German word

Müll

Pronunciation

IPA/mʏl/

Meaning

  • masculine nountrash

Example

Bitte bring den Müll raus.

Please take out the trash.

Illustration for Müll (trash)

More examples

In unserer Straße wird der Müll zweimal pro Woche abgeholt.

On our street, the trash is collected twice a week.

Core concept

A bin or heap of unwanted things waiting to be taken away.

Common phrases

  • den Müll rausbringen

    take out the trash

  • Müll trennen

    sort the trash

  • den Müll entsorgen

    dispose of the trash

Similar words

Abfall: Unneeded items intended to be disposed of.
Müllsack: A bag used to hold and carry rubbish for disposal.
Mülltonne: A large outdoor container used for household waste.
Hausmüll: Routine waste from a household, such as burnable rubbish.

Definition in German

Allgemeines Nomen für alles, was als nicht mehr brauchbar gilt und entsorgt wird, meist in der Bedeutung 'Abfall'.

Word origin

Müll continues historical German forms such as Old High German mulli and Middle High German mül, whose sense developed toward general refuse.

Usage tips

  • Müll is masculine, so the standard form is der Müll, and it is usually treated as an uncountable noun.

Other meanings

  • junknoun

Opposites

  • Wertstoffrecyclable materialnoun

Related words

  • Mülltonnetrash binnoun
  • Mülltrennungtrash sortingnoun
  • Müllentsorgungtrash disposalnoun

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