rebut
French → English
noun//ʁə.by//
(waste) Scrap: items rejected or discarded as useless or low quality
Cette vieille machine a été mise au rebut après sa panne.
(English) This old machine was scrapped after its breakdown.
L'usine recycle les pièces de rebut pour économiser des matériaux.
(English) The factory recycles scrap parts to save materials.
noun//ʁə.by//
(pejorative) Scum: the most degraded or despised part of a group
Il considérait ces criminels comme le rebut de la société.
(English) He considered these criminals to be the scum of society.
Ces hommes sans honneur sont le rebut de leur nation.
(English) These men without honor are the dregs of their nation.
Entry ID: fr:en:rebut · Source: refined · Type: vocabulary