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dross

UK
/drɒs/
US
/drɑs/

Übersetzungen

drosssubstantiv
drosses
Pl.
scoriesEn métallurgie : matière impure séparée du métal en fusion.
The blacksmith skimmed the dross from the surface of the molten iron.
Le forgeron écuma les scories à la surface du fer en fusion.
Zusätzliche Übersetzungen
rebutsAu sens figuré : ce qui est sans valeur ou de piètre qualité.
Synonyme
refuse
garbage
trash
detritus
rubbish
residue
scum
waste
drossverb
drossed
Präteritum
drossed
Partizip Perfekt
drossing
Gerundium
UK
/drɒs/
US
/drɑs/
Rare, chiefly technical or archaic usage meaning ‘to remove dross from molten metal’ or, figuratively, ‘to corrupt by adding impurities’.
écumerEn métallurgie : enlever l'écume ou les scories à la surface d'un métal en fusion.
The foundry worker carefully drossed the aluminum before casting it into molds.
L'ouvrier de la fonderie a soigneusement écumé l'aluminium avant de le couler dans des moules.
Zusätzliche Übersetzungen
vicierSens rare et littéraire : altérer ou corrompre par ajout d'impuretés.
Synonyme
cast off
cast aside
reject
discard
skim
skim off
scum off

Definitionen

drosssubstantiv
Waste or impure matter; scum formed on the surface of molten metal.
The blacksmith skimmed the dross from the surface of the molten iron.
Something regarded as worthless or of low quality.
The novel was filled with so much dross that it was hard to find any meaningful content.
drossverb
To remove dross from (molten metal) by skimming or scumming.
The foundry worker carefully drossed the aluminum before casting it into molds.
To debase or corrupt by the addition of impurities; to vitiate.
Scholars worried that the careless translation would dross the original text.
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