sewer

• Substantivo com vários sentidos: tubo ou canal para escoar esgoto; pessoa que costura; ou situação de fracasso que leva a esforços inúteis ou perda de dinheiro.

A noun with multiple meanings: a pipe or channel for carrying away waste water and sewage; a person who sews; or a situation of misfortune leading to wasted effort or money.

1. Waste pipeB1formal

   An underground pipe or channel that carries away waste water and sewage from buildings.

   Tubo de esgoto

   • The city is repairing the old sewer system.
   • Heavy rain can cause the sewer to overflow.
   • A blockage in the sewer caused a bad smell.

   Sinônimosconduitculvertdraindrainpipewaste pipe

2. B2formal

   A person who sews, especially as a job or hobby.

   Costureiro

   • The sewer carefully stitched the hem of the dress.
   • She is a skilled sewer who makes her own clothes.
   • The tailor hired an experienced sewer for the shop.

   Sinônimosdressmakerneedleworkerseamstresssempstressstitchertailor

3. Misfortune or lossC1informal

   A situation where effort or money is wasted, often due to bad luck or poor planning.

   Desperdício

   • All his hard work went down the sewer when the project was canceled.
   • The investment turned out to be a sewer of their savings.
   • Her plans for the weekend went down the sewer after the storm.