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de·bris
also dé·bris (də-brē′, dā-, dā′brē′)n.
1.
a. The scattered remains of something broken or destroyed; rubble or wreckage.
b. Carelessly discarded refuse; litter.
2. Geology An accumulation of relatively large rock fragments: glacial debris.
3. Biology The fragmented remains of dead or damaged cells or tissue.
[French débris, from Old French debrisier, to break to pieces : de-, intensive pref.; see de- + brisier, to break (from Vulgar Latin *brīsāre, to press grapes, probably of Celtic origin).]
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debris
(ˈdeɪbrɪ; ˈdɛbrɪ) ordébris
n
1. fragments or remnants of something destroyed or broken; rubble
2. (Environmental Science) a collection of loose material derived from rocks, or an accumulation of animal or vegetable matter
[C18: from French, from obsolete debrisier to break into pieces, from bruisier to shatter, of Celtic origin]
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de•bris
or dé•bris
(dəˈbri, ˈdeɪ bri; esp. Brit. ˈdɛb ri)n.
1. the remains of anything destroyed; ruins; rubble.
2. Geol. accumulated loose fragments of rock.
[1700–10; < French débris, derivative of débriser to break up (in pieces); see bruise)]
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Debris
the remains of anything broken down; ruins, etc.; the accumulation of loose material or of rock, vegetable, or animal matter.Examples: debris of the Alps, 1802; of an army, 1708; of an Empire, 1778; of ancient rocks, 1849.
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Noun | 1. | ![]() slack - dust consisting of a mixture of small coal fragments and coal dust and dirt that sifts out when coal is passed over a sieve |
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debris
noun remains, bits, pieces, waste, ruins, wreck, rubbish, fragments, litter, rubble, wreckage, brash, detritus, dross People were killed by flying debris.
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debris
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أنْقاضحُطام
drťodpadsuťtrosky
affaldbrokkerruinerstumper
jäänteetjätteetpirstaleet
törmelék
ruslrústir, brak
griuvėsiailaužasnuolaužosšiukšlės
būvgružidrupasgruveši
rumovisko
razbitineruševine
debris
[ˈdebriː] N [of building, construction] → escombros mpl; [of aeroplane] → restos mpl (Geol) → rocalla fCollins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
debris
débris [ˈdeɪbriː ˈdɛbriː] n (= rubble) → décombres mpl
They are sifting through the debris → Ils sont en train d'inspecter les décombres.
Several people were killed by flying debris → Plusieurs personnes ont été tuées par des débris volants.
They are sifting through the debris → Ils sont en train d'inspecter les décombres.
Several people were killed by flying debris → Plusieurs personnes ont été tuées par des débris volants.
(= rubbish) → déchets mpl
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Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
debris
(ˈdeibriː) , ((American) dəˈbri:) noun1. the remains of something broken, destroyed etc. The fireman found a corpse among the debris.
2. rubbish. There was a lot of debris in the house after the builder had left.
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de·bris
n. detrito, partículas, [building] escombros.
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