What does lixeira in Portuguese mean?

What is the meaning of the word lixeira in Portuguese? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use lixeira in Portuguese.

The word lixeira in Portuguese means dustbin, waste bin, lixeira, lata de lixo, lixo, lata de lixo, lixeira, lixo, lixeira, lixeira trituradora. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word lixeira

dustbin, waste bin

substantivo feminino

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

lixeira

noun (rubbish bin)

(substantivo feminino: Substantivo exclusivamente feminino. Ex. "atriz", "menina", etc. Aqui encaixam-se também os substantivos compostos compostos. Ex. "batata frita", "garrafa d'água", etc.)
Irene screwed up a piece of paper and threw it in the wastebasket.

lata de lixo

noun (receptacle for refuse)

Leve estes sapatos fedorentos para fora e jogue na lata de lixo!
Take those stinky shoes outside and throw them in the trash can!

lixo

noun (US, uncountable (rubbish: household refuse)

(substantivo masculino: Substantivo exclusivamente masculino. Ex. "ator", "menino", etc. Aqui encaixam-se também os substantivos compostos compostos. Ex. "carrinho de mão", "guarda-chuva", etc.)
Bill tirou o lixo, pronto para ser coletado no dia seguinte.
Bill put the trash out, ready for collection the next day.

lata de lixo

noun (UK (garbage can)

Por favor, coloque suas sobras na lata de lixo.
Please toss your leftovers in the bin.

lixeira

noun (UK, informal, abbr (rubbish bin on wheels) (caixa de lixo)

(substantivo feminino: Substantivo exclusivamente feminino. Ex. "atriz", "menina", etc. Aqui encaixam-se também os substantivos compostos compostos. Ex. "batata frita", "garrafa d'água", etc.)

lixo

noun (UK (trash, garbage: bin, receptacle)

(substantivo masculino: Substantivo exclusivamente masculino. Ex. "ator", "menino", etc. Aqui encaixam-se também os substantivos compostos compostos. Ex. "carrinho de mão", "guarda-chuva", etc.)
Não coloque papelão no lixo, ele vai para os recicláveis.
Don't put cardboard in the rubbish; it belongs with the recycling.

lixeira

noun (UK (garbage dump)

(substantivo feminino: Substantivo exclusivamente feminino. Ex. "atriz", "menina", etc. Aqui encaixam-se também os substantivos compostos compostos. Ex. "batata frita", "garrafa d'água", etc.)
Ele levou todo o lixo do jardim até a lixeira.
He took all the garden waste to the tip.

lixeira trituradora

noun (waste container with shredder)

(substantivo feminino: Substantivo exclusivamente feminino. Ex. "atriz", "menina", etc. Aqui encaixam-se também os substantivos compostos compostos. Ex. "batata frita", "garrafa d'água", etc.)
Judy put the old contracts in the shredding bin.

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