slag
To produce slagTo produce slag.
» She's always slagging me off.
Sie lästert immer über mich. — Esperantostern
Она вечно меня поносит. — marafon
Вона завжди обливає мене брудом. — deniko
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6 senses(transitive)To produce slag.
convert into slag
(intransitive)To become slag; to agglomerate when heated below the fusion point.
(transitive)To reduce to slag.
(UK, slang, transitive)To talk badly about; to malign or denigrate (someone).
herziehen über, schlecht machen
(Ireland, slang, transitive)To make fun of; to take the piss (tease, ridicule or mock).
verschlacken
(Australia, intransitive, slang)To spit.
Examples
4 sentencesShe's always slagging me off.
Вона завжди обливає мене брудом. — deniko
ruОна вечно меня поносит. — marafon
deSie lästert immer über mich. — Esperantostern
Due to improper procedures, the foundry had an excess of slag in the crucible.
Stop slagging off my brilliant idea, it's not naive at all!
deHör auf, meine geniale Idee totzureden, das ist gar nicht naiv! — MUIRIEL
The tabloids love to slag off celebrities for the slightest misstep, often blowing things out of proportion.
Translations
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Origin
Borrowed from Middle Low German slagge, slaggen (“slag, dross”), from Old Saxon *slaggo, fBorrowed from Middle Low German slagge, slaggen (“slag, dross”), from Old Saxon *slaggo, from Proto-West Germanic *slaggō, from Proto-Germanic *slaggô, from Proto-Germanic *slagōną (“to strike”) + *-gô (diminutive suffix). Compare Middle Low German slāgen (“to strike”), since originally the splinters struck off from the metal by hammering, from *slagōn, from Proto-West Germanic *slagōn. Compare also Old Saxon slegi, from Proto-West Germanic *slagi.
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Forms
slags, slagging, slagged, slaggedSynonyms
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2 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle