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coal

/kɔʊl/ /koʊl/

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noun

Carbón

A black rock formed from prehistoric plant remains, composed largely of carbon and burned as a fuel.

Examples :

"Put some coal on the fire."

Pon carbón en el fuego.

material substance geology fuel energy environment essential

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noun

Carbón

A piece of coal used for burning (this use is less common in American English)

Examples :

"Put some coals on the fire."

Pon carbón en el fuego.

material fuel essential

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noun

Carbón

A type of coal, such as bituminous, anthracite, or lignite, and grades and varieties thereof.

Examples :

"The power plant uses coal to generate electricity. "

La central eléctrica utiliza carbón para generar electricidad.

material substance geology energy fuel essential

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noun

Brasa, carbón

A glowing or charred piece of coal, wood, or other solid fuel.

Examples :

"Just as the camp-fire died down to just coals, with no flames to burn the marshmallows, someone dumped a whole load of wood on, so I gave up and went to bed."

Justo cuando la fogata se redujo a solo brasas, sin llamas para quemar las malvaviscos, alguien vertió un montón de leña, así que me rendí y me fui a la cama.

material substance geology energy fuel essential

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noun

Carbón

Examples :

"The artist used coal to create a dark, textured drawing. "

El artista usó carbón para crear un dibujo oscuro y texturizado.

material substance fuel energy essential

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verb

Cargar carbón

To take on a supply of coal (usually of steam ships).

Examples :

"The ship's crew needed to coal up before setting sail again. "

La tripulación del barco necesitaba cargar carbón antes de volver a zarpar.

nautical fuel material industry energy essential

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verb

Suministrar carbón

To supply with coal.

Examples :

"to coal a steamer"

Suministrar carbón a un barco de vapor.

material fuel energy industry essential

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verb

Carbonizar

To be converted to charcoal.

Examples :

"The wood needs to be coal before it can be used in the barbecue. "

La madera necesita carbonizarse antes de poder usarse en la barbacoa.

fuel material substance energy process essential

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verb

Carbonizar, convertir en carbón

To burn to charcoal; to char.

Examples :

"The chef carefully coalized the vegetables, turning them a dark, smoky brown. "

El chef carbonizó cuidadosamente las verduras, volviéndolas de un marrón oscuro y ahumado.

material fuel energy chemistry essential

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verb

Marcar con carbón, dibujar con carboncillo

To mark or delineate with charcoal.

Examples :

"The artist coal-ed the edges of the drawing to emphasize the shape of the leaf. "

El artista marcó con carboncillo los bordes del dibujo para enfatizar la forma de la hoja.

mark material writing essential