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sludge

/slʌdʒ/

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noun

Schlamm, Schmutz

Solids separated from suspension in a liquid.

Examples :

"The muddy water in the bottom of the rain barrel contained a lot of sludge. "

Das schlammige Wasser am Boden der Regentonne enthielt viel Schmutz.

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noun

Schlamm, Schmutz

A residual semi-solid material left from industrial, water treatment, or wastewater treatment processes.

Examples :

"The water treatment plant had to dispose of tons of sludge after cleaning the city's wastewater. "

Die Wasseraufbereitungsanlage musste nach der Reinigung des Abwassers der Stadt Tonnen von Schlamm entsorgen.

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noun

Schlamm, Ablagerung

A sediment of accumulated minerals in a steam boiler.

Examples :

"The technician cleaned out the boiler's sludge to prevent it from damaging the machinery. "

Der Techniker reinigte den Schlamm des Kessels, um Schäden an der Maschine zu verhindern.

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noun

Eisschlamm, Treibeis

A mass of small pieces of ice on the surface of a body of water.

Examples :

"The children threw snowballs made of icy sludge at each other by the frozen lake. "

Die Kinder warfen sich am gefrorenen See Schneebälle aus Eisschlamm zu.

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noun

Schlamm-Metal

Sludge metal

Examples :

"The band's music was heavy and slow, a thick, guitar-driven sludge metal that shook the entire venue. "

Die Musik der Band war heavy und langsam, ein dickes, gitarrenlastiges Schlamm-Metal, das den gesamten Veranstaltungsort erschütterte.

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verb

zusammensacken, sich verziehen

To slump or slouch.

Examples :

"The tired student slumped in their chair, sludging through the last few hours of class. "

Der müde Schüler sackte in seinem Stuhl zusammen und quälte sich durch die letzten Stunden des Unterrichts.

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verb

Langsam tropfen, schlammig fließen

To slop or drip slowly.

Examples :

"The thick mud sludged off my boots as I walked into the house. "

Der dicke Schlamm tropfte langsam von meinen Stiefeln, als ich ins Haus ging.

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