screed in Portuguese

screed in Portuguese is contrapiso — screed means a piece of writing (such as an article, letter, or list) or a speech, especially if long.

contrapiso

noun

A smooth, flat layer of concrete, plaster, or similar material, especially if acting as a base for paving stones, tiles, wooden planks, etc.

What does "screed" mean?

noun A piece of writing (such as an article, letter, or list) or a speech, especially if long.
"I see it's three o'clock in the morning and I've written whole screeds when I only intended to write a short note!"
noun A long, angry piece of writing or speech that criticises something harshly.
"One of our primary tasks is to replace racist screeds like The Bell Curve and The End of Racism with sound economic arguments that are relatively simple to understand and yet serious enough to encompass divergent points of view."
noun (usually plural) A large amount of something.
"It uses a lot of footage of Japanese actors, and screeds of character text, making it unlikely to see a European release."
noun A term used in building work and masonry.

I see it's three o'clock in the morning and I've written whole screeds when I only intended to write a short note!
One of our primary tasks is to replace racist screeds like The Bell Curve and The End of Racism with sound economic arguments that are relatively simple to understand and yet serious enough to encompass divergent points of view.
It uses a lot of footage of Japanese actors, and screeds of character text, making it unlikely to see a European release.

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What is "screed" in Portuguese?

"screed" in Portuguese is contrapiso. screed means: A piece of writing (such as an article, letter, or list) or a speech, especially if long.

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