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сва́лка — meaning in English

svalka

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English meaning

  • dump noun A site where waste or garbage is disposed of.
  • junkyard noun A place, usually outdoors, where old and discarded items — especially cars and scrap metal — are dumped or sold for parts.
  • landfill noun A site where waste is buried in the ground under layers of soil.
  • scramble verb To move quickly and awkwardly, often using hands and feet, especially over rough ground.
  • tip noun The pointed or outer end of something.

Senses

сва́лка is used for these senses in English:

  • dump A place where waste or garbage is left; a ground or place for dumping ashes, refuse, etc.; a disposal site.
  • junkyard A business that sells used metal or items.
  • landfill (countable) A site at which refuse is buried under layers of earth.
  • rough-and-tumble Rough activity; fighting or brawling; a fight.
  • scramble A rush or hurry, especially making use of the limbs against a surface.
  • scrapheap A pile in which junk is discarded.
  • scrapyard A junkyard, a place where scrap is stored, discarded or resold.
  • tip (UK, Irish, Commonwealth) An area or a place for dumping something, such as rubbish or refuse, as from a mine; a heap (see tipple); a dump. [from 19th c.]

dump — full definition

  1. noun A site where waste or garbage is disposed of.
  2. noun (informal) An unpleasant, dirty, or run-down place.
  3. verb To get rid of or discard something, often carelessly.
  4. verb (informal) To end a romantic relationship with someone.
  5. verb (computing) To output or copy the full contents of memory, data, or a file, often for debugging.

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