déchets
/de.ʃɛ/Waste or rubbish, typically material that is discarded as worthless or unusable.
Les déchets électroniques posent un problème environnemental majeur.
Electronic waste poses a major environmental problem.
La ville a mis en place un système de collecte des déchets.
The city has implemented a waste collection system.
The term 'déchets' is commonly used in everyday language to refer to any type of waste, including household, industrial, or electronic waste.
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Plural Form
Always use 'déchets' in the plural form, even when referring to a single item of waste.
📖Word Origin
From Old French 'deschet', meaning 'that which is discarded', from Latin 'disjectus', past participle of 'disicere' (to throw away).
📝Usage Notes
In French, 'déchets' is a plural noun and is always used in the plural form, even when referring to a single item of waste.