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la papelera in English

wastepaper bin, litter bin noun Spain

Number 3,045 of the 5,000 most used words in everyday Spanish.

Example

Tira el papel a la papelera, por favor.

Throw the paper in the bin, please.

In Latin America

At this place in the list: el bote de basura (rubbish bin, trash can).

Before: trágico · Next: la cafetera

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