 | English  | German | |
 | domestic {adj} [e.g. pig, waste, work] | 552 Haus- [z. B. Schwein, Müll, Arbeit] | |
| vegetable {adj} [attr.] [e.g. butter, dye, fibre, oil, soap, waste] | 55 Pflanzen- [z. B. Butter, Farbe, Faser, Öl, Seife, Abfall] | |
| untreated {adj} [waste etc.] | 13 ungereinigt | |
| pretreated {adj} {past-p} [waste etc.] | vorgereinigt | |
| putrefactive {adj} [waste] | faulfähig | |
| putrefactive {adj} [waste] | fäulnisfähig | |
| spec. putrefiable {adj} [waste] | faulfähig | |
| putrefiable {adj} [waste] | fäulnisfähig | |
| putrescible {adj} [waste] | verrottbar | |
| ecol. hydro. untreated {adj} [waste water, etc.] | ungeklärt [Abwasser, etc.] | |
| Verbs |
| to dawdle [waste time; be slow] | 1094 trödeln [ugs.] [Zeit verschwenden; langsam sein] | |
| to dump sth. [refuse, waste, etc.] | 734 etw. abladen [abkippen, z. B. Müll] | |
| to accumulate [waste, deficit, profits, etc.] | 113 anfallen [sich ansammeln, auflaufen: Müll, Defizite, Gewinne etc.] | |
| to stagnate [waste away] | 31 versauern [ugs. für: (seelisch) verkümmern] | |
| to pulp [waste paper] | 17 makulieren [selten] | |
| to dawdle [waste time; be slow] | 10 drömmeln [Ruhrdeutsch] [trödeln] | |
| to niffle [Br.] [regional] [to waste time] | Zeit vergeuden | |
| Nouns |
| exhaust [waste gases] | 1558 Abgas {n} | |
| ecol. disposal [of waste] | 1205 Entsorgung {f} | |
| automot. exhaust {sg} [waste gases] | 661 Auspuffgase {pl} | |
| disposal [of waste] | 533 Deponierung {f} | |
| scrap [waste material] | 347 Abfall {m} [Rest, Schrott, Altpapier etc.] | |
| constr. skip [Br.] [large container for waste] | 322 Container {m} [Müllcontainer] | |
| detritus [waste, debris] | 273 Müll {m} | |
| ecol. disposal [of waste] | 132 Entsorgen {n} [Abfallbeseitigung] | |
| chips {pl} [waste material] | 37 Abfall {m} [Späne] | |
| hydro. tech. discharge [of waste water etc.] | 31 Ableitung {f} [von Brauchwasser etc.] | |
| ecol. [dangerous waste accumulated over the years] | 28 Altlasten {pl} | |
| dumping [discarding of waste at sea] | 28 Verklappung {f} | |
| slop [wet waste] | 10 Nassmüll {m} [Essensabfall] | |
| ind. spec. broke [waste paper in paper manufacturing] | 5 Ausschuss {m} | |
| shredding [of waste, paper, etc.] | 5 Zerkleinerung {f} [z. B. Hausmüll, Papier] | |
| agr. wash [kitchen slops and other food waste] | 5 Schweinefutter {n} | |
| hist. [farmer who collected domestic waste in towns as fertilizer] | Mistbauer {m} [österr.] [ugs.] | |
| admin. ecol. [telephone hotline for controlled waste disposal] | Misttelefon {n} [österr.] [bes. Wien] | |
| ecol. [waste treatment regulation] | Abfallbehandlungspflichtenverordnung {f} <AbpVO> [österr.] | |
| dumping [disposal (of waste) in the sea or on land] | Einbringen {n} [Ablagerung von Schadstoffen im Meer oder an Land] | |
| putrefactiveness [waste] | Fäulnisfähigkeit {f} | |
| putrescibility [waste] | Fäulnisfähigkeit {f} | |
| 2 Words: Others |
| in bundles {adv} [e.g. ferrous waste and scrap] | paketiert [z. B. Schrottabfälle] | |
| low-level {adj} [radioactive waste] | schwach aktiv | |
| 2 Words: Verbs |
| to drink away sth. [to waste some resource like money, health on drink] | etw. versaufen [ugs.] [Lohn, Verstand] | |
| 2 Words: Nouns |
| hort. (garden) bonfire [esp. to burn garden waste] | Gartenfeuer {n} [bes. zum Verbrennen von Grünabfällen] | |
| bin collection [Br.] [waste collection] | Müllabfuhr {f} [Abholung] | |
| burial ground [for nuclear waste] | Entsorgungsplatz {m} | |
| ecol. disposal programme [Br.] [for waste of all kinds] | Entsorgungsprogramm {n} [für alle Arten von Abfällen] | |
| ecol. e-waste [electronic waste] | E-Müll {m} [Elektronikschrott] | |
| ecol. econ. nucl. final deposition [of nuclear waste] | Endlagerung {f} [atomarer Abfälle] | |
| hydro. flow diversion [waste water, drainwater] | Abwasserverteiler {m} | |
| hand picking [e.g. of waste] | Aufheben {n} [Aufsammeln] | |
