Vocabulary
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Restmüll
/ˈʁɛstˌmʏl/· noun· Pl. —
general waste (what can't be recycled)
Whatever isn't paper, packaging, glass or organic waste: old photos, nappies, vacuum-cleaner bags.
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- Singular
- der Restmüll
- Plural
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- Genitiv
- des Restmülls
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Tap a meaning. Real German isn't a dictionary translation.
Restmüll
general (non-recyclable) waste
Das ist kein Plastik, das ist Restmüll.
That's not plastic, that's general waste.
Word family
Restmüllder Müllrubbishdie Restmülltonnegeneral waste binder Restrest, remainder
Common combinations
- in den Restmüll werfento throw in the general waste
- die Tonne für Restmüllthe bin for general waste
- Das ist Restmüll.That goes in the general waste.
Common learner mistakes
- die Restmüllder RestmüllMüll is masculine, so the compound is too: der Müll → der Restmüll.
Real examples
- Alte Fotos sind Restmüll, kein Altpapier.Old photos are general waste, not waste paper.
- Papier darf nicht in den Restmüll.Paper mustn't go in the general waste.
- Wo ist die Tonne für Restmüll?Where's the bin for general waste?
