litter

• Substantivo com vários sentidos: pode designar lixo jogado em lugares públicos, o conjunto de filhotes nascidos de um animal numa mesma cria, ou uma maca/veículo para transportar pessoas, carregada por pessoas ou animais.

A noun with multiple meanings: it can refer to waste material discarded in public places, a group of young animals born to an animal at one time, or a bed-like vehicle carried by people or animals.

1. Waste or trashA2formal

   Small pieces of rubbish such as paper, cans, and bottles left in public places.

   Lixo

   • Please do not drop litter on the street.
   • The park was covered in litter after the festival.
   • Volunteers collected litter from the beach.

   Sinônimosdebrisgarbagejunkrefuserubbishscraptrashwaste

2. Group of young animalsB1formal

   A number of young animals born to an animal at one time.

   Ninhada

   • The cat gave birth to a litter of five kittens.
   • The farmer's dog had a litter of puppies last week.
   • A litter of piglets was born on the farm this morning.

   Sinônimosbroodoffspringyoung

3. Cat litterA2informal

   Absorbent material used in a box for a cat to urinate and defecate indoors.

   Areia para gato

   • I need to buy more cat litter for the box.
   • She cleaned the litter box every morning.
   • The cat refused to use the new brand of litter.

   Sinônimoskitty litter

• Verbo usado para indicar a ação de jogar ou deixar objetos espalhados de forma descuidada, ou para descrever o estado de um lugar cheio de coisas espalhadas.

A verb used to indicate the act of scattering or dropping objects carelessly, or to describe a state of being filled with scattered items.

1. Scatter trashA2formal

   To make a place messy by leaving trash or objects scattered around.

   Jogar lixo

   • People who litter in the park can be fined.
   • Please do not litter the streets with cigarette butts.
   • The wind littered the yard with leaves and branches.

   Sinônimoscluttermess upscatterstrew

2. Fill or cover untidilyB1formal

   To fill or cover a space with many things in a messy way.

   Entulhar

   • Her desk was littered with papers and books.
   • The floor was littered with toys after the children played.
   • The internet is littered with misleading information.

   Sinônimosbestrewclutterdisarraydisorderjumblemess upscatterstrew

   Antônimoscleancleartidy

3. Give birth (animals)B2formal

   To give birth to a group of young animals (e.g., puppies, kittens).

   Parir (animais)

   • The cat littered four healthy kittens last night.
   • Our dog is expected to litter next month.
   • The sow littered a large number of piglets.

   Sinônimosbeargive birthkindlewhelp