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communal bin

[kəˈmjuːnəl bɪn]
nounpl: communal bins
contentor comunitário
1. A shared waste container located in a common area of an apartment building, residential complex, or community space, used by multiple residents or households for disposing of garbage
The communal bin in our apartment building is emptied twice a week.
O contentor comunitário do nosso prédio é esvaziado duas vezes por semana.
2. A public or shared refuse collection point for a neighborhood or community district
Please take your rubbish to the communal bin at the end of the street.
Por favor, leve seu lixo para o contentor comunitário no final da rua.
NYC Slang
dumpster (informal collective term, though NYC typically uses individual or building-specific bins)
Synonyms
shared bincommon bincollective bincommunity waste container
Antonyms
private binindividual binhousehold bin

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
contentor comunitário
Standard term used in most of Brazil
Brazil (informal)
lixeira comunitária
More colloquial, emphasizes trash disposal function
Portugal
caixote do lixo comunitário
Traditional European Portuguese terminology
Portugal (modern)
contentor comunitário
Contemporary standard usage

Related Idioms & Phrases

put something in the communal bin
communal bin area
near the communal bin
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