шваль — meaning in English

English meaning

• lowlife noun A dishonest, disreputable person, especially one thought to have criminal habits.
• trash noun Discarded material; garbage or rubbish.

Senses

шваль is used for these senses in English:

• lowlife (derogatory) An untrustworthy, despicable, or disreputable person, especially one suspected of being a criminal.
• trash (chiefly, North American, slang, derogatory) People of low social status or class. (See, for example, white trash or Eurotrash.)

lowlife — full definition

1. noun A dishonest, disreputable person, especially one thought to have criminal habits.
2. adj Disreputable or morally low; typical of such a person.

trash — full definition

1. noun Discarded material; garbage or rubbish.
2. noun Something considered worthless or of very poor quality.
3. verb To throw something away.
4. verb To damage or wreck something badly.
5. verb To criticize someone or something harshly.

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