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1 ♦ coal
♦ coal /kəʊl/A n.1 [u] carbone (spec. fossile): a lump of coal, un pezzo di carbone; coal dust, polverino di carbone; to mine coal, estrarre carboneB a. attr.di carbone; del carbone; (alimentato) a carbone; carbonifero (geol., ind. min.): coal fire, fuoco di carbone; camino a carbone; coal pit, miniera di carbone; coal seam (o coal bed) strato carbonifero● coal-bearing, carbonifero □ coal-black, nero come il carbone □ coal box (o bucket), = coal scuttle ► sotto □ coal bunker, carbonile □ coal-burning, (alimentato) a carbone □ coal cellar, carbonaia □ coal-fired, (alimentato) a carbone □ (zool.) coal-fish ( Pollachius virens), merlano nero □ coal flap, botola di uno scivolo per il carbone ( sul marciapiede) □ coal gas, gas illuminante □ (GB) coal-hole, carbonaia; deposito del carbone □ (geol.) coal measures, serie di strati carboniferi □ coal oil, petrolio grezzo; ( USA) cherosene □ (stor.) coal owner, proprietario di una miniera di carbone □ coal scuttle, secchio (o cassetta) per il carbone □ (naut.) coal ship, nave carboniera □ coal strike, sciopero dei minatori di carbone □ coal tar, catrame di carbon fossile □ (zool.) coal tit (o coal titmouse) ( Parus ater), cincia mora □ (stor.) coal whipper, uomo (o macchina) che estrae il carbone ( dalla stiva d'una nave) □ coal worker, minatore di carbone □ (fig.) to blow the coals, soffiare sul fuoco □ (fig.) to carry coals to Newcastle, portare acqua al mare; portare vasi a Samo □ to haul (o to drag, to rake) sb. over the coals, dare una strigliata a q.; strapazzare q. □ to heap coals of fire on sb. 's head, fare arrossire q. ( facendogli del bene in cambio di male).(to) coal /kəʊl/A v. t.B v. i.1 (ind. min.) estrarre carbone2 (naut.) rifornirsi di carbone; far carbone● (naut.) coaling station, scalo per il rifornimento del carbone.
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glowing — adjective 1) glowing coals Syn: bright, shining, radiant, glimmering, flickering, twinkling, incandescent, luminous, luminescent; lit (up), lighted, illuminated, ablaze; aglow, smoldering 2) his glow … Thesaurus of popular words
glowing — adjective 1) glowing coals Syn: bright, radiant, incandescent, luminous, smouldering 2) his glowing cheeks Syn: rosy, pink, red, ruddy, flushed, blushing … Synonyms and antonyms dictionary
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(perk-2): pr̥k- — (perk 2): pr̥k English meaning: glowing ashes, coals Deutsche Übersetzung: “glũhende Asche, Kohle” Material: Lith. pir̃kšnys f. pl. “ash with glũhenden Funken”, Ltv. pìrkstis, pirkstes pl. ds.; O.Ir. riches f. “glowing coal”,… … Proto-Indo-European etymological dictionary
literature — /lit euhr euh cheuhr, choor , li treuh /, n. 1. writings in which expression and form, in connection with ideas of permanent and universal interest, are characteristic or essential features, as poetry, novels, history, biography, and essays. 2.… … Universalium
ĝhel-1 (and ghel-?), also as i-, u- or n-stem; ĝhelǝ- : ĝhlē-, ĝhlō- : ĝhlǝ- (*ĝhwel-) — ĝhel 1 (and ghel ?), also as i , u or n stem; ĝhelǝ : ĝhlē , ĝhlō : ĝhlǝ (*ĝhwel ) English meaning: to shine; green, gold, blue, *sun Deutsche Übersetzung: “glänzen, schimmern”; as Farbadjektiv: “gelb, grũn, grau or blau”… … Proto-Indo-European etymological dictionary
preus- — preus English meaning: to fry; to burn Deutsche Übersetzung: “frieren” and “brennen” Material: A. O.Ind. pruṣvü f. “drip, hoarfrost, gefrorenes water”; Lat. pruīna “ hoarfrost, frost” (*prusu̯īnü); Goth. frius “frost, coldness” … Proto-Indo-European etymological dictionary
braise — [brāz] vt. braised, braising [Fr braiser < braise, live coals < Gmc * brasa, glowing coals] to cook (meat or vegetables) by browning in fat and then simmering in a covered pan with a little liquid … English World dictionary
COOKING AND BAKING — In biblical times cooking or baking was generally done in the courtyard or kitchen, either in a hearth or an oven. In seasons of intensive labor in the field people encamped in the fields (Gen. 37:17), while in other seasons they returned to… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
