Scrap in spanish
Chatarra
pronunciation: tʃɑtɑrɑ part of speech: noun
pronunciation: tʃɑtɑrɑ part of speech: noun
In gestures
scrap1 = papel inservible.
Example: There is much evidence to suggest that printers regularly bought paper from particular wholesalers, and that apart from scraps they rarely used paper that was more than about two years old.more:
» scrapbook = álbum de recortes. [Libro con hojas en blanco donde pegar y de este modo coleccionar diferentes tipos de recortes]
Example: Guard book or scrapbook type arrangement, with possibly a loose-leaf format, is suitable for organising and keeping cuttings, letters and other small items.» scrap of paper = trozo de papel.
Example: All you need to get started is an idea, a sketch, or a scrap of paper.» scrap paper = papel inservible.
Example: Find some scrap paper and jot down the subject areas taught in schools.scrap2 = chatarra, retazo.
Example: The demand for the old faces came to an abrupt end and the founders withdrew them from sale, some even destroying the old punches and matrices as so much scrap.more:
» a scrap of = un retazo de, un trozo de.
Example: This muff took me less than 2 hours to make and cost me nothing, because I used an old coat too ugly and stained to donate, and a scrap of fabric I had lying around.» scrap dealer = chatarrero, chatarrería.
Example: Scrap dealers pay as much as $2.75 per pound for copper, nearly triple the price they paid in 2003.» scrap metal = chatarra.
Example: It may look like junk, but to thieves scrap metal has become as good as gold.» scrap metal dealer = chatarrero, chatarrería.
Example: They yank your gate with a blow torch in the middle of the night and skirt it off to a scrap metal dealer.» scrap of = trozo de, retazo de.
Example: This book suggests ways for children to work successfully with scraps of wood by carving, sawing, hammering, nailing or gluing pieces together.» scrapyard = desguace, cementerio de coches, cementerio de automóviles, chatarrería.
Example: The gang used the vehicle numbers from written-off cars found in scrapyards in Belgium.scrap3 = desechar, descartar, abandonar, eliminar, tirar.
Example: There have even been rumours of plans to scrap most of the industrial side of its work and disperse key elements, such as the work on regional and industrial aid, to the provinces.more:
» scrap + a plan = abandonar una idea, abandonar un proyecto.
Example: China has abruptly scrapped plans for an international governmental meeting next week on how to deal with hazardous space waste.