dump [dʌmp]
noun
dump(
duhmp
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling or idea (e.g. man, dog, house).
1. (garbage deposit)
(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).
It's forbidden to throw away old furniture at the dump.Está prohibido tirar muebles viejos al vertedero.
b. el basurero (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 wind spread the smell of the dump all over the city.El viento esparció el olor del basurero por toda la ciudad.
c. el basural (M) (Latin America)
(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).
Regionalism used in Latin America: all the countries in South America, Central America, and the Caribbean. Does not include Spain.
Sometimes I go to the dump to find secondhand pieces that can be restored.En ocasiones voy al basural a buscar piezas de segunda mano que se puedan restaurar.
d. el tiradero (M) (Bolivia) (Ecuador) (Mexico)
(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).
Regionalism used in Bolivia
Regionalism used in Ecuador
Regionalism used in Mexico
There is a special dump for car tires.Existe un tiradero especial para las llantas de carro.
2. (pile of rubbish)
a. el montón de basura (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).
That dump will fall down if you keep adding garbage to it.Ese montón de basura se caerá si sigues agregándole desperdicios.
3. (military)
a. el depósito (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 dump is located in a private area of the camp.El depósito está situado en un área privada del campamento.
4. (colloquial) (unpleasant place)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g. skinny, grandma).
a. el cuchitril (M) (colloquial)
(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 word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g. skinny, grandma).
This room is a dump and it smells awful.Esta habitación es un cuchitril y huele horrible.
b. la pocilga (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
It started to rain and we had to stop the car and ask for a bedroom in that dump of a motel.Empezó a llover y tuvimos que parar el coche y pedir una habitación en esa pocilga de motel.
c. el lugar de mala muerte (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).
Have you ever been in that pub? - Yes, but it's a dump.¿Alguna vez has estado en ese pub? - Sí, pero es un lugar de mala muerte.
5. (computing)
a. el vuelco de memoria (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 laptop's dump has failed.El vuelco de memoria de la laptop falló.
b. el volcado de memoria (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 hard drive dump will take about three hours.El volcado de memoria del disco duro tardará unas tres horas.
6. (colloquial) (excrement)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g. skinny, grandma).
a. la caca (F) (colloquial)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g. skinny, grandma).
The dump clogged the toilet.La caca tapó el baño.
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g. I bought a book.).
7. (to get rid of)
a. tirar
This table has a broken leg. Are we going to dump it or fix it?Esta mesa tiene una pata rota. ¿Vamos a tirarla o a arreglarla?
b. deshacerse de
When are we going to dump this old sofa?¿Cuándo vamos a deshacernos de este sofá viejo?
c. botar (Latin America)
Regionalism used in Latin America: all the countries in South America, Central America, and the Caribbean. Does not include Spain.
Don't dump that coffee table. I want to transform it into another piece of furniture.No botes esa mesita. Quiero transformarla en otro mueble.
8. (colloquial) (to end a relationship)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g. skinny, grandma).
a. plantar (colloquial)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g. skinny, grandma).
I finally dumped him after five months of dating.Finalmente lo planté tras cinco meses de relación.
b. dejar
I was heartbroken when my boyfriend dumped me.Se me rompió el corazón cuando mi novio me dejó.
9. (colloquial) (computing)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g. skinny, grandma).
a. volcar
When was the last time you dumped the data in your computer?¿Cuándo fue la última vez que volcaste los datos de tu computadora?
10. (to set on ground)
11. (to abandon)
a. dejar (colloquial)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g. skinny, grandma).
The taxi dumped us in the middle of nowhere.El taxi nos dejó en medio de la nada.
12. (commerce)
a. inundar el mercado
This company is dumping computing items to hurt the competition.Esta empresa está inundando el mercado con artículos de computación para perjudicar a la competencia.
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dumpNountransitive verb
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling or idea (e.g. man, dog, house).
1. (for refuse)
a. el vertedero m, basurero(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).
2. (colloquial)
a.
what a dump!¡qué asco de sitio! ¡qué sitio más cutre!,, ¡qué lugar más terraja!
dump truckvolquete m
3. (military)
a. (store)
4. (computers)
a.
(memory or storage) dumpvolcado de memoria
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g. I bought a book.).
5. (put down)
a. soltar, dejar
6. (unload)
a. descargar
7. (dispose of; rubbish, old car)
a. tirar
8. (nuclear, toxic waste)
a. verter
9. (colloquial)
a. (lover, boyfriend, girlfriend)
10. (computers)
a. volcar (memory)
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