litter

litter
I ['lɪtə(r)]
nome
1) rifiuti m.pl., immondizia f., spazzatura f.; (paper) cartacce f.pl.

to drop litter — gettare o buttare immondizia (per terra)

"no litter" — "divieto di gettare rifiuti"

2) (random collection) confusione f., disordine m.
3) zool. figliata f.

to have a litter — figliare

4) (for farm stock) strame m., lettiera f.; (for cat) lettiera f.
5) (for casualty) barella f.; (for dignitary) lettiga f., portantina f.
II ['lɪtə(r)]
verbo transitivo [leaves, books] ricoprire [ground, floor]

to litter a house with sth. — disseminare o sparpagliare qcs. in tutta la casa [clothes, magazines]

to be littered with papers — [ground] essere ricoperto di cartacce

to be littered with allusions — fig. essere pieno di allusioni

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['litə(r)] 1. noun
1) (an untidy mess of paper, rubbish etc: Put your litter in that bin.) immondizia, rifiuti
2) (a heap of straw etc for animals to lie on etc.) lettiera, strame
3) (a number of animals born to the same mother at the same time: a litter of kittens.) figliata, cucciolata, nidiata
2. verb
(to cover (the ground etc) with scattered objects: Papers littered the table.) ingombrare, sparpagliare
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litter (1) /ˈlɪtə(r)/
n.
lettiga; barella; portantina
litter-bearer, barelliere, portantino; (mil.) portaferiti.
litter (2) /ˈlɪtə(r)/
n.
1 [u] lettiera; strame (nella stalla); lettime, sabbia, sabbietta (per gatti domestici, ecc.)
2 figliata (di animali): a litter of kittens, una figliata di gattini
3 [u] rifiuti; cartaccia: The street was full of litter, la strada era piena di rifiuti
4 (fig.) confusione; disordine; scompiglio
5 lettiga; barella; portantina
litter bag, sacco (di plastica, ecc.) per l'immondizia □ litter lout, chi butta per terra cartacce (o rifiuti, ecc.) □ litter patrol, pattuglia di vigilanza sulla pulizia nelle strade □ «Leave no litter» (cartello), «divieto di gettare rifiuti».
(to) litter /ˈlɪtə(r)/
A v. t.
1 (di solito to litter down) fare la lettiera, un letto di strame a (un cavallo, ecc.); preparare la lettiera in (una stalla); spargere strame su
2 (spesso to litter up) imbrattare, ingombrare; mettere in disordine: to litter the streets with rubbish, imbrattare le strade di rifiuti; to litter a room with newspapers, ingombrare una stanza con i giornali; to litter up one's bedroom, mettere in disordine la camera da letto
3 spargere; sparpagliare: He littered peanut shells over the floor, ha sparpagliato gusci di noccioline sul pavimento
4 (arc.) generare; partorire
B v. i.
1 (d'animali, spec. di cagne e scrofe) figliare
2 buttare rifiuti (nelle strade, ecc.)
● (di uno scritto) to be littered with mistakes, essere pieno zeppo di errori.
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I ['lɪtə(r)]
nome
1) rifiuti m.pl., immondizia f., spazzatura f.; (paper) cartacce f.pl.

to drop litter — gettare o buttare immondizia (per terra)

"no litter" — "divieto di gettare rifiuti"

2) (random collection) confusione f., disordine m.
3) zool. figliata f.

to have a litter — figliare

4) (for farm stock) strame m., lettiera f.; (for cat) lettiera f.
5) (for casualty) barella f.; (for dignitary) lettiga f., portantina f.
II ['lɪtə(r)]
verbo transitivo [leaves, books] ricoprire [ground, floor]

to litter a house with sth. — disseminare o sparpagliare qcs. in tutta la casa [clothes, magazines]

to be littered with papers — [ground] essere ricoperto di cartacce

to be littered with allusions — fig. essere pieno di allusioni


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