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1 haul (someone) over the coals
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2 haul (someone) over the coals
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3 coal
kəul(a black mineral burned for fuel, heat etc.) carbón- coalmine
- haul someone over the coals
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coal n carbóntr[kəʊl]1 carbón nombre masculino, hulla\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLas black as coals negro,-a como el carbónto carry coals to Newcastle llevar leña al montecoal bunker / coal cellar carboneracoal dust carbonillacoal gas gas nombre masculino de hullacoal industry industria mineracoal merchant carbonerocoal mine mina de carbóncoal mining explotación nombre femenino hulleracoal scuttle cubo para el carbóncoal tar alquitrán nombre masculino de hullacoal ['ko:l] n1) ember: ascua f, brasa f2) : carbón ma coal mine: una mina de carbónn.• ascua s.f.• brasa s.f.• carbón (Mineralogía) s.m.• hulla s.f.kəʊlmass & count noun carbón mto carry coals to Newcastle — llevar leña al monte, ir* a vendimiar y llevar uvas de postre
to haul somebody over the coals — reprender severamente a alguien, poner* a alguien como chupa de dómine; (before n)
coal bin o (BrE) bunker — carbonera f
coal cellar — carbonera f
coal dust — carbonilla f
[kǝʊl]coal miner — minero, -ra m,f del carbón
1.- carry coals to Newcastle- haul sb over the coals- heap coals of fire on sb's head2.VI (Naut) tomar carbón3.CPDcoal bunker N — carbonera f
coal cellar N — carbonera f
coal industry N — industria f del carbón
coal measures NPL — depósitos mpl de carbón
coal merchant N — carbonero m
coal miner N — minero(-a) m / f del carbón
coal mining N — minería f del carbón
coal oil N — (US) parafina f
coal scuttle N — cubo m para carbón
coal strike N — huelga f de mineros
* * *[kəʊl]mass & count noun carbón mto carry coals to Newcastle — llevar leña al monte, ir* a vendimiar y llevar uvas de postre
to haul somebody over the coals — reprender severamente a alguien, poner* a alguien como chupa de dómine; (before n)
coal bin o (BrE) bunker — carbonera f
coal cellar — carbonera f
coal dust — carbonilla f
coal miner — minero, -ra m,f del carbón
См. также в других словарях:
haul someone over the coals — If you haul someone over the coals, you reprimand them severely … The small dictionary of idiomes
haul someone over the coals — british phrase to speak angrily to someone because they have done something wrong. The American expression is rake someone over the coals . Thesaurus: to criticize, accuse or blamesynonym to say something, or to speak to someone in an angry… … Useful english dictionary
haul someone over the coals — drag/haul (someone) over the coals to speak angrily to someone because they have done something wrong. If I make a spelling mistake, I get hauled over the coals by my boss. They dragged her over the coals for being late with her assignment.… … New idioms dictionary
haul someone over the coals — British to speak angrily to someone because they have done something wrong. The American expression is rake someone over the coals … English dictionary
haul sb over the coals — US also rake sb over the coals) ► to criticize someone severely for something they have done: »Top ministers were hauled over the coals by the select committee for failing to disclose vital information in the inquiry. Main Entry: ↑haul … Financial and business terms
haul/rake over the coals — haul/rake (someone) over the coals informal : to criticize (someone) very severely I arrived late for the meeting and was immediately hauled over the coals by my boss. • • • Main Entry: ↑coal … Useful english dictionary
haul someone over the coals — see coal. → haul … English new terms dictionary
haul/rake someone over the coals — haul/rake (someone) over the coals informal : to criticize (someone) very severely I arrived late for the meeting and was immediately hauled over the coals by my boss. • • • Main Entry: ↑coal … Useful english dictionary
haul (also N. Amer. rake) someone over the coals — reprimand someone severely. → coal … English new terms dictionary
drag someone over the coals — drag/haul (someone) over the coals to speak angrily to someone because they have done something wrong. If I make a spelling mistake, I get hauled over the coals by my boss. They dragged her over the coals for being late with her assignment.… … New idioms dictionary
rake someone over the coals — rake (or haul) someone over the coals reprimand someone severely * * * rake (someone) over the coals see ↑coal • • • Main Entry: ↑rake … Useful english dictionary