disposal

Entsorgung, Beseitigung

Das Beseitigen von etwas, das man nicht mehr braucht oder haben möchte.

In einfachem Englisch: The act of getting rid of something you no longer need or want.

• Safe waste disposal is important.
• The town needs a new disposal site.
• Who pays for the disposal of damaged furniture?

So benutzt man es: disposal of something (The disposal of old batteries requires special care.)

Synonyme: removal, discarding

Häufige Wendungen: waste disposal, safe disposal, disposal site

Verfügung

Die Möglichkeit, etwas bei Bedarf zu nutzen; meist in der Wendung „at your disposal“.

In einfachem Englisch: The ability to use something whenever you need it, usually in the phrase “at your disposal”.

• The car is at your disposal.
• We used every resource at our disposal.
• The hotel placed a meeting room at their disposal.

So benutzt man es: at someone’s disposal (You have several useful tools at your disposal.); put something at someone’s disposal (They put a car at our disposal for the weekend.)

Häufige Wendungen: at someone’s disposal, at my disposal

Anordnung, Aufstellung

Die Art, wie Dinge platziert, geordnet oder in Gruppen aufgeteilt sind.

In einfachem Englisch: The way things are placed, arranged, or divided into groups.

• The disposal of the chairs formed a circle.
• He studied the disposal of troops along the border.
• The orderly disposal of the objects made the room appear larger.

So benutzt man es: disposal of something (The disposal of the furniture left the doorway clear.)

Synonyme: arrangement, disposition, ordering

Häufige Wendungen: disposal of troops, disposal of furniture, orderly disposal