No. 9,021 in Catalan
ferralla
Scrap metal.
In a sentence
L'avi tenia un munt de ferralla al pati de casa.
Grandpa had a pile of scrap metal in the courtyard.
Here, 'ferralla' refers to unused or discarded pieces of metal objects often kept or discarded.
La indústria de la ferralla ha crescut amb el reciclatge.
The scrap metal industry has grown with recycling.
In this example, 'ferralla' symbolizes the commercial field involved in recycling and trading scrap metal.
No llencis aquesta peça, malgrat semblar ferralla, pot ser útil.
Don't throw away this piece; despite looking like scrap metal, it may be useful.
'Ferralla' is used to denote something that appears to be of little value but might still hold potential utility.
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