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dumpster
[/ˈdʌmpstər/]
noun
masculine
pl: dumpsters
lixeira
1.
a large metal container for holding trash or garbage, typically used by businesses or communities
The restaurant throws its waste into the dumpster behind the building.
O restaurante joga seu lixo na lixeira atrás do prédio.
2.
something considered worthless or of very poor quality
That movie was a complete dumpster fire.
Aquele filme foi um completo desastre.
NYC Slang
dumpster fire (expression of complete failure or disaster)
Synonyms
trash can
garbage bin
waste container
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Regional Variations
General Brazilian
lixeira
most common term for the physical container
General Brazilian
caçamba
larger industrial waste container
São Paulo
lata de lixo
literal translation, also used colloquially
Portugal
contentor de lixo
formal Portuguese term for waste container
Portugal
caixote do lixo
traditional term in European Portuguese
Related Idioms & Phrases
dumpster fire (a chaotic disaster or failure)
dumpster diving (searching through trash for discarded items)
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