dumpster

UK:^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations'Dumpster', 'dumpster': /ˈdʌmpstə/

US:USA pronunciation: IPAUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈdʌmpstɚ/

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(dump′stər)

Principal Translations
Inglés		Español
Dumpster, dumpster n	US, ® (waste receptacle)	contenedor nm
		contenedor de basura nm + loc adj
	(AR)	volquete nm
	(UY)	volqueta nf
Note: As a registered trademark, “Dumpster” should be capitalized, but it is usually not capitalized in informal communication.
	There is a dumpster next to my apartment, and the garbage truck wakes me up several times a week.
	Hay un contenedor al lado de mi casa y el camión de la basura me despierta varias veces por semana.

Compound Forms: dumpster \| Dumpster
Inglés		Español
Dumpster diving, dumpster diving n	US, ® (picking through refuse bins)	revolver basura loc verb
Note: Though "Dumpster" is trademarked, it is often used uncapitalized; it may also be used generically to refer to any similar large waste receptacle.
	For the last few months, he had been squatting in an abandoned house and dumpster diving for his meals.
	(AR, coloquial)	cartonear⇒ vi
		cirujear⇒ vi
dumpster fire, garbage fire n	US, figurative, informal (shameful or chaotic situation)	desastre nm
		caos nm inv

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