sludge

BrE /slʌdʒ/ AmE /slʌdʒ/

noun en → es

1 MUD [singular] B2

a thick, soft mud or mixture of water and solid waste material

lodo, lama

  • sludge in a river

Collocations industrial sludge · river sludge

  • The river was full of sludge.

    El río estaba lleno de lodo.

2 WASTE [singular] C1

a thick liquid containing waste products, especially from factories or oil wells

residuos líquidos, efluentes

  • sludge from a factory

Collocations industrial sludge · oil well sludge

  • The company was fined for dumping toxic sludge.

    La empresa fue multada por deshacerse de lodos tóxicos.