chatarra
scrap; scrap iron
vender para chatarra to sell for scrap
chatarra espacial space junk
chatarra(
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)A feminine noun is almost always used with feminine articles and adjectives (e.g. la mujer bonita, la luna llena).
1. (pieces of metal)
b. scrap metal
Todos los autos viejos y chocados terminan siendo chatarra.All the old and crashed cars end up as scrap metal.
2. (something useless)
3. (colloquial) (coins)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g. skinny, grandma).
a. small change
No sé si tengo suficiente. Solo llevo un poco de chatarra.I don't know whether I have enough. All I have is some small change.
b. loose change
Déjame pagar. Estoy intentando librarme de toda esta chatarra.Let me pay. I'm trying to get rid of all this loose change.
4. (low quality food) (Mexico)
Regionalism used in Mexico
An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g. the big dog).
5. (low quality) (Latin America)
Regionalism used in Latin America: all the countries in South America, Central America, and the Caribbean. Does not include Spain.
chatarraNoun
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling or idea (e.g. man, dog, house).
1. (metal)
a. scrap (metal)
2. (objetos, piezas)
a. junk
3. (colloquial)
a. cheap and nasty jewelry
4. (condecoraciones)
a. brass, medals
5. (colloquial)
a. small change
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