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Etymology
From F. litière, from lit, �bed�, from L. lectus; confer Greek λέκ��ον. Had the sense �bed� in very early English, but then came to mean �portable couch�, �bedding�, �strewn rushes (for animals)�, ...

Pronunciation
rhymes|ɪt�(r)

Noun
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1. countable A platform mounted on two shafts, or a more elaborate construction, designed to be carried by two (or more) people to transport one (in luxury models sometimes more) third person(s) or (occasionally in the elaborate version) a cargo, such as a religious idol.
2. countable The offspring of a mammal born in one birth.
3. uncountable material|Material used as bedding for animals.
4. uncountable Collectively, items discarded on the ground.
5. uncountable absorbent|Absorbent material used in an animal's litter tray
6. uncountable Layer of fallen leaves and similar organic matter in a forest floor.

Synonyms
(platform designed to carry a person or a load): palanquin, sedan chair, stretcher

Translations
trans-top|platform designed to carry a person or a load
Dutch: t|nl|draagbed|n, t|nl|draagstoel|m, t|nl|draagbaar|m
Finnish: t-|fi|kantotuoli
French: t+|fr|litière|f
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German: Sänfte f, Trage f, Bahre f
Slovene: nosilnica f
Portuguese: t+|pt|maca|f
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trans-top|animals born in one birth
Danish: t+|da|kuld|n
Dutch: t|nl|worp|m
Finnish: t-|fi|poikue, t+|fi|pesue
French: t+|fr|portée|f
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German: t-|de|Wurf|m
Lithuanian: t-|lt|vada|f|xs=Lithuanian
Slovene: t-|sl|leglo|n
Portuguese: t+|pt|ninhada|f
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trans-top|bedding for animals
Dutch: t|nl|strooisel|n
French: litière f
German: Streu f
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Italian: t-|it|lettiera|f
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trans-top|discarded items
Dutch: t+|nl|afval|n, t|nl|zwerfafval|n, t+|nl|vuil|n, t|nl|zwerfvuil|n, t|nl|vuilnis|n
Finnish: t+|fi|roska
French: t+|fr|détritus|m
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German: t+|de|Abfall|m
Italian: t-|it|rifiuti|m|p
Lithuanian: šiukšl�s fp, sometimes pabiros fp
Portuguese: t+|pt|lixo|m
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trans-top|material for litter tray
Finnish: t+|fi|kuivike
Italian: t-|it|lettiera|f
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trans-top|layer of dead leaves and other organic matter
Finnish: t-|fi|karike
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Verb
en-verb

1. intransitive To drop or throw trash without properly dispose|disposing of it (as discarding in public areas rather than trash receptacles).

#* By tossing the bottle out the window, he was littering.

1. transitive To give birth to, used of animals.

Translations
trans-top|drop or throw trash without properly disposing of it
Dutch: t|nl|sluikstorten
Finnish: t-|fi|roskata
French: jeter des ordures
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trans-top|give birth
Dutch: t+|nl|werpen
Finnish: t+|fi|poikia
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• 2007-12-24 15:51 - Tbot - added t for fr, pt, fi

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