junk

• Nom avec plusieurs sens : il peut désigner des matériaux mis au rebut ou sans valeur, ainsi qu'un type de navire à voile chinois au design caractéristique.

A noun with multiple meanings: it can refer to discarded or worthless material, or to a type of Chinese sailing vessel with a distinctive design.

1. Waste or discarded itemsA2informal

   Old or unwanted objects that have little or no value; rubbish.

   déchets, rebuts

   • We cleared out all the junk from the attic.
   • His garage is full of old junk he never uses.
   • Don't buy that cheap junk; it will break in a week.

   Synonymesclutterdebrisgarbagelitterrefuserubbishscraptrashwaste

2. Chinese sailing vesselB2formal

   A type of traditional Chinese sailing ship with a high stern and distinctive sails made of bamboo and cloth.

   jonque

   • The museum displayed a model of an ancient Chinese junk.
   • Fishermen still use junks in some coastal regions of Asia.
   • The junk sailed gracefully across the harbor with its large lugsails.

• Verbe utilisé pour désigner l'action de jeter, se débarrasser ou éliminer quelque chose comme étant inutile ou dont on n'a plus besoin.

A verb used to indicate the act of discarding, getting rid of, or throwing something away as worthless or no longer useful.

1. Dispose of or discardB1informal

   To get rid of something because it is no longer useful or wanted.

   Jeter, mettre au rebut

   • I need to junk this old computer; it doesn't work anymore.
   • They junked the broken furniture during the move.
   • We decided to junk the project after it failed the test.

   Synonymesbinchuckdiscarddispose ofdumpget rid ofjettisonscrapthrow awaytrash

   Antonymescherishkeeppreserveretainsavetreasure