garbage collection / garbage truck
die Müllabfuhr, die Müllabfuhren
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garbage collection
The company or municipal service responsible for regularly collecting and transporting household and commercial waste.
Die Müllabfuhr kommt in unserer Straße immer am Montagmorgen.
The garbage collection comes to our street every Monday morning.
garbage truck
The vehicle used to collect and transport garbage; a garbage truck.
Die Kinder rannten ans Fenster, um der großen, lauten Müllabfuhr zuzusehen.
The children ran to the window to watch the big, loud garbage truck.
garbage collection
The process of collecting and taking away garbage.
Wegen der Müllabfuhr war die enge Gasse für einige Minuten blockiert.
Because of the garbage collection, the narrow alley was blocked for a few minutes.
| gender | feminine die |
|---|---|
| plural | die Müllabfuhren |
| genitive | der Müllabfuhr |
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | die Müllabfuhr | die Müllabfuhren |
| accusative | die Müllabfuhr | die Müllabfuhren |
| dative | der Müllabfuhr | den Müllabfuhren |
| genitive | der Müllabfuhr | der Müllabfuhren |
The article changes with the case; it is shown in colour.
'Müllabfuhr' (garbage collection / garbage truck) is made up of 'der Müll' (garbage) and 'die Abfuhr' (removal/transport). 'Abfuhr' comes from the verb 'abfahren' (to drive away). Literally, then, it is the driving away of the garbage.
Der Lärm kommt vom Abfahren der Lastwagen.
The noise comes from the trucks driving away.
The exact meaning follows from the sentence. If people say that it 'comes' or 'is responsible', the service is meant. If it is described as 'big' or 'loud', or if someone 'sees' it, the vehicle is meant. If it is the reason for something ('wegen der Müllabfuhr' — because of the garbage collection), the process is meant.
Die Müllabfuhr ist für die Entsorgung des Restmülls zuständig.
The garbage collection service is responsible for disposing of residual waste.
In Switzerland, the word 'die Kehrichtabfuhr' is often used for 'Müllabfuhr' (garbage collection). 'Kehricht' is a common word for garbage there.
In Zürich kommt die Kehrichtabfuhr zweimal pro Woche.
In Zurich, garbage collection comes twice a week.
A very typical and useful everyday phrase is 'Die Müllabfuhr kommt am...' (The garbage collection comes on...). This is used to name the weekday on which the garbage is collected.
Denk daran, den Müll rauszustellen, morgen kommt die Müllabfuhr.
Remember to put the garbage out; the garbage collection comes tomorrow.
