dump

wegwerfen, abladen

Etwas Unerwünschtes loswerden, oft indem man es achtlos irgendwo ablädt.

In einfachem Englisch: To get rid of something unwanted, often by leaving it somewhere carelessly.

• Don't dump rubbish here.
• Someone dumped an old mattress beside the road.
• The company was fined for dumping waste in the sea.

So benutzt man es: dump something in/into something (The factory dumped chemicals into the river.)

Synonyme: throw away, discard

Gegenteile: keep

Häufige Wendungen: dump rubbish, dump waste, dump something somewhere

hinwerfen, hinschmeißen

Etwas schnell ablegen, ohne darauf zu achten, wo oder wie es liegt.

In einfachem Englisch: To put something down quickly without taking care over where or how you place it.

• She dumped her bag on the floor.
• He dumped a pile of clothes onto the bed.
• Don't just dump your coat there.

So benutzt man es: dump something on/onto something (He dumped his books onto the desk.)

Synonyme: drop, plonk

Häufige Wendungen: dump something down, dump something on something

Schluss machen mit, verlassen

Dem Partner sagen, dass man die Liebesbeziehung nicht mehr fortsetzen möchte.

In einfachem Englisch: To tell your romantic partner that you no longer want a relationship with them.

• She dumped her boyfriend yesterday.
• Would you dump someone by text?
• He was upset because his girlfriend had dumped him.

Synonyme: break up with, leave

Häufige Wendungen: dump someone, dump your boyfriend, dump your girlfriend

unter Selbstkosten verkaufen, dumpen

Waren sehr billig verkaufen, oft im Ausland, zu einem Preis unter den Herstellungskosten.

In einfachem Englisch: To sell goods very cheaply, often abroad, for less than they cost to produce.

• The company dumped surplus goods abroad.
• Cheap steel was dumped on the local market.
• New taxes aim to stop foreign producers dumping goods below cost.

So benutzt man es: dump something on a market (They were accused of dumping steel on the foreign market.)

Häufige Wendungen: dump cheap goods, dump surplus stock, dump imported steel

exportieren, auslesen

Computerdaten in eine Datei kopieren oder anzeigen, häufig um einen Fehler zu finden.

In einfachem Englisch: To copy computer data into a file or display it, often to find a problem.

• Dump the database before updating the server.
• The tool dumped all the stored values to a text file.
• Can we dump the memory contents to investigate the error?

So benutzt man es: dump something to a file (The program dumps its memory contents to a file.)

Synonyme: export

Häufige Wendungen: dump data, dump memory, dump a database

Müllkippe, Mülldeponie

Ort, an dem Müll und nicht mehr benötigte Dinge abgeladen werden.

In einfachem Englisch: A place where people leave rubbish and other things they no longer want.

• We took the old sofa to the dump.
• The dump accepts garden waste on Saturdays.
• Several trucks were waiting outside the garbage dump.

Synonyme: rubbish tip, landfill

Häufige Wendungen: rubbish dump, garbage dump, local dump

Drecksloch, Bruchbude

Sehr schmutziger, hässlicher oder unangenehmer Ort, an dem man ungern Zeit verbringt.

In einfachem Englisch: A place that is very dirty, unattractive, or unpleasant to spend time in.

• This hotel is a dump.
• Their old apartment was a complete dump.
• Why would anyone want to live in that dump?

Synonyme: hole

Häufige Wendungen: a complete dump, a real dump, live in a dump

Stuhlgang

Umgangssprachliche Bezeichnung für das Ausscheiden von Kot auf der Toilette.

In einfachem Englisch: An act of passing solid waste from your body when you use the toilet.

• I need to take a dump.
• He took a dump before leaving the house.
• Someone had a dump and forgot to flush.

Synonyme: poo, bowel movement

Häufige Wendungen: take a dump, have a dump