el
masculine
/reˈsiðwo/
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Translation
residue, waste
Word origin
From Latin residuum ('remainder'), from residere ('to remain, be left over').
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- residuum
- English cognates
- residue, residual
Grammar
Gendermasculine
Pluralresiduos
Examples
arroja .
The factory dumps waste into the river.
reciclar plásticos.
We must recycle plastic waste.
aceitoso .
An oily residue was left at the bottom of the glass.
global.
Waste treatment is a global problem.
¿ depositan tóxicos?
Where is toxic waste deposited?
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