litter

litter
1. noun
1) (rubbish) Abfall, der; Abfälle
2) (for animals) Streu, die
3) (young) Wurf, der
2. transitive verb
verstreuen

papers were littered about the room — im Zimmer lagen überall Zeitungen herum

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['litə(r)] 1. noun
1) (an untidy mess of paper, rubbish etc: Put your litter in that bin.) der Abfall
2) (a heap of straw etc for animals to lie on etc.) die Streu
3) (a number of animals born to the same mother at the same time: a litter of kittens.) der Wurf
2. verb
(to cover (the ground etc) with scattered objects: Papers littered the table.) verstreut herumliegen
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lit·ter
[ˈlɪtəʳ, AM -t̬ɚ]
I. n
1. no pl (rubbish) Müll m, Abfall m
2. no pl (disorder) Unordnung f, Durcheinander nt, SCHWEIZ a. Puff nt fam
3. + sing/pl vb ZOOL Wurf m
a \litter of kittens ein Wurf kleiner Kätzchen
Martha's cat's just had a \litter of four kittens Marthas Katze hat gerade vier Junge geworfen
the pick of the \litter der Beste aus dem Wurf; (fig) der Hauptgewinn fig
4. no pl (for animals) Streu f, Stroh nt
cat \litter Katzenstreu f
5. (vehicle) Sänfte f; MED Tragbahre f, Trage f
II. vt
1. (make untidy)
to \litter sth:
dirty clothes \littered the floor dreckige Wäsche lag über den Boden verstreut
2. usu passive (fig: fill)
to be \littered with sth mit etw dat übersät sein
the beaches were positively \littered with tourists die Strände waren regelrecht mit Touristen überfüllt
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['lɪtə(r)]
1. n
1) Abfälle pl; (= papers, wrappings) Papier nt

the park was strewn with litter — der Park war mit Papier und Abfällen übersät

don't leave or drop litter (on notice) — bitte keinen Abfall zurücklassen

a litter of books — ein Haufen m Bücher

2) (ZOOL) Wurf m
3) (= vehicle) Sänfte f; (MED) Tragbahre f, Trage f
4) (= bedding for animals) Streu f, Stroh nt; (for plants) Stroh nt; (= cat litter) Katzenstreu f
2. vt
1)

to be littered with sth (lit, fig) — mit etw übersät sein

old cans littered the countryside — alte Dosen verschandelten die Landschaft

glass from broken bottles littered the streets — Glasscherben lagen überall auf den Straßen herum

to litter a room with papers — Papier(e) im Zimmer verstreuen

2) (= give birth to) werfen
3) plant abdecken; animal Streu geben (+dat)
3. vi
1) (= have young) werfen
2) (esp US) Abfall wegwerfen
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litter [ˈlıtə(r)]
A s
1. a) Trage f
b) Sänfte f
2. Streu f (für Tiere), (auch für Pflanzen) Stroh n
3. AGR Stallmist m
4. herumliegende Sachen pl, besonders (herumliegender) Abfall
5. Wust m, Durcheinander n, Unordnung f
6. US Waldstreu f (oberste Schicht des Waldbodens)
7. ZOOL Wurf m:
a litter of pigs ein Wurf Ferkel
B v/t
1. meist litter down
a) Streu legen für, den Pferden etc einstreuen,
b) den Stall, den Boden einstreuen
2. Pflanzen mit Stroh abdecken
3. a) Abfall etc herumliegen lassen in (dat) oder auf (dat), werfen auf (akk)
b) einen Raum etc in Unordnung bringen, einen Park etc verschandeln (with mit):
litter a park with rubbish
c) Abfall etc herumwerfen oder liegen lassen:
litter rubbish all over the place
d) verstreut liegen oder unordentlich herumliegen in (dat) oder auf (dat):
rubbish was littering the park überall im Park lag Abfall herum
4. ZOOL Junge werfen
C v/i
1. Abfall etc liegen lassen oder herumwerfen
2. ZOOL (Junge) werfen
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1. noun
1) (rubbish) Abfall, der; Abfälle
2) (for animals) Streu, die
3) (young) Wurf, der
2. transitive verb
verstreuen

papers were littered about the room — im Zimmer lagen überall Zeitungen herum

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(animals) n.
Wurf ¨-e m. n.
Abfall -¨e m.

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