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ferraille

scrap metal, junk

noun feh-RY Rare

Usage Note

Ferraille refers to old scrap metal or iron, and colloquially to loose coins ('small change'). A marchand de ferraille is a scrap dealer, and the expression tas de ferraille (heap of scrap) is used dismissively about old, broken machinery.

Examples

"Le vieux pont était couvert de ferraille rouillée."

Natural Translation

The old bridge was covered in rusty scrap metal.

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