What does escória in Portuguese mean?

What is the meaning of the word escória in Portuguese? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use escória in Portuguese.

The word escória in Portuguese means slag, escória, escória, escória, ralé, escumalha, escória, escória da Terra, monte de escória. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word escória

slag

escória

noun (residue from metal-making) (resíduo de metal)

(substantivo feminino: Substantivo exclusivamente feminino. Ex. "atriz", "menina", etc. Aqui encaixam-se também os substantivos compostos compostos. Ex. "batata frita", "garrafa d'água", etc.)
There was a lot of slag left over from smelting the metal.

escória

noun (lava: cindery crust) (lava)

(substantivo feminino: Substantivo exclusivamente feminino. Ex. "atriz", "menina", etc. Aqui encaixam-se também os substantivos compostos compostos. Ex. "batata frita", "garrafa d'água", etc.)

escória, ralé, escumalha

noun (figurative, pejorative, invariable (worthless person) (figurado, pejorativo)

(substantivo feminino: Substantivo exclusivamente feminino. Ex. "atriz", "menina", etc. Aqui encaixam-se também os substantivos compostos compostos. Ex. "batata frita", "garrafa d'água", etc.)
Após a forma como Nicholas se comportou, Marilyn acha que ele é escória. O político prometeu medidas mais firmes para remover a escória de nossas ruas.
After the way Nicholas behaved, Marilyn thinks he's scum. The politician promised tougher policies to remove these scum from our streets.

escória

noun (ore refuse) (metalurgia)

(substantivo feminino: Substantivo exclusivamente feminino. Ex. "atriz", "menina", etc. Aqui encaixam-se também os substantivos compostos compostos. Ex. "batata frita", "garrafa d'água", etc.)

escória da Terra

noun (pejorative, uncountable, invariable, slang (despicable person) (pejorativo)

You can't be serious about marrying him – he's the scum of the earth! Some people consider tax collectors the scum of the earth.

monte de escória

noun (pile of waste)

Lead can leach out of slag heaps and contaminate ground water.

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