Rights and duties

Déposer une machine à laver cassée sur le trottoir est :Leaving a broken washing machine on the pavement is:

Answer

interdit : il faut l'apporter à la déchetterieforbidden: you must take it to the recycling centre (déchetterie)

Explanation

Leaving an item on the pavement is illegal dumping, punishable by a fine. You must take it to a recycling centre or request a bulky-waste collection.

Source: service-public.gouv.fr – Dépôt sauvage de déchetsUpdated 13 October 2026.Official question · answer and translation written by Recite

The 4 options, in French as at the exam

autorisé si on met un mot dessusallowed if you put a note on it
autorisé le week-endallowed at weekends
autorisé si elle ne fonctionne plusallowed if it no longer works
interdit : il faut l'apporter à la déchetterieforbidden: you must take it to the recycling centre (déchetterie) (Correct answer)

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