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Mülltonne

rubbish bin

noun MUEL-toh-ne Rare

Also means

wheelie bin

Usage Note

Mülltonne is the large outdoor wheelie bin, from Müll (rubbish) and Tonne (barrel). German recycling assigns colours: the Restmülltonne, Biotonne and Papiertonne each take different waste.

Examples

"Die Mülltonne wird jeden zweiten Donnerstag geleert."

Natural Translation

The bin is emptied every other Thursday.

Literal Translation

The rubbish-bin is every second Thursday emptied.

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