Contenedor (en. Container)

/kon-te-'ne-dor/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishSpanish

noun

Large container for storing or transporting goods.

Containers are used in maritime transport to move products between countries.

Los contenedores se utilizan en el transporte marítimo para mover productos entre países.

Object used to store garbage or waste.

The municipality provides containers for the separation of recyclable waste.

El municipio proporciona contenedores para la separación de residuos reciclables.

Structure that holds a vehicle or vessel in case of transport by land or water.

The container is placed on a truck for transport.

El contenedor se coloca sobre un camión para su traslado.

From Latin 'continere', meaning 'to contain'.

garbage container

Container intended for the collection of waste.

contenedor de basura

recycling container

Container for the separation and collection of recyclable materials.

contenedor de reciclaje

maritime container

Large container designed for the transportation of goods by sea.

contenedor marítimo

content

What is found inside a container.

contenido

to contain

To keep or hold inside something.

contener

containable

That can be contained.

contenible

In some contexts, a 'container' may refer to a place where things are stored in a disordered way.

That room is a real container of old things.

Esa habitación es un verdadero contenedor de cosas viejas.

In transportation slang, a 'container' may refer to a group of goods that are shipped together.

We have a toy container that needs to be shipped next week.

Tenemos un contenedor de juguetes que debe ser enviado la próxima semana.