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"Rubble" is a noun which is often translated as "los escombros", and "debris" is a noun which is also often translated as "los escombros". Learn more about the difference between "rubble" and "debris" below.
rubble(
ruh
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buhl
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (general)
a. los escombros (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
The earthquake turned many of the buildings downtown into rubble.El terremoto convirtió varios edificios del centro en escombros.
The emperor's palace used to be located here, but now there's only rubble.El palacio del emperador estaba situado aquí, pero ahora solo quedan escombros.
debris(
dih
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bri
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (fragments)
a. los escombros (M) (building)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
The crew arrived to clear the debris after the demolition.El equipo llegó para despejar los escombros después de la demolición.
b. los restos (M) (vehicle)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
I woke up in the debris of the car accident and realized what had happened.Me desperté entre los restos del accidente de tráfico y me di cuenta de lo que había pasado.
2. (geology)
a. los detritos (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
A moraine is any accumulation of unconsolidated glacial debris.Una morena es cualquier acumulación de detritos glaciares no consolidados.
