Meaning of кампаставаць | Babel Free
[kampastaˈvat͡sʲ]Definitions
- to compost
- to validate by punching holes or stamping (about transport tickets)
Examples
“Будзем кампаставаць з гноем.”
We’ll compost it with manure.
“[...] einmal arbeiteten wir im Garten, das andermal suchten wir den feisten Grund an schattigen Orten, und aus hohlen Bäumen zusammen, unsern Garten, anstatt des Dungs, damit zu bessern [...]”
Sometimes we worked in the garden, and sometimes we composted black soil, dug in the dark places, mixing it with tree bits and dust taken from tree hollows, to improve the soil in our garen, make it more cultured, because manure is limited.
“Кампосцер на ўчастку нікога не здзіўляе, але, аказваецца, можна паспяхова кампаставаць арганічныя адходы на балконе, тэрасе ці нават дома.”
No one would be surprised at a compost bin in a backyard, but it turns out it’s possible to successfully compost organic waste at a balcony, terrace or even at home.
“Кантора цяпер не чапае — кампастую квіткі, ходзяць чуткі, што я таксама прапаў, толькі я ім покуль ня веру, прачынаюся з сухімі вачыма.”
The ticket inspectors don’t touch me now — I punch my tickets; there are rumours that I’ve also disappeared, but I don’t believe them, getting up with dry eyes.
“Не кампастуйце талонаў, маючы праязны...”
Don’t punch [one-way] tickets if you have a travel pass...
“[...] небесний контролер компостує твої квитки, душі всіх святих летять за тобою, час існує для того, щоби ти його вбив.”
… the heavenly ticket inspector punches your tickets, the souls of all the saints fly behind you, the time exists for you to kill.
CEFR level
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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