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junk

UK
/dʒʌŋk/
US
/dʒʌŋk/

Translations

junknoun
junks
pl
cameloteFamilier, pour des objets de peu de valeur ou de mauvaise qualité.
The garage was filled with old junk that needed to be thrown away.
Le garage était rempli de vieille camelote qu'il fallait jeter.
jonqueEmbarcation traditionnelle chinoise.
The harbor was dotted with traditional junks, their sails billowing in the wind.
Le port était parsemé de jonques traditionnelles, leurs voiles gonflées par le vent.
héroïneArgot, surtout pour l’héroïne.
He was arrested for possession of junk.
Il a été arrêté pour possession d’héroïne.
biteVulgaire.
He accidentally got kicked in the junk during the match.
Il a reçu un coup dans la bite pendant le match.
courrier indésirablePour les messages électroniques non sollicités.
My inbox is full of junk that I delete every morning.
Ma boîte de réception est pleine de courrier indésirable que je supprime chaque matin.
Synonyms
rubbish
trash
garbage
debris
litter
waste
refuse
scrap
detritus
clutter
junkverb
junked
Past Simple
junked
Past Participle
junking
Gerund
UK
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US
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mettre au rebutPour abandonner ou jeter comme inutilisable.
He decided to junk the old computer because it was beyond repair.
Il a décidé de mettre au rebut l'ancien ordinateur parce qu'il était irréparable.
réduire en épaveSurtout pour un véhicule gravement endommagé.
The collision completely junked the front end of the car.
La collision a complètement réduit en épave l'avant de la voiture.
Synonyms
discard
throw away
dispose of
get rid of
toss out
junkadjective
junkier
Comp.
junkiest
Super.
UK
/dʒʌŋk/
US
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Used chiefly attributively before nouns (e.g., junk food) or predicatively to mean 'of very poor quality'.
de mauvaise qualitéFamilier, pour quelque chose de bon marché ou de très mauvaise qualité.
He bought a junk car that broke down within a week.
Il a acheté une voiture de mauvaise qualité qui est tombée en panne au bout d'une semaine.
Synonyms
junkie
junky
worthless
shoddy
trashy
crummy
cheap
inferior
second-rate
substandard
tatty
rubbishy

Definitions

junknoun
Old or discarded articles that are considered useless or of little value.
The garage was filled with old junk that needed to be thrown away.
A Chinese sailing vessel with a flat bottom and high stern, often used in East Asia.
The harbor was dotted with traditional junks, their sails billowing in the wind.
Slang: illegal narcotic drugs, especially heroin.
He was arrested for possession of junk.
Vulgar slang: a man's genitals.
He accidentally got kicked in the junk during the match.
Unwanted or unsolicited advertising material, especially in electronic or postal form.
My inbox is full of junk that I delete every morning.
junkverb
To discard or abandon as useless or unwanted.
He decided to junk the old computer because it was beyond repair.
To damage or destroy (something, especially a vehicle) so badly that it is fit only for scrap.
The collision completely junked the front end of the car.
junkadjective
Cheap, worthless, or of very poor quality.
He bought a junk car that broke down within a week.
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