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slag
/slæɡ/
noun
żużel
Also
szlaka(f)
Definition
Stony waste matter separated from metals during the smelting or refining of ore.
Examples
The factory produced tons of industrial slag as a byproduct.
Fabryka produkowała tony przemysłowego żużla jako produkt uboczny.
They used the slag as a base material for road construction.
Użyli szlaki jako materiału bazowego do budowy dróg.
Collocations
industrial slagblast furnace slagmolten slag
verb
bluzgać
Also
obgadywać
Definition
To criticize someone or something severely and often rudely. (British informal)
Examples
Don't slag off your colleagues behind their backs; it's unprofessional.
Nie bluzgaj na swoich kolegów za ich plecami; to nieprofesjonalne.
He was slagging off the new management, saying they had no idea what they were doing.
Obgadywał nowe kierownictwo, mówiąc, że nie mają pojęcia, co robią.
Collocations
slag offslag someone offslagging match
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