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contenedor

container

noun kohn-teh-neh-DOHR Less Common

Also means

dumpster

Usage Note

Contenedor covers shipping containers, large waste bins, and in computing, software containers. In everyday Spain it most often refers to the large street recycling or rubbish bins (contenedor de basura, contenedor de vidrio). The word is a -dor agentive noun from contener (to contain).

Examples

"Lleva el cartón al contenedor azul."

Natural Translation

Take the cardboard to the blue recycling bin.

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