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avfall

noun neutersubstantiv intetkjønn

waste · refuse, rubbish

EtymologyOpphav

norrønt affall ‘verditap, avslag’, opprinnelig ‘noe som falt av’; jamfør tysk Abfall Old Norse affall ‘loss of value, price reduction’, originally ‘something that fell off’; compare German Abfall

Senses and Example SentencesBetydning og bruk

(verdiløse) rester fra industri, husholdning eller lignende;
rask (I, 1)refuse, søppel (1)rubbish
(worthless) leftovers from industry, households and the like;
refuserask (I, 1), rubbishsøppel (1)
  • avfall fra slakting waste from slaughtering
  • kaste avfallet i en søppeldunk to throw the waste in a rubbish bin