droppings

/ˈdɹɑpɪŋz/ noun B1

solid waste from animals

Word Origin Droppings are things that have dropped, from the verb drop. Drop comes from Proto-Germanic *drupon-, which is related to drip and dribble. The -ing suffix makes it a noun of action, and -s pluralizes it. So droppings are literally 'things that have fallen in drops.'

noun solid waste from animals B1

We found bird droppings on the park bench.

(名词) 粪便;排泄物;屎 【动物的粪便】

我们在公园长椅上发现了鸟粪。

(sustantivo) excrementos; heces; boñiga; estiércol; cagarrutas [desecho sólido de los animales]

Encontramos excrementos de pájaro en la banca del parque.

(nom) crottes; fientes; bouses; déjections; excréments [excréments solides d'animaux, particulièrement d'oiseaux ou d'insectes]

Nous avons trouvé des fientes d'oiseaux sur le banc du parc.

(Substantiv) Kot; Exkremente [fester Kot von Tieren, besonders von Vögeln oder Wildtieren]

Wir fanden Vogel-**droppings** auf der Parkbank.

(名詞) 動物の固形の糞、排泄物

公園のベンチに鳥のふんを見つけた。

(substantivo) fezes; excrementos; dejetos; cocô [fezes (de animais)]

Encontramos fezes de pássaros no banco do parque.

noun plural of dropping countable

We had to clean the bird droppings off the car windshield.

(名词) 排泄物;粪便

我们不得不清理掉汽车挡风玻璃上的鸟粪。

(sustantivo) excrementos; heces; deposiciones [excrementos (de aves o animales)]

Tuvimos que limpiar los excrementos de pájaros del parabrisas del coche.

(nom) fientes; crottes; déjections; excréments [Déjections, généralement d'oiseaux ou de petits animaux (excréments laissés en petites quantités).]

Nous avons dû nettoyer les fientes d'oiseaux sur le pare-brise de la voiture.

(Substantiv) Kot; Exkremente; Losung [Exkremente von Tieren, insbesondere in kleiner, fester Form; Kot.]

Wir mussten die Vogel**droppings** von der Windschutzscheibe des Autos entfernen.

(名詞) 「dropping」の複数形。動物が落とした糞や食べかすなどの固形物。

車のフロントガラスから鳥の糞を掃除しなければならなかった。

(substantivo) fezes; excrementos; dejeções [plural de fezes ou excremento (de animal)]

Tivemos que limpar os **excrementos** de pássaros do para-brisa do carro.

Word parts: drop + p + ing + s

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