scraps

[/skræps/]

noun

restos

1. Small leftover pieces or remnants of food

The dog ate the scraps from dinner.

O cachorro comeu os restos do jantar.

2. Small pieces of waste material, especially metal or paper

The factory sold the metal scraps for recycling.

A fábrica vendeu os restos de metal para reciclagem.

3. Fragments or bits of information

I only caught scraps of their conversation.

Eu só consegui ouvir fragmentos da conversa deles.

4. A fight or quarrel (informal)

The two kids got into scraps at school.

Os dois garotos se envolveram em brigas na escola.

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Regional Variations

General Brazilian

restos, sobras

Most common usage for food leftovers

Rio de Janeiro

restos, migalhas

May use migalhas for smaller pieces

São Paulo

restos, sucata

Sucata commonly used for metal scraps

Portugal

restos, desperdícios

Desperdícios more formal for waste materials

not a scrap of evidence - nem um pingo de evidência

scraps of paper - pedaços de papel

scraps of information - fragmentos de informação

living on scraps - vivendo de restos

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