litter

litter
'litə(r)
1. noun
1) (an untidy mess of paper, rubbish etc: Put your litter in that bin.) basura, papeles
2) (a heap of straw etc for animals to lie on etc.) cama de paja
3) (a number of animals born to the same mother at the same time: a litter of kittens.) camada

2. verb
(to cover (the ground etc) with scattered objects: Papers littered the table.) cubrir
litter n
1. papeles / basura
don't drop litter, put it in the bin no tires papeles, échalos a la papelera
2. camada
a litter of six kittens una camada de seis gatitos
litter
tr['lɪtəSMALLr/SMALL]
noun
1 (rubbish) basura, desperdicios nombre masculino plural; (paper) papeles nombre masculino plural
2 (of kittens etc) camada
3 (for animal's bed) pajaza; (for animal's waste) arena, tierra
transitive verb
1 (dirty) ensuciar (with, con); (cover) cubrir; (fill) llenar (with, de)
littered with books lleno,-a de libros, cubierto,-a de libros
\
SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL
litter bin SMALLBRITISH ENGLISH/SMALL papelera
litter tray cubeta de arena, cubeta de tierra
litter ['lɪt̬ər] vt
: tirar basura en, ensuciar
litter vi
: tirar basura
litter n
1) : camada f, cría f
a litter of kittens: una cría de gatitos
2) stretcher: camilla f
3) rubbish: basura f
4) : arena f higiénica (para gatos)
litter
n.
andas s.m.
basura s.f.
cama s.f.
cama de paja s.f.
camada s.f.
camilla s.f.
cría s.f.
escombro s.m.
lecho s.m.
litera s.f.
palanquín s.m.
tendalera s.f.
ventregada s.f.
v.
desordenar v.
esparcir v.
parir v.

I 'lɪtər, 'lɪtə(r)
noun
1) u (refuse) basura f, desperdicios mpl

don't drop litter — no tire basura

2) c (offspring) (Zool) camada f, cría f
3) u (for horses, cows) lecho m de paja; (for cats) arena f higiénica
4) c
a) (stretcher) camilla f
b) (couch) (Hist) litera f

II
transitive verb

newspapers littered the floor — el suelo estaba cubierto de papeles, había papeles tirados por (todo) el suelo

to be littered WITH something — estar* lleno de algo

he had littered his room with toys — había desparramado juguetes por toda la habitación

['lɪtǝ(r)]
1. N
1) (=rubbish) basura f ; (=papers) papeles mpl (tirados); (=wrappings) envases mpl

no litter — prohibido arrojar basura

2) (=untidiness) desorden m

in a litter — en desorden

a litter of books — un montón desordenado de libros, un revoltijo de libros

3) (Zool) camada f
4) (=vehicle) litera f ; (Med) camilla f
5) (=bedding) lecho m , cama f de paja
6) (for animal) lecho m de paja; cat 2.
2. VT
1) (=make untidy)

to litter the streets — tirar basura por la calle

to litter papers about a room, litter a room with papers — esparcir papeles por un cuarto, dejar papeles esparcidos por un cuarto

he littered the floor with all his football gear — dejó toda la ropa de fútbol tirada por el suelo

the lorry littered the road with rubbish — el camión dejó basura esparcida por toda la carretera, el camión dejó la carretera sembrada de basura

a pavement littered with papers — una acera sembrada de papeles

a room littered with books — un cuarto con libros por todas partes

a page littered with mistakes — una página plagada de errores

2) (=provide with bedding) [+ animal] dar cama de paja a
3) (=give birth to) [animal] parir
3.
VI [cat] parir
4.
CPD

litter basket, litter bin N(Brit) papelera f

litter box N (US)= litter tray

litter lout Npersona que tira papeles o basura a la vía pública

litter tray N(esp Brit) lecho de arena higiénica para animales domésticos

* * *

I ['lɪtər, 'lɪtə(r)]
noun
1) u (refuse) basura f, desperdicios mpl

don't drop litter — no tire basura

2) c (offspring) (Zool) camada f, cría f
3) u (for horses, cows) lecho m de paja; (for cats) arena f higiénica
4) c
a) (stretcher) camilla f
b) (couch) (Hist) litera f

II
transitive verb

newspapers littered the floor — el suelo estaba cubierto de papeles, había papeles tirados por (todo) el suelo

to be littered WITH something — estar* lleno de algo

he had littered his room with toys — había desparramado juguetes por toda la habitación


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