rubbish

ordures, déchets

Choses que l’on jette parce qu’on n’en veut plus ou qu’on n’en a plus besoin.

En anglais simple : Things you no longer want or need and throw away.

• Put the rubbish in the bin.
• They collect our rubbish on Mondays.
• We picked up rubbish along the beach.

Synonymes : trash, garbage, waste

Expressions courantes : rubbish bin, rubbish collection, throw away rubbish, household rubbish

sottises, absurdités

Idées ou propos absurdes, faux ou impossibles à croire.

En anglais simple : Ideas or statements that are silly, wrong, or impossible to believe.

• That story is rubbish.
• He talks rubbish about things he does not understand.
• The claim that cats cannot learn is complete rubbish.

Synonymes : nonsense

Expressions courantes : talk rubbish, complete rubbish, a load of rubbish

camelote, saletés

Choses mal fabriquées ou qui ont très peu de valeur.

En anglais simple : Things that are badly made or have very little value.

• This shop sells rubbish.
• The toys I bought were cheap rubbish.
• Why waste money on that rubbish?

Synonymes : junk, trash

Expressions courantes : cheap rubbish, sell rubbish, a load of rubbish

nul, mauvais

Très mauvais par sa qualité, ses capacités ou l’expérience qu’il offre.

En anglais simple : Very bad in quality, ability, or experience.

• The film was rubbish.
• I am rubbish at tennis.
• We had a rubbish day because everything went wrong.

Comment l'utiliser : rubbish at something (He is rubbish at remembering names.)

Synonymes : awful, terrible, bad

Contraires : great, excellent

Expressions courantes : a rubbish day, rubbish at something, rubbish service

Balivernes !, N’importe quoi !

S’emploie pour affirmer vivement que quelque chose est absurde ou faux.

En anglais simple : Used to say strongly that you think something is silly or untrue.

• Rubbish! That never happened.
• “You cheated.” “Rubbish! I followed every rule.”
• “Nobody likes your cooking.” “Rubbish! Everyone asked for more.”

Synonymes : nonsense, balderdash

Expressions courantes : absolute rubbish, utter rubbish, total rubbish

dénigrer

Dire qu’une idée, un projet ou un travail est mauvais ou stupide.

En anglais simple : To say that an idea, plan, or piece of work is bad or stupid.

• Please do not rubbish my idea.
• The minister rubbished the report yesterday.
• Critics have rubbished her latest film.

Synonymes : dismiss, criticize

Expressions courantes : rubbish an idea, rubbish a proposal, rubbish someone’s work