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déchet

waste

noun day-SHEH Rare
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Also means

scrap

Usage Note

Déchet is masculine and most commonly used in the plural — les déchets — for waste or rubbish. Déchets ménagers means household waste; déchets radioactifs means nuclear waste. The singular un déchet can refer to a piece of scrap or, colloquially and pejoratively, a worthless person. The final 't' is silent.

Examples

"Il faut trier ses déchets."

Natural Translation

You need to sort your waste.

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