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scrap heap

Principal Translations
Inglés		Español
scrap heap n	(junk yard) (MX)	tiradero nm
	(AR)	basural, basurero nm
	(chatarra)	desguace nm
	After I wrecked my old car in a crash it was ready for the scrap heap.
	Luego de destrozar mi auto viejo en un accidente ya estaba listo para el tiradero.

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Compound Forms:
Inglés		Español
end up on the scrap heap v expr	informal, figurative (be discarded) (figurado)	terminar en la basura, acabar en la basura loc verb
		ir a parar a la basura loc verb
end up on the scrap heap of history v expr	informal, figurative (be forgotten)	caer en el olvido expr
	His well-intentioned efforts have ended up on the scrap heap of history.
	Los esfuerzos de sus buenas intenciones han caído en el olvido de la historia.

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