detritos.
Are there other ways to say "debris" in Spanish?
Yes — Spanish has 13 translations listed for "debris": escombros, detrito, detritos, detritus, escombra, escombro.
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