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No. 13,071 in Spanish

porquería

Something dirty, worthless, or of poor quality; rubbish or filth.

In a sentence

  • Esa película fue una porquería.

    That movie was trash.

    'Porquería' is used here to refer to something of very low quality or disappointing.

  • No me gusta que me trates así, ¡esa es una actitud de porquería!

    I don't like being treated like that, that's a lousy attitude!

    'Porquería' describes an undesirable or low-character behavior.

  • Esos niños siempre dejan porquerías por todo el piso.

    Those children always leave trash all over the floor.

    'Porquerías' refers to actual dirt, trash, or mess in a physical sense.

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