сва́лка мусора
sválka musora
To say landfill in Russian, meaning a place where waste is buried, use сва́лка мусора (sválka musora).
сва́лка мусора (sválka musora) means a garbage dump, the site where a town's waste is taken and buried.
Meaning: site at which refuse is buried (noun)
What does it mean word for word?
сва́лка means dump and мусора means of garbage. In everyday speech the first word alone is often enough.
How do you pronounce it?
сва́лка мусора is pronounced sválka musora, with the stress on the first syllable of сва́лка.
Did you know?
- In a formal or technical context, you will hear the word полиго́н (poligón) used for a landfill, which is the same word Russians use for a 'training ground' or an 'impact site' for testing weapons.
- The root of сва́лка comes from the verb свалить, which means both 'to knock something down' and 'to dump' something in a pile.
- The verb вы́кинуть, used to describe throwing away waste, shares a root with the word for 'edge' or 'rim'. This suggests the physical act of pushing something off the side of a surface.
Examples in context
- Эта сва́лка мусора находится очень далеко.Eta skalka musora nakhoditsya ochen' daleko.This landfill is very far away.
Example conversation
Dmitry and Maria are discussing local environmental issues.
- Дмитрий DmitryСва́лка мусора загрязняет нашу реку.Svalka musora zagryaznyayet nashu reku.The landfill is polluting our river.
- Мария MariaЯ слышала об этом, Дмитрий.Ya slyshala ob etom, Dmitriy.I have heard about that, Dmitry.
- Дмитрий DmitryНужно что-то делать с ней.Nuzhno chto-to delat s ney.We need to do something about it.
- Мария MariaСогласна, Мария поддерживает эту идею.Soglasna, Mariya podderzhivayet etu ideyu.I agree, Maria supports this idea.
