dump
gb/dˈʌmp/ us/dˈʌmp/
B1
Engleză
~ 8100
lerak, kidob, szeméttelep, hulladéklerakó, dob, szakít, koszfészek, lepukkant hely, leborít, kiönt, ledob, megszabadul, megválik, dömpingáron értékesít, dömpingel, adatdump, nyers adatexport, dumpol, kiment, kiír, szarás
VERB
B1
1
Tipar de utilizare:
to dump [something] [somewhere]
Factories used to dump toxic waste directly into the river.
A gyárak régen közvetlenül a folyóba engedték a mérgező hulladékot.
Please don't dump your old furniture on the street.
Kérlek, ne rakd le a régi bútoraidat az utcára.
The company was fined for dumping oil in the ocean.
People sometimes dump their household rubbish in the woods.
He secretly dumped the broken equipment behind the building.
Exemple pentru cursanți
We dump our trash in the big bin outside.
A szemetünket a kinti nagy kukába dobjuk.
Someone dumped old tires near the road.
Valaki régi autógumikat rakott le az út mellett.
The city says it is illegal to dump paint in the river.
They dumped the garden waste at the local recycling center.
Do not dump your old computer in the park.
Greșeală frecventă:
Learners sometimes use "drop" instead of "dump". "Drop" means something falls, usually by accident, while "dump" means you purposely throw away or leave waste somewhere, often in large amounts or in a way that may be careless or illegal.
Sens
Throw away or discard waste
Colocații
dump the trash
|dump waste
|dump rubbish
|dump chemicals
|illegally dump
|dump sewage
Sinonime
discard (More formal and neutral; does not suggest carelessness or large amounts.)
|
throw away (Very common informal phrase; usually for everyday small things, not industrial waste.)
Antonime
recycle (Opposite in environmental context, as it means processing waste so it can be used again instead of being dumped.)
Teme
environment
|daily life
|law
|daily_life
Definiție
To put garbage or other waste in a place so you do not have it anymore, often in a careless way.
To get rid of waste, garbage, or unwanted material by leaving it in a place, often in large amounts or without care.
SUBSTANTIV
B1
2
szeméttelep
B1
Tipar de utilizare:
a dump for [type of waste]
The town built a new dump outside the city limits.
A város új szeméttelepet létesített a városhatáron kívül.
Old cars are taken to a special dump for scrap metal.
A régi autókat egy külön roncstelepre viszik fémhulladéknak.
The lake has turned into an illegal dump for construction waste.
Flies and bad smells came from the nearby dump.
They are planning to clean up the old rubbish dump and turn it into a park.
Exemple pentru cursanți
The city dump is far from my house.
A városi szeméttelep messze van a házamtól.
Trucks take our trash to a big dump.
A teherautók egy nagy szeméttelepre viszik a szemetünket.
People sometimes make a secret dump in the forest.
The old dump is full, so they closed it.
Workers moved the metal to a special dump.
Greșeală frecventă:
Learners sometimes confuse "dump" (a place for waste) with "trash can" or "bin". A dump is a large area, usually outdoors, where many loads of waste are left over time, not a small container inside a home or office.
Sens
Place for garbage and waste
Colocații
garbage dump
|rubbish dump
|waste dump
|toxic waste dump
|illegal dump
|landfill dump
Sinonime
landfill (More specific technical term for a controlled, official waste site, not for small or illegal dumps.)
Antonime
recycling center (Opposite function, as waste is processed and reused instead of simply being left there.)
Teme
environment
|city life
|daily_life
Definiție
A place where people or companies leave a lot of garbage or other waste.
A place where large amounts of waste, garbage, or unwanted material are taken and left, either officially or illegally.
VERB
B2
INFORMAL
3
Tipar de utilizare:
to dump [someone]
She dumped her boyfriend after he lied to her.
Dobta a barátját, miután az hazudott neki.
He felt awful after being dumped just before his birthday.
Borzasztóan érezte magát, miután közvetlenül a születésnapja előtt dobták.
I can't believe you dumped her by text message.
Tom finally dumped his toxic partner and moved out.
She was shocked when he suddenly dumped her for someone else.
Exemple pentru cursanți
My friend dumped his girlfriend last week.
A barátom múlt héten dobta a barátnőjét.
He was very sad because his partner dumped him.
Nagyon szomorú volt, mert a párja dobta.
She decided to dump her boyfriend after many fights.
I do not want to dump him, but I am not happy.
He dumped her and started dating another girl.
Greșeală frecventă:
Learners sometimes say *"dump with someone"* instead of "dump someone". The person who ends the relationship dumps the other person: "She dumped him," not *"She dumped with him."* Also, "dump" is informal; in polite situations, "end the relationship" or "break up with" is better.
Sens
End a romantic relationship
Colocații
dump her boyfriend
|dump his girlfriend
|get dumped
|dump someone by text
|dump someone suddenly
Sinonime
break up with (Common and more neutral; does not always suggest the same cold or careless feeling as "dump".)
Antonime
get together with (Means to start a romantic relationship, the opposite of ending one.)
Teme
relationships
|emotions
|daily life
Definiție
To tell your boyfriend, girlfriend, or partner that you do not want to be in a romantic relationship with them anymore.
To end a romantic relationship with someone, often suddenly or without much care for the other person's feelings.
SUBSTANTIV
B2
INFORMAL
4
koszfészek
B2
Tipar de utilizare:
[a place] is a dump
The hotel looked nice online, but in reality it was a dump.
A szálloda jól nézett ki a neten, de a valóságban koszfészek volt.
He lives in a tiny dump above a noisy bar.
Egy apró koszfészekben lakik egy zajos bár fölött.
This kitchen is a complete dump; everything is dirty and broken.
After the party, the house was a dump with bottles everywhere.
I can't believe you pay that much to live in such a dump.
Exemple pentru cursanți
His room is a dump, with clothes on the floor.
A szobája egy koszfészek: ruhák hevernek a padlón.
We moved out because the apartment was a dump.
Elköltöztünk, mert a lakás egy koszfészek volt.
The bathroom is a dump and smells bad.
She called his house a dump because it was so dirty.
This old car is a dump and always breaks.
Greșeală frecventă:
Learners sometimes confuse this with the noun "dump" meaning a garbage site. Here, "a dump" is used figuratively for any place that is very dirty or in bad condition, often a home, room, or building.
Sens
Very dirty or ugly place
Colocații
this place is a dump
|live in a dump
|such a dump
|run-down dump
|tiny dump of an apartment
Sinonime
slum (Refers to a poor urban area, not just one dirty apartment; more formal and social-science in tone.)
Antonime
palace (Informally used as an opposite to emphasize that a place is very nice rather than dirty or run-down.)
Teme
daily life
|housing
|emotions
|daily_life
Definiție
A house, room, or place that looks very dirty, messy, or broken, and is not nice to be in.
A place, especially a home or building, that is very dirty, messy, ugly, or in very bad condition.
VERB
B2
5
Tipar de utilizare:
to dump [something] [somewhere]
The truck dumped a load of fresh gravel onto the driveway.
A teherautó egy rakomány frissen hozott kavicsot borított le a kocsifelhajtóra.
He came in and dumped his bags on the sofa.
Bejött, és ledobta a táskáit a kanapéra.
Workers dumped the sand in the middle of the road repair site.
She dumped all the clothes on the bed and started sorting them.
They dumped the boxes in the corner and left.
Exemple pentru cursanți
He dumped his school bag on the chair.
Ledobta az iskolatáskáját a székre.
The truck dumped stones on the ground.
A teherautó köveket borított le a földre.
She dumped all the books on the table.
They dumped the boxes near the door.
I dumped my keys on the desk and sat down.
Greșeală frecventă:
Learners may use only "put" instead of "dump". "Put" is neutral, while "dump" suggests doing it quickly, heavily, or without care. Also, do not confuse this with the relationship meaning: you dump things, but you dump a person only when you end a relationship.
Sens
Drop or unload something heavily
Colocații
dump a pile of sand
|dump his bags
|dump everything on the floor
|dump the boxes
|dump the load
Sinonime
tip (Often used with trucks or containers, and sounds slightly more neutral and controlled than "dump".)
Antonime
arrange (Opposite manner of placing things: carefully and neatly instead of suddenly and carelessly.)
Teme
daily life
|work
|daily_life
Definiție
To let a lot of things or a large amount of something fall or come out in one place, without putting it there nicely.
To drop, pour out, or unload a large amount of something somewhere, often suddenly or without much care about how it looks or lies.
VERB
B2
6
Tipar de utilizare:
to dump [something]
The company decided to dump its old software and move to a cloud system.
A cég úgy döntött, megszabadul a régi szoftverétől, és felhőalapú rendszerre vált.
Investors rushed to dump their shares after the bad news.
A rossz hír után a befektetők sietve próbáltak megszabadulni a részvényeiktől.
I'm going to dump this old phone and buy a new one.
She finally dumped the idea after months of trying.
They dumped the project when they realized it was too expensive.
Exemple pentru cursanți
He dumped his old computer last year.
Tavaly kidobta a régi számítógépét.
Many people dumped the app after the update.
Sokan törölték az alkalmazást a frissítés után.
I think we should dump this plan and start again.
She dumped her old clothes and bought new ones.
The company dumped its old system and used a new one.
Greșeală frecventă:
Learners may confuse this with the more specific waste meaning. Here, the object can be physical ("dump the phone") or abstract ("dump the plan"), and the focus is on no longer wanting it, not on the place where it is left.
Sens
Get rid of unwanted things
Colocații
dump old ideas
|dump the stock
|dump the plan
|dump your old phone
|dump your baggage
Sinonime
ditch (Informal; emphasizes leaving or abandoning something or someone, often suddenly.)
Antonime
hold on to (Means to keep something instead of getting rid of it.)
Teme
business
|daily life
|daily_life
Definiție
To stop having something, because you do not want it anymore and want to be free of it.
To get rid of something, especially something you no longer want, need, or like, often quickly or with little thought.
VERB
C1
TECHNICAL
7
Tipar de utilizare:
to dump [goods] [in a market]
The country was accused of dumping cheap steel on the European market.
Az országot azzal vádolták, hogy olcsó acélt értékesít dömpingáron az európai piacon.
New anti-dumping tariffs were introduced to protect local farmers.
Új dömpingellenes vámokat vezettek be a helyi gazdák védelmére.
Analysts say the company has been dumping products overseas to clear excess stock.
The trade body launched an investigation into whether foreign firms were dumping electronics.
Governments often respond to dumping with special import duties.
Exemple pentru cursanți
The company was punished for dumping cheap shoes in Europe.
A céget megbüntették, mert olcsó cipőket értékesített dömpingáron Európában.
Some countries dump their products in other markets.
Egyes országok dömpingáron értékesítik termékeiket más piacokon.
The government said that foreign firms were dumping steel.
New laws try to stop companies from dumping goods at low prices.
They used anti-dumping rules to protect local workers.
Greșeală frecventă:
Learners may think this meaning is simply about throwing away goods. In economics, "dump" means selling goods very cheaply in another country, not throwing them in the trash.
Sens
Sell goods very cheaply abroad
Colocații
dump cheap steel
|dump products overseas
|dump goods on the market
|accused of dumping
|anti-dumping measures
Sinonime
undersell (Means to sell at a lower price than others; not always about international trade or unfair pricing.)
Antonime
price fairly (Suggests setting prices at a normal or just level instead of using very low, possibly unfair dumping prices.)
Teme
business
|economics
|law
|finance
Definiție
To sell many products in another country for a very low price, usually lower than is fair, to win customers there.
In international trade, to sell large quantities of goods in another country at prices that are lower than in the home market or below the cost of production, often to gain market share.
SUBSTANTIV
C1
TECHNICAL
8
adatdump
C1
Tipar de utilizare:
a dump of [data]
The engineer requested a full database dump for analysis.
A mérnök teljes adatbázis-dumpot kért az elemzéshez.
We received a huge data dump from the old system.
Hatalmas adatdumpot kaptunk a régi rendszerből.
Support asked her to send a memory dump to help find the bug.
The leak included a dump of internal emails and documents.
He created a dump of the logs before restarting the server.
Exemple pentru cursanți
The IT team made a data dump of the old system.
Az IT-csapat adatdumpot készített a régi rendszerről.
Please send us a dump of your error logs.
Kérlek, küldd el nekünk a hibanaplóid nyers exportját.
They worked with a large dump of sales data.
We stored a database dump on an external drive.
He checked the memory dump to find the problem.
Greșeală frecventă:
Learners may confuse this with the garbage meaning. In computing, a "dump" is information, not physical trash.
Sens
Large raw data copy
Colocații
data dump
|database dump
|memory dump
|full dump
|take a dump of the logs
Sinonime
export (More general and neutral for moving data; does not suggest the same large, raw, or unstructured nature as a "dump".)
Antonime
snapshot (In some contexts, implies a structured, coherent saved state, while a dump suggests raw, low-level content.)
Teme
technology
|computing
|business
Definiție
A big amount of computer data that is copied from one place to another, often without organizing it.
A large quantity of data copied from one system, file, or database to another, usually in raw or unprocessed form.
VERB
C1
TECHNICAL
9
Tipar de utilizare:
to dump [data] [to/into something]
The script will dump the database to a backup file every night.
A szkript minden éjjel biztonsági mentési fájlba dumpolja az adatbázist.
Developers asked him to dump the logs before restarting the service.
A fejlesztők megkérték, hogy a szolgáltatás újraindítása előtt dumpolja a naplókat.
You can use this tool to dump the entire memory of the process.
They dumped the sensor data into a CSV file for analysis.
The program accidentally dumped debug information to the console.
Exemple pentru cursanți
The engineer dumped the database to a file.
A mérnök fájlba dumpolta az adatbázist.
Please dump the logs so we can see the error.
Kérlek, dumpold a naplókat, hogy lássuk a hibát.
This tool can dump all the data from memory.
She dumped the results into a text file.
They dumped data to the server every hour.
Greșeală frecventă:
Learners may think "dump" always means to delete data. In computing, it usually means to copy data out, not to remove it.
Sens
Copy raw data completely
Colocații
dump the database
|dump memory
|dump the logs
|dump data to a file
|dump output to screen
Sinonime
export (General term for moving data out of a system; "dump" suggests a more complete, low-level copy.)
Antonime
erase (Opposite operation in computing, as it removes data instead of copying it.)
Teme
technology
|computing
Definiție
To copy all the computer data from one place to another place, usually without changing it.
To copy the complete contents of a storage device, memory area, or database in raw form to another location, usually for backup or analysis.
SUBSTANTIV
B2
VULGAR
10
szarás
C1
Tipar de utilizare:
to take a dump
He joked that he needed to take a dump before the long drive.
Azzal viccelődött, hogy a hosszú út előtt el kell mennie szarni.
Someone left a dump on the sidewalk, and everyone was disgusted.
Valaki odaszart a járdára, és mindenki undorodott.
The comedian made a crude joke about taking a dump at work.
Exemple pentru cursanți
He said, in a rude way, that he needed to take a dump.
Durván fogalmazva azt mondta, hogy el kell mennie szarni.
This word is vulgar, so do not talk about a dump in polite conversation.
Ez a szó vulgáris, ezért udvarias társalgásban ne beszélj szarásról.
The kids laughed when someone mentioned taking a dump.
Greșeală frecventă:
Learners may not know that this sense is vulgar and use it in polite situations. It should be avoided in formal or respectful conversation.
Sens
Act of defecating (vulgar)
Colocații
take a dump
|huge dump
|leave a dump
|go for a dump
Sinonime
bowel movement (Medical and polite term; much more formal and not vulgar.)
Antonime
constipation (A condition where a person cannot easily have a bowel movement, opposite of successfully passing waste.)
Teme
body
|health
|slang
Definiție
A very rude word for when a person passes solid waste from their body.
A vulgar term for an act of defecation.
Gramatică
Forma de dicționar
dump
IPA
GB/dˈʌmp/
US/dˈʌmp/
Silabe și accent
dump (1 silabă)
Stress on 1st syllable (dump)
Forme ale cuvântului
Noun
- Base: dump
- Plural: dumps
Verb
- Base: dump
- 3rd Person Singular: dumps
- Present Participle: dumping
- Past: dumped
Familie de cuvinte
Forms
dumps
noun
dumping
verb
dumped
verb
Related words
dumper
noun
dumpster
noun
Expresii
data dump
1/dˈætə dˈʌmp/
fixed phrase
technical
Large amount of raw data
A big set of data, usually copied from one system to another, often without organizing or cleaning it.
Exemple
- We received a massive data dump from the old CRM system.
- The leak included a data dump of user information.
- The analyst worked from a raw data dump exported last night.
dump [something] on [someone]
1/dˈʌmp sˈʌmθɪŋ ˈɔn sˈʌmwˌʌn/
phrasal verb
informal
Put unwanted work on someone
To make someone else do work or deal with problems that you do not want to handle yourself.
Exemple
- They always dump extra work on the junior staff.
- Don't dump your problems on me at the last minute.
- The manager dumped the boring tasks on the interns.
dump on [someone]
1/dˈʌmp ˈɔn sˈʌmwˌʌn/
phrasal verb
informal
Criticize or treat unfairly
To criticize someone strongly or treat them very unfairly, often when they do not deserve it.
Exemple
- I hate the way he always dumps on his team when something goes wrong.
- The media keeps dumping on her for one small mistake.
- Don't dump on me just because you're having a bad day.
dump truck
1/dˈʌmp tɹˈʌk/
fixed phrase
Truck that unloads by tipping
A large truck whose back part can lift up so that sand, stones, or other loose things fall out.
Exemple
- A dump truck delivered gravel to the construction site.
- The kids watched the dump truck unload sand at the playground.
- Several dump trucks were working on the new road.
get dumped
1/ɡˈɛt dˈʌmpt/
idiom
informal
Have partner end relationship
To have your boyfriend, girlfriend, or partner end the romantic relationship with you.
Exemple
- He got dumped just before Valentine's Day.
- Nobody likes to get dumped, but sometimes it's for the best.
- She was shocked to get dumped over a text message.
in the dumps
1/ˈɪn ðə dˈʌmps/
idiom
informal
Feeling sad and depressed
To feel very sad, unhappy, and with low energy.
Exemple
- He's been in the dumps ever since he lost his job.
- After the breakup she was really in the dumps for weeks.
- Rainy weather always puts me in the dumps.
take a dump
1/tˈeɪk ə dˈʌmp/
idiom
vulgar
Defecate (very rude slang)
To defecate; a very rude phrase that should not be used in polite company.
Exemple
- He crudely announced that he had to take a dump.
- The movie includes a joke about someone taking a dump at work.
garbage dump
1/ɡˈɑɹbɪd͡ʒ dˈʌmp/
fixed phrase
place where garbage is dumped
A big open place where trucks bring and leave large amounts of garbage.
Exemple
- The smell from the garbage dump carries across the whole valley.
- The town's old garbage dump has been turned into a park.
- Trucks lined up to unload at the garbage dump.
- Birds were circling above the garbage dump looking for food.
- They closed the old garbage dump and opened a new landfill.