detrito
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This word may also be spelled "detritus" and is often used in the plural.
el detrito
A masculine noun is used with masculine articles and adjectives (e.g., el hombre guapo, el sol amarillo).
1. (geology)
a. detritus
La estrecha lengua de tierra estaba formada por detrito procedente de la erosión de las montañas circundantes.The narrow tongue of land was formed by detritus from the erosion of the surrounding mountains.
2. (waste)
a. debris
Los supervivientes se movían como sonámbulos entre los detritos de lo que había sido su ciudad.The survivors moved like sleepwalkers among the debris of what had been their city.
b. detritus
Muchas casas quedaron enterradas bajo los detritos que había arrastrado el agua de la riada.Many houses were buried under the detritus that had been swept along by the flood water.
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