detritos

los detritos
A plural noun indicates that there is more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
plural noun
a. debris
El glaciar pulverizaba enormes rocas y arrastraba los detritos al moverse.The glacier would pulverize huge boulders and carry the debris as it moved.
a. waste
Los vertederos a las afueras de la ciudad son inmensas montañas de detritos.The garbage dumps outside the city are huge mountains of waste.
b. debris
La hierba cortada, la maleza y el resto de los detritos del jardín se pueden compostar.The grass clippings, the weeds, and other garden debris may be composted.
c. detritus
A word or phrase used to refer to the second person formal “usted” by their conjugation or implied context (e.g., usted).
(formal)
Las calles estaban cubiertas de detritos la mañana del día de Año Nuevo.The streets were littered with detritus on the morning of New Year's Day.
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