recycle

recycler

Mettre les objets usagés dans des bacs spéciaux pour permettre la réutilisation de leurs matériaux.

En anglais simple : To put used things in special bins so their materials can be used again.

• We recycle our bottles.
• Do you recycle paper at home?
• She recycled all the empty cans after the party.

Expressions courantes : recycle plastic bottles, recycle your cans, recycle at home

recycler

Transformer des matériaux usagés pour en fabriquer de nouveaux objets.

En anglais simple : To process used materials so they can be made into new things.

• This factory recycles plastic.
• Old paper is recycled into new notebooks.
• Can this material be recycled?

Comment l'utiliser : recycle something into something (The factory recycles old bottles into new glass containers.)

Synonymes : reprocess

Expressions courantes : recycle waste materials, recycle scrap metal, recycle into something

recirculer

Repasser plusieurs fois par un processus et redevenir disponible pour être utilisé.

En anglais simple : To pass through a process repeatedly and become available for use again.

• Nutrients recycle naturally in the forest.
• Sulfur recycles through several forms in nature.
• These materials recycle within the ecosystem.

Comment l'utiliser : recycle through something (Nutrients recycle through the soil as plants grow and decay.)

Synonymes : recirculate

Expressions courantes : recycle through something, recycle naturally, recycle within something