отбро́сы — meaning in English
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English meaning
- chaff noun The dry, papery husks separated from grain during threshing.
- dregs noun The gritty sediment that settles at the bottom of a drink, especially unfiltered wine or coffee.
- dross noun Waste or impure matter.
- offscouring noun Refuse removed from something by scouring.
- refuse verb To say no to a request, offer, or order.
- scavenge verb To search through discarded material for something useful.
- waste noun Material that is no longer wanted or useful; rubbish.
Senses
отбро́сы is used for these senses in English:
- chaff (figurative) Any excess or unwanted material, resource, or person; anything worthless.
- dregs The sediment settled at the bottom of a liquid; the lees in a container of unfiltered wine.
- dregs (figuratively, the dregs) The worst and lowest part of something.
- dross Waste or impure matter.
- offscouring (figuratively) An outcast, a pariah.
- refuse Collectively, items or material that have been discarded; rubbish, garbage.
- scavenge (transitive) To collect and remove refuse, or to search through refuse, carrion, or abandoned items for useful material.
- waste Excess of material, useless by-products, or damaged, unsaleable products; garbage; rubbish.
chaff — full definition
- noun The dry, papery husks separated from grain during threshing.
- noun Something considered worthless or unwanted, especially compared with something valuable ("separating the wheat from the chaff").
- verb To tease or make good-natured fun of someone.
dregs — full definition
- noun The gritty sediment that settles at the bottom of a drink, especially unfiltered wine or coffee.
- noun The most worthless or lowest part of something, especially people.