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litter

UK
/ˈlɪtə/
US
/ˈlɪtər/

Translations

litternoun
litters
pl
UK
/ˈlɪtə/
US
/ˈlɪtər/
The park was covered in litter after the weekend festival.
Le parc était couvert de déchets après le festival du week-end.
The cat gave birth to a litter of five kittens.
La chatte a donné naissance à une portée de cinq chatons.
litièreSens zoologique : support ou matériau absorbant pour animaux.
She changed the cat litter every week to keep the house smelling fresh.
Elle changeait la litière du chat chaque semaine pour garder la maison fraîche.
litièreSens forestier : couche de matière organique en décomposition.
Earthworms help break down the leaf litter on the forest floor.
Les vers de terre aident à décomposer la litière de feuilles sur le sol forestier.
Additional translations
orduresSurtout au pluriel ; plus courant dans la langue générale que « déchets » dans certains contextes.
litièreSens historique : chaise à porteurs.
Synonyms
debris
trash
garbage
waste
rubbish
scattered items
refuse
litterverb
littered
Past Simple
littered
Past Participle
littering
Gerund
UK
/ˈlɪtə/
US
/ˈlɪtər/
People often litter the park with plastic bottles and wrappers.
Les gens jonchent souvent le parc de bouteilles en plastique et d’emballages.
mettre basS’emploie pour les animaux.
The cat littered in the barn last night, and now there are five new kittens.
La chatte a mis bas dans la grange la nuit dernière, et il y a maintenant cinq nouveaux chatons.
paillerSens agricole ou d’élevage : recouvrir de litière ou de paille.
They littered the stall with fresh straw before bringing the horses in.
Ils ont paillé le box avec de la paille fraîche avant d’y faire entrer les chevaux.
Synonyms
scatter
strew
disperse
spread
throw around
litteradjective
UK
/ˈlɪtə/
US
/ˈlɪtər/
Attributive noun use (e.g., "litter bin")
à déchetsEmploi attributif.
The city installed more litter bins along the promenade.
La ville a installé davantage de poubelles à déchets le long de la promenade.
Synonyms
littered
strewn
scattered
messy
untidy
cluttered
rubbish-strewn
trash-strewn
disordered

Definitions

litternoun
Trash or waste that is carelessly discarded in public places.
The park was covered in litter after the weekend festival.
A group of young animals born to an animal at one time, especially puppies or kittens.
The cat gave birth to a litter of five kittens.
A covered and curtained couch provided with shafts and used for carrying a single passenger.
The nobleman traveled through the city in a luxurious litter carried by four servants.
Material used to absorb moisture and waste in animal enclosures, such as cat litter.
She changed the cat litter every week to keep the house smelling fresh.
Dead and decaying leaves and other organic matter forming the top layer of soil in a forest.
Earthworms help break down the leaf litter on the forest floor.
litterverb
To scatter objects or waste materials in a disorderly manner.
People often litter the park with plastic bottles and wrappers.
To give birth to a group of offspring at one time, typically used for animals.
The cat littered in the barn last night, and now there are five new kittens.
To cover or be scattered over a surface.
Broken branches littered the roadside after the storm.
To lay down bedding material for animals.
They littered the stall with fresh straw before bringing the horses in.
litteradjective
Used attributively before another noun to denote something related to litter (trash).
The city installed more litter bins along the promenade.
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