dump

tirar, verter, desechar

Deshacerse de algo que no se quiere, a menudo dejándolo en algún lugar sin cuidado.

En inglés sencillo: To get rid of something unwanted, often by leaving it somewhere carelessly.

• Don't dump rubbish here.
• Someone dumped an old mattress beside the road.
• The company was fined for dumping waste in the sea.

Cómo se usa: dump something in/into something (The factory dumped chemicals into the river.)

Sinónimos: throw away, discard

Antónimos: keep

Expresiones frecuentes: dump rubbish, dump waste, dump something somewhere

soltar, tirar

Dejar algo rápidamente en un sitio sin preocuparse por cómo ni dónde se coloca.

En inglés sencillo: To put something down quickly without taking care over where or how you place it.

• She dumped her bag on the floor.
• He dumped a pile of clothes onto the bed.
• Don't just dump your coat there.

Cómo se usa: dump something on/onto something (He dumped his books onto the desk.)

Sinónimos: drop, plonk

Expresiones frecuentes: dump something down, dump something on something

dejar, cortar con

Terminar una relación diciéndole a tu pareja que ya no quieres seguir con ella.

En inglés sencillo: To tell your romantic partner that you no longer want a relationship with them.

• She dumped her boyfriend yesterday.
• Would you dump someone by text?
• He was upset because his girlfriend had dumped him.

Sinónimos: break up with, leave

Expresiones frecuentes: dump someone, dump your boyfriend, dump your girlfriend

vender a pérdida, hacer dumping

Vender productos muy baratos, a menudo en otros países, por menos de lo que cuesta producirlos.

En inglés sencillo: To sell goods very cheaply, often abroad, for less than they cost to produce.

• The company dumped surplus goods abroad.
• Cheap steel was dumped on the local market.
• New taxes aim to stop foreign producers dumping goods below cost.

Cómo se usa: dump something on a market (They were accused of dumping steel on the foreign market.)

Expresiones frecuentes: dump cheap goods, dump surplus stock, dump imported steel

volcar, exportar

Copiar datos informáticos a un archivo o mostrarlos en pantalla, a menudo para detectar un problema.

En inglés sencillo: To copy computer data into a file or display it, often to find a problem.

• Dump the database before updating the server.
• The tool dumped all the stored values to a text file.
• Can we dump the memory contents to investigate the error?

Cómo se usa: dump something to a file (The program dumps its memory contents to a file.)

Sinónimos: export

Expresiones frecuentes: dump data, dump memory, dump a database

vertedero, basurero

Lugar donde se dejan basura y objetos que ya no se quieren.

En inglés sencillo: A place where people leave rubbish and other things they no longer want.

• We took the old sofa to the dump.
• The dump accepts garden waste on Saturdays.
• Several trucks were waiting outside the garbage dump.

Sinónimos: rubbish tip, landfill

Expresiones frecuentes: rubbish dump, garbage dump, local dump

cuchitril, antro

Lugar muy sucio, feo o desagradable para pasar el tiempo.

En inglés sencillo: A place that is very dirty, unattractive, or unpleasant to spend time in.

• This hotel is a dump.
• Their old apartment was a complete dump.
• Why would anyone want to live in that dump?

Sinónimos: hole

Expresiones frecuentes: a complete dump, a real dump, live in a dump

cagada

Forma vulgar de referirse al acto de expulsar las heces al ir al baño.

En inglés sencillo: An act of passing solid waste from your body when you use the toilet.

• I need to take a dump.
• He took a dump before leaving the house.
• Someone had a dump and forgot to flush.

Sinónimos: poo, bowel movement

Expresiones frecuentes: take a dump, have a dump