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1 cascajo
m.1 rubble.2 gravel, riprap, pebbledash, rock dash.* * *1 (guijo) gravel, rubble3 familiar (trasto viejo) piece of junk\* * *SM1) (=grava) gravel, piece of gravel2) [de vasija] fragments pl, shards pl3) (=trasto) junk, rubbish, garbage (EEUU)* * *masculino (fam)1) ( trasto viejo) wreck (colloq)2) (Col) (Const) piece of gravel* * *= builders' rubble, rubble, construction debris, building debris.Ex. It was found that someone had dumped a load of builders' rubble down a manhole blocking the sewer and causing havoc.Ex. The article ' Rubble with a cause: earthquake preparedness in California' assesses the impact in academic libraries in California of 2 major earthquakes.Ex. As part of his guilty plea, he admitted that he discharged the construction debris in the barrels and buckets overboard into San Diego Harbor.Ex. No person shall throw any waste, building debris or vehicle scrap into the public domain or defile the public domain.* * *masculino (fam)1) ( trasto viejo) wreck (colloq)2) (Col) (Const) piece of gravel* * *= builders' rubble, rubble, construction debris, building debris.Ex: It was found that someone had dumped a load of builders' rubble down a manhole blocking the sewer and causing havoc.
Ex: The article ' Rubble with a cause: earthquake preparedness in California' assesses the impact in academic libraries in California of 2 major earthquakes.Ex: As part of his guilty plea, he admitted that he discharged the construction debris in the barrels and buckets overboard into San Diego Harbor.Ex: No person shall throw any waste, building debris or vehicle scrap into the public domain or defile the public domain.* * *( fam)ando hecho un cascajo I'm a real old wreck ( colloq)* * *
cascajo sustantivo masculino (fam)
1 ( trasto viejo) wreck (colloq)
2 (Col) (Const) piece of gravel
* * *cascajo nm1. [cascote] rubble2. CompFamestar hecho un cascajo to be a wreck* * *m fig fam:estar hecho un cascajo be a wreck fam* * *cascajo nm1) : pebble, rock fragment
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pebble dash — [peb′əl dash΄] n. Chiefly Brit. a finish for outer walls in which pieces of crushed rock are set into an outer coat of stucco or cement: also pebbledash [peb′əl dash΄] n. pebble dash adj. pebble dashed … English World dictionary
pebble dash — pebble dash, pebble dashed, adj. an exterior wall finish composed of mortar against which, while still wet, small pebbles have been thrown and pressed in. Cf. roughcast. [1900 05] * * * … Universalium
pebble-dash — ► NOUN ▪ mortar with pebbles in it, used as a coating for external walls … English terms dictionary
pebble dash — noun : rock dash * * * pebble dash, pebble dashed, adj. an exterior wall finish composed of mortar against which, while still wet, small pebbles have been thrown and pressed in. Cf. roughcast. [1900 05] … Useful english dictionary
pebble dash — 1. noun A coating of small pebbles sprayed on to soft plaster, used as decoration on exterior walls. 2. verb To apply pebble dash to a wall … Wiktionary
pebble-dash — noun Brit. mortar with pebbles in it, used as a coating for external walls. Derivatives pebble dashed adjective … English new terms dictionary
pebble dash — /ˈpɛbəl dæʃ/ (say pebuhl dash) noun a type of finish used on external walls, formed by throwing or pressing small stones into plaster while it is still plastic …
pebble-dash — … Useful english dictionary
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plaster — plasterer, n. plasteriness, n. plasterlike, plastery, adj. /plas teuhr, plah steuhr/, n. 1. a composition, as of lime or gypsum, sand, water, and sometimes hair or other fiber, applied in a pasty form to walls, ceilings, etc., and allowed to… … Universalium
spatter — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. splash, sprinkle; besprinkle, bedraggle, bespatter; sully, soil. See uncleanness. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. splash, spot, wet, soil, swash, sprinkle, scatter, stain, bespatter, splatter, dash, dot,… … English dictionary for students