English–Spanish
“garbage dump” in Spanish
Spanish
Pronunciation
IPA/beɾteˈðeɾo/
Example
En el pueblo abrieron un vertedero para la basura doméstica.
In the town they opened a garbage dump for household waste.
How to say “garbage dump” in Spanish
“Garbage dump” in Spanish is vertedero.
Landfill or disposal site where household and commercial waste is stored and managed.
Example sentences with vertedero
El ayuntamiento clausuró el vertedero municipal por las malas condiciones.
The town council shut down the municipal garbage dump because of the poor conditions.
Tips for using vertedero
- Vertedero usually denotes an official disposal site; informal or illegal dumps are often called vertedero ilegal or basurero in casual speech.