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metalúrgico

metallurgical; metalworking

adjective meh-tah-LOOR-hee-koh Rare

Usage Note

Metalúrgico describes processes, industries, or workers related to metalworking and metallurgy ('la industria metalúrgica'). As a noun, el metalúrgico refers to a metalworker or metallurgist. The stress falls on the antepenultimate syllable (esdrújula), which is marked with a written accent.

Examples

"El sector metalúrgico atraviesa una crisis."

Natural Translation

The metallurgical sector is going through a crisis.

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