"In the trash"
Translation:Dans la poubelle
March 2, 2018
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Duolingo should really not use syendoches that only apply in American English in the questions. "In the trash" in American English is a perfectly sensible translation of "Dans la poubelle", but in Commonwealth English "In the trash/rubbish" doesn't mean "in the bin", it means literally in the pile of rubbish, so it'd not be translated with "Dans la poubelle."
er - synecdoches? I am not sure I agree - once bitten, twice better educated in TWO languages.
I changed "poubelle" to "camelote", since poubelle does not appear anywhere in the hints. Of course it was wrong....OF COURSE! but when would la camelote be appropriate?