sucata; ferro-velho; depósito de sucata
1. an industrial site where scrap metal, vehicles, or other waste materials are collected, stored, and processed for recycling or disposal
The old car was taken to the scrapyard to be dismantled and recycled.
O carro velho foi levado para a sucata para ser desmontado e reciclado.
2. a place where discarded or unwanted items are accumulated and broken down into reusable materials
The scrapyard bought the rusted metal from the construction site.
O ferro-velho comprou o metal enferrujado do canteiro de obras.
Scrapyards are important in both Brazilian and American industrial culture as recycling hubs. In Brazil, 'ferro-velhos' are common neighborhood shops that buy and sell used metal and spare parts, often serving as informal economic actors. In the USA, scrapyards are more formal industrial operations integrated into the recycling economy. Both cultures view scrapyards as essential to waste management and the circular economy.
NYC Slang
junkyard; the yard
Related Idioms & Phrases
fit for the scrapyard - describing something too old or damaged to use
end up in the scrapyard - to be discarded or destroyed
scrapyard dog - a term for an aggressive guard dog
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