garbage heap

• Ein Haufen oder eine Ansammlung von weggeworfenem Abfall, Müll oder unbrauchbaren Gegenständen; oft wörtlich für eine Mülldeponie oder bildlich für etwas Nutzloses oder Unordentliches verwendet.

A pile or mound of discarded waste, trash, or unwanted items; often used literally for a dump site or figuratively to describe something worthless or in disarray.

1. Pile of wasteB1formal

   A large pile or mound of discarded waste materials, trash, or rubbish.

   Müllhaufen

   • The city workers cleared the garbage heap from the alley.
   • A foul smell came from the garbage heap behind the restaurant.
   • Rats were seen scavenging on the garbage heap.

2. Messy or chaotic stateB2informal

   Used figuratively to describe a situation, place, or system that is in a state of extreme disorder or disarray.

   Saustall

   • His desk was a garbage heap of papers and empty coffee cups.
   • The company's finances were a complete garbage heap after the scandal.
   • After the party, the living room looked like a garbage heap.