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bairro de lata — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • shantytown noun An area containing a collection of shacks, shanties or makeshift dwellings.
  • slum noun A rundown, overcrowded urban area where residents live in poverty.

Senses

bairro de lata is used for these senses in English:

  • shantytown An area containing a collection of shacks, shanties or makeshift dwellings.
  • slum (countable, pejorative) A dilapidated neighborhood where many people live in a state of poverty.

slum — full definition

  1. noun A rundown, overcrowded urban area where residents live in poverty.
  2. verb To visit or spend time in a place seen as beneath one's usual social standing, often out of curiosity.

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