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junk

[/dʒʌŋk/]
nounpl: junks
sucata, lixo, porcaria
1. discarded or worthless items; trash or garbage
The attic is full of junk we should throw away.
O sótão está cheio de sucata que devemos jogar fora.
2. items of poor quality or little value
This furniture is junk; it will fall apart soon.
Este móvel é porcaria; vai se desmontar em breve.
3. a Chinese sailing vessel with a high stern and sails
The traditional junk sailed along the coast of Vietnam.
O junk tradicional navegava ao longo da costa do Vietnã.
4. heroin or other addictive drugs (slang)
He struggled with a junk addiction for years.
Ele lutou contra um vício em drogas por anos.
NYC Slang
garbage, trash, beat-up (as adjective)
Synonyms
trashgarbagerubbishwastedebrisclutter
Antonyms
treasurevaluableskeepsakes

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
sucata, porcaria, lixo
Most common usage for discarded items
Rio de Janeiro
porcaria, tranqueira
Colloquial term for worthless things
São Paulo
sucata, lixo, bugigangas
Urban usage, bugigangas for small worthless objects
Portugal
lixo, traste, carcaça
European Portuguese preference; traste for junk furniture

Related Idioms & Phrases

junk food - comida lixo
junk mail - correio indesejado, spam
junk bond - título de alto risco
junk science - ciência pseudocientífica
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