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litter [ˈlɪtə] n 1. a. small refuse or waste materials carelessly dropped, esp in public places b. (as modifier) litter bin 2. a disordered or untidy condition or a collection of objects in this condition 3. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Zoology) a group of offspring produced at one birth by a mammal such as a sow 4. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Forestry) a layer of partly decomposed leaves, twigs, etc., on the ground in a wood or forest 5. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Agriculture) straw, hay, or similar material used as bedding, protection, etc., by animals or plants 6. See cat litter 7. a means of conveying people, esp sick or wounded people, consisting of a light bed or seat held between parallel sticks vb 1. to make (a place) untidy by strewing (refuse) 2. to scatter (objects, etc.) about or (of objects) to lie around or upon (anything) in an untidy fashion 3. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Zoology) (of pigs, cats, etc.) to give birth to (offspring) 4. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Agriculture) (tr) to provide (an animal or plant) with straw or hay for bedding, protection, etc. [C13 (in the sense: bed): via Anglo-French, ultimately from Latin lectus bed] Litter the young brought forth at one time by a sow or similar animal; a disorderly cumulation of papers; rubbish, 1730. Examples: litter of children, 1704; of constitutions, 1796; of kittens; of lions, 1734; of opinions, 1662; of pamphlets, 1688; of pigs, 1604—Brewer, of rabbits, 1802; of sins, 1639; of whelps, 1486; of women, 1860. A basket or frame utilized for the transport of injured persons. ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
litter noun 1. rubbish, refuse, waste, fragments, junk, debris, shreds, garbage (chiefly U.S.), trash, muck, detritus, grot (slang) If you see litter in the corridor, pick it up. 2. jumble, mess, disorder, confusion, scatter, tangle, muddle, clutter, disarray, untidiness He pushed aside the litter of books. 4. bedding, couch, mulch, floor cover, straw-bed The birds scratch through leaf litter on the forest floor. verb 1. clutter, mess up, clutter up, be scattered about, disorder, disarrange, derange Glass from broken bottles litters the pavement. Translations litter [ˈlɪtəʳ] A. 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 B. 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 3. (= give birth to) [animal] → parir C. VI [cat] → parir D. CPD litter basket, litter bin N (Brit) → papelera f litter box N (US) = litter tray litter lout N persona que tira papeles o basura a la vía pública litter tray N (esp Brit) lecho de arena higiénica para animales domésticos litter [ˈlɪtər] litter n → Abfälle pl; (= papers, wrappings) → Papier nt; the park was strewn with litter → der Park war mit Papier und Abfällen übersät; don’t leave or drop litter (on notice) → bitte keinen Abfall zurücklassen; a litter of books → ein Haufen m → Bücher (Zool) → Wurf m (= bedding for animals) → Streu f, → Stroh nt; (for plants) → Stroh nt; (= cat litter) → Katzenstreu f vt to be littered with something (lit, fig) → mit etw übersät sein; old cans littered the countryside → alte Dosen verschandelten die Landschaft; glass from broken bottles littered the streets → Glasscherben lagen überall auf den Straßen herum; to litter a room with papers → Papier(e) im Zimmer verstreuen (= give birth to) → werfen litter: litterbag n (US) → Abfalltüte f litter basket n → Abfallkorb m litter bin litter bug, litter lout n (inf) → Dreckspatz m (inf), → Schmutzfink m (inf) litter tray n → Katzenklo nt litter [ˈlɪtəʳ] 1. n b. (young animals) → nidiata, figliata; (of dogs) → cucciolata c. (Agr) (bedding) → lettiera 2. vt (subj, person) → lasciare rifiuti in; (books, rubbish) → coprire littered with → coperto/a di the room was littered with books → nella stanza c'erano libri dappertutto a pavement littered with papers → un marciapiede pieno di cartacce litter [ˈlɪtəʳ] 1. n b. (young animals) → nidiata, figliata; (of dogs) → cucciolata c. (Agr) (bedding) → lettiera 2. vt (subj, person) → lasciare rifiuti in; (books, rubbish) → coprire littered with → coperto/a di the room was littered with books → nella stanza c'erano libri dappertutto a pavement littered with papers → un marciapiede pieno di cartacce n litter [ˈlitə(r)] 1 an untidy mess of paper, rubbish etc Put your litter in that bin. rommel مُهْمَلات боклук odpadky affald; skrald der Abfall σκουπίδια basura, papeles praht آآت و آشغال roska ordures אַשפָּה कूडा़-करकट smeće szemét sampah drasl, rusl immondizia, rifiuti ごみ 쓰레기, 잡동사니 išmėtyti daiktai, šiukšlės izsvaidītas lietas/papīri; draza; nekārtība sampah rommel avfall, søppel, rot śmieci lixo gunoi мусор odpadky smeti đubre skräp ขยะ çöp (雜亂的)廢物, 垃圾 розкидані речі; сміття کچرا rác rưởi bừa bãi (杂乱的)废物, 垃圾 2 a heap of straw etc for animals to lie on etc. strooi قَش сламена постеля stelivo høbunke; kattegrus die Streu αχυροστρωμνή cama de paja põhk بستر کاهی pehku litière מַצָע-קַשׁ एक साथ पैदा हुए बच्चे stelja alom jerami hálmur, hey lettiera, strame 寝わら (동물의) 깃, 깔짚 kraikas, pakratai pakaiši timbunan jerami ligstro halm, strø podściółka palha culcuş de paie соломенная подстилка для скота stelivo stelja slama strö กองฟางเล็กสำหรับนอน kuru ot 稻草 підстилка جانوروں کے لئے پؤال کا بستر đống rơm 稻草 3 a number of animals born to the same mother at the same time a litter of kittens. werpsel البَطْن: مَجموع الجِراء المَولودَة مَرّة واحِدَه котило vrh kuld der Wurf νεογνά ζώου από μια γέννα camada pesakond توله ها؛ بچه ها poikue portée וְלָדוֹת מְאוֹתָה הַמלָטָה जानवरों के एक ही समय में जन्में बच्चे leglo alom kelompok anak binatang ungahópur, urpt, got figliata, cucciolata, nidiata 一腹の子 (짐승의) 한배의 새끼 vada (kucēnu, sivēnu) metiens seperinduk nest jongen kull miot, młode ninhada pui abia fătaţi помёт vrh zarod okot kull คอก bir defada doğan yavrular 同一窩仔畜 виводок نئے جنے ہوئے جانوروں کا ایک جھول lứa đẻ 同胎小崽 v to cover (the ground etc) with scattered objects Papers littered the table. omkrap يُغَطّي بالمُهْمَلات застилам ležet bez ladu ligge og flyde verstreut herumliegen γεμίζω με άχρηστα πράγματα cubrir katma پر از آت و آشغال کردن roskata couvrir לְלַכלֵך בְּאַשפָּה बिखेरना nasmetiti teleszór memenuhi sóða út, kasta frá sér rusli; strá ingombrare, sparpagliare 散らかす 어지르다 nukloti, padengti izsvaidīt; piemētāt; piegružot menyepah-nyepahkan rondstrooien, verstrooid liggen op/in rote til, la flyte utover zaśmiecać espalhar a acoperi мусорить ležať rozhádzaný nastlati prekriti skräpa ner ทิ้งเรี่ยราด kirletmek, çöp atmak 亂丟 розкидати; смітити کچرے سے گندا کرنا bày bừa lên 乱丢 litter → رُكَام مُبَعثَر, ولادة الحيوان odpadky, vrh kuld, skrald Abfall, Wurf νεογέννητα ζώα, σκουπίδια camada, desperdicios poikue, roskat détritus, portée okot, smeće cucciolata, spazzatura ごみ, 動物の一腹子 쓰레기, 한배의 새끼 nest, rommel avfall, kull miot, odpadki lixo, ninhada мусор, помет kull, skräp ขยะ, ลูกสัตว์ çöp, yeni doğmuş yavrular lứa con, rác rưởi 后代, 垃圾 How to thank TFD for its existence? 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