szemét — meaning in English

English meaning

• garbage noun Waste material, especially food scraps and household rubbish, thrown away as useless.
• litter noun Rubbish or trash left lying around in a public place.
• rubbish noun (chiefly British) Waste material; trash or garbage.

Senses

szemét is used for these senses in English:

• litter discarded items
• garbage waste material
• rubbish used to express that something is exceedingly bad

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.

litter — full definition

1. noun Rubbish or trash left lying around in a public place.
2. noun All the baby animals born to one mother at the same time.
3. noun Granular material used to absorb a pet's waste, especially for cats.
4. verb To leave trash scattered around; to make a place untidy.

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