trash heap

• Montón de desechos, basura u objetos inservibles; también se usa metafóricamente para referirse a algo que se considera despreciable o de muy baja calidad.

A pile of discarded waste, rubbish, or unwanted items; often used metaphorically to describe something considered worthless or of very low quality.

1. Pile of garbageA2informal

   A pile or mound of discarded waste, rubbish, or unwanted items.

   montón de basura

   • The old furniture was thrown onto the trash heap behind the house.
   • Rats were scavenging in the trash heap.
   • The city cleared the trash heap from the vacant lot.

2. Something worthless or neglectedB2informal

   Used metaphorically to describe something or someone considered useless, abandoned, or of very low value.

   montón de basura (sentido figurado)

   • After the scandal, his career ended up on the trash heap of history.
   • That old car is a trash heap; it's not worth fixing.
   • She felt her ideas were thrown on the trash heap by the committee.