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rejeito

[ʁe.ʒɐ̃j.tu]
nounmasculinepl: rejeitos
reject; waste; refuse
1. A person or thing that is rejected or considered worthless
He was treated as a reject by his peers.
Ele era tratado como um rejeito pelos colegas.
2. Waste material or byproduct from an industrial or manufacturing process
The factory disposes of its rejects properly.
A fábrica descarta seus rejeitos corretamente.
3. Something discarded or thrown away as inferior or defective
These products are rejects due to manufacturing defects.
Estes produtos são rejeitos devido a defeitos de fabricação.
NYC Slang
reject; trash; waste
Synonyms
descartelixorefugodesperdíciodejeto
Antonyms
produtoaceitaçãoaprovação

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
rejeito
Standard usage in both colloquial and formal contexts
Portugal
rejeição; resíduo
Less common; resíduo or desperdício preferred in formal contexts
São Paulo
rejeito
Common in industrial and manufacturing terminology

Related Idioms & Phrases

ser um rejeito da sociedade
rejeito de fábrica
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