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feminine

/pu.bɛl/

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Translation

bin

Word origin

From Eugène Poubelle, prefect of the Seine, who in 1884 ordered Paris landlords to give their tenants covered containers for household refuse. Parisians named the container after the man who imposed it.

Origin
French proper name
Root
Poubelle

Grammar

Genderfeminine
Pluralpoubelles

Examples

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Can you take the bin out before you leave?

J' .

I threw the old papers in the bin.

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The bins are collected on Tuesday morning.

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Do not put glass in the yellow bin.

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The kitchen bin smells bad.

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This word is part of lesson 38.