cascajo

m.

1 rubble.

estar hecho un cascajo (informal figurative) to be a wreck

2 gravel, riprap, pebbledash, rock dash.

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cascajo

► nombre masculino

1 (guijo) gravel, rubble

2 (fragmentos) bits plural, fragments plural

3 familiar (trasto viejo) piece of junk

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FRASEOLOGÍA

estar hecho,-a un cascajo familiar (persona) to be a wreck

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SM

1) (=grava) gravel, piece of gravel

2) [de vasija] fragments pl , shards pl

3) (=trasto) junk, rubbish, garbage (EEUU)

- estar hecho un cascajo

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masculino (fam)

1) (trasto viejo) wreck (colloq)

ando hecho un cascajo — I feel a complete wreck (colloq)

2) (Col) (Const) piece of gravel

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= builders' rubble, rubble, construction debris, building debris.

Ex. It was found that someone had dumped a load of builders' rubble down a manhole blocking the sewer and causing havoc.

Ex. The article 'Rubble with a cause: earthquake preparedness in California' assesses the impact in academic libraries in California of 2 major earthquakes.

Ex. As part of his guilty plea, he admitted that he discharged the construction debris in the barrels and buckets overboard into San Diego Harbor.

Ex. No person shall throw any waste, building debris or vehicle scrap into the public domain or defile the public domain.

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masculino (fam)

1) (trasto viejo) wreck (colloq)

ando hecho un cascajo — I feel a complete wreck (colloq)

2) (Col) (Const) piece of gravel

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= builders' rubble, rubble, construction debris, building debris.

Ex: It was found that someone had dumped a load of builders' rubble down a manhole blocking the sewer and causing havoc.

Ex: The article 'Rubble with a cause: earthquake preparedness in California' assesses the impact in academic libraries in California of 2 major earthquakes.

Ex: As part of his guilty plea, he admitted that he discharged the construction debris in the barrels and buckets overboard into San Diego Harbor.

Ex: No person shall throw any waste, building debris or vehicle scrap into the public domain or defile the public domain.

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cascajo

masculine

(fam)

A (trasto viejo) wreck (colloq), old heap (colloq)

ando hecho un cascajo I'm a real old wreck (colloq)

B (Col) (Const) piece of gravel

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cascajo sustantivo masculino (fam)
1 (trasto viejo) wreck (colloq)
2 (Col) (Const) piece of gravel

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cascajo nm

1. [cascote] rubble

2. Comp

Fam

estar hecho un cascajo to be a wreck

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cascajo

m fig fam

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estar hecho un cascajo be a wreck fam

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cascajo nm

1) : pebble, rock fragment

2) fam : piece of junk