Cómo se dice «contenedor de basura (volqueta)» en inglés según el país
dumpster (EE. UU.), skip (Reino Unido), dumpster (Canadá) y skip (Australia).
El contenedor grande para basura o escombros es dumpster en Estados Unidos y Canadá. En Reino Unido, Irlanda, Australia, Nueva Zelanda, India y Sudáfrica se llama skip.
Palabra por país
| País | Cómo se dice allí (definición en inglés) |
|---|---|
| 🇺🇸 Estados Unidos | dumpsterA large, usually metal trash receptacle designed to be hoisted up by a garbage truck in order to be emptied. |
| 🇬🇧 Reino Unido | skipA large container for waste, designed to be lifted onto the back of a truck to remove it along with its contents, or to be picked up by hydraulic arms so that its contents can be dumped into the truck. |
| 🇨🇦 Canadá | dumpsterA large, usually metal trash receptacle designed to be hoisted up by a garbage truck in order to be emptied. |
| 🇦🇺 Australia | skipA large container for waste, designed to be lifted onto the back of a truck to remove it along with its contents, or to be picked up by hydraulic arms so that its contents can be dumped into the truck. |
| 🇳🇿 Nueva Zelanda | skipA large container for waste, designed to be lifted onto the back of a truck to remove it along with its contents, or to be picked up by hydraulic arms so that its contents can be dumped into the truck. |
| 🇮🇪 Irlanda | skipA large container for waste, designed to be lifted onto the back of a truck to remove it along with its contents, or to be picked up by hydraulic arms so that its contents can be dumped into the truck. |
| 🇿🇦 Sudáfrica | skipA large container for waste, designed to be lifted onto the back of a truck to remove it along with its contents, or to be picked up by hydraulic arms so that its contents can be dumped into the truck. |
| 🇮🇳 India | skipA large container for waste, designed to be lifted onto the back of a truck to remove it along with its contents, or to be picked up by hydraulic arms so that its contents can be dumped into the truck. |
Ejemplos
🇺🇸 Estados Unidos · dumpster
«Throw the old boxes in the dumpster.»
Tira las cajas viejas en el contenedor.
🇬🇧 Reino Unido · skip
«We hired a skip for the renovation.»
Alquilamos un contenedor para la remodelación.
Fuente: Wikcionario en inglés (CC BY-SA 4.0). Los ejemplos y las explicaciones son nuestros. Más diferencias entre el inglés de cada país.
Otras diferencias del inglés
urgencias (del hospital)emergency room (EE. UU.) · accident and emergency / casualty department (Reino Unido)cajita de jugojuice box (EE. UU.) · juice carton (Reino Unido)mesita de nochenightstand / bedside table (EE. UU.) · bedside table (Reino Unido)edredóncomforter (EE. UU.) · duvet (Reino Unido)cremallera (cierre)zipper (EE. UU.) · zip (Reino Unido)salchichabanger (Reino Unido) · snag / banger (Australia)