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recycle

recycle

Meaning of recycle

English

process materials so they can be used again

Deutsch

Materialien wiederverwerten und erneut verwenden

recycle

Pronunciation

British English
/rɪˈsaɪkəl/
American English
/rɪˈsaɪkəl/

recycle with German translation

recycle usage examples

🇬🇧English→🇩🇪German

We recycle paper and glass at home.

Wir recyceln Papier und Glas zu Hause.

🇬🇧English→🇩🇪German

This company recycles old bottles.

Diese Firma recycelt alte Flaschen.

recycle synonyms

Related word breakdowns

What's the difference between recycle, reuse, reprocess, repurpose, process, and recover

🇬🇧English

use again without processing

B1very often

ENYou can reuse glass jars as storage containers.

R
🇬🇧English
reprocess

process again, technical

B2rare word

ENThe plant reprocesses slag to extract metal.

Advanced: broader words

R
🇬🇧English
repurpose

adapt for a new use

B2often

ENThey repurposed old pallets into garden furniture.

P
🇬🇧English
process

to treat raw materials or food

B1often

ENThe factory processes milk into cheese.

🇬🇧English

extract valuable material from waste

B2often

ENThey recover plastics and metals from the mixed waste stream.

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What does recycle mean?

process materials so they can be used again

How do you pronounce recycle?

recycle is pronounced [rɪˈsaɪkəl].

How is recycle used in a sentence?

Wir recyceln Papier und Glas zu Hause. Translation: We recycle paper and glass at home.

Is recycle part of Climate and Ecology vocabulary?

Yes, recycle can be learned in the Climate and Ecology topic. This semantic link helps build related word lists and topic-based practice.

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