Parola del giorno in inglese

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inglese > italiano
coal
1. sost. (chimica) carbone
a coal mine - una miniera di carbone
to put some coal(s) on the fire - aggiungere del carbone al fuoco
2. verb. rifornire di carbone
to coal a ship - rifornire una nave di carbone
3. verb. carbonizzare, trasformare legno o altra sostanza in carbone
4. verb. rifornirisi di carbone
the ship coaled at the port - la nave si rifornì di carbone al porto
5. verb. carbonizzarsi, trasformarsi in carbone
inglese > inglese
coal
1. subst. A black rock formed from prehistoric plant remains, composed largely of carbon and burned as a fuel.
2. subst. A piece of coal used for burning. Note that in British English either of the following examples could be used, whereas the latter would be more common in American English.
Put some coals on the fire.
Put some coal on the fire.
3. subst. A type of coal, such as bituminous, anthracite, or lignite, and grades and varieties thereof.
4. subst. A glowing or charred piece of coal, wood, or other solid fuel.
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.
5. subst. Charcoal.
6. v. (intransitive) To take on a supply of coal (usually of steam ships).
7. v. To supply with coal.
to coal a steamer
8. v. (intransitive) To be converted to charcoal.
9. v. To burn to charcoal; to char.
10. v. To mark or delineate with charcoal.
italiano > inglese
carbone
1. subst. coal
2. subst. charcoal

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Carbon dioxide is a gas that is produced every time a fuel such as coal, oil, or natural gas is burned.      L'anidride carbonica è un gas che viene prodotto ogni volta che un combustibile come carbone, petrolio o gas naturale viene bruciato. Coal, natural gas and oil are the remains of plants and animals that lived millions of years ago.      Il carbone, il metano e il petrolio sono i resti di piante e animali vissuti milioni di anni fa. The patient's lung tissue was damaged from years of working in a coal mine.      Il tessuto del polmone del paziente è stato danneggiato da anni di lavoro in una miniera di carbone.

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