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1 coal
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I. 1. каменни въглища
2. въглен
р1 жарава
to blow the COALs прен. наливам масло в огъня
to call/haul someone over the COALs сгълчавам/смъмрям някого
to carry COALs to Newcastle прен. върша нещо безполезно/излишно
to heap COALs of fire on someone's head библ. отвръщам на злото с добро
II. 1. овъглявам (се)
2. запасявам (се) с въглища, товаря въглища* * *{coul} n 1. каменни въглища; 2. въглен; р1 жарава; to blow the coal(2) v 1. овъглявам (се); 2. запасявам (се) с въглища; товаря* * *овъглявам; въглен; въглища; жарава; каменни въглища;* * *1. i. каменни въглища 2. ii. овъглявам (се) 3. to blow the coals прен. наливам масло в огъня 4. to call/haul someone over the coals сгълчавам/смъмрям някого 5. to carry coals to newcastle прен. върша нещо безполезно/излишно 6. to heap coals of fire on someone's head библ. отвръщам на злото с добро 7. въглен 8. запасявам (се) с въглища, товаря въглища 9. р1 жарава* * *coal [koul] I. n 1. каменни въглища; hard \coal антрацитни въглища; bituminous ( soft) \coal битуминозни (черни) въглища; brown \coal кафяви каменни въглища; slack \coal въглищен прах; smithy ( smithing, forge) \coal ковашки въглища; the \coal industry въгледобивна промишленост; a bed of \coal въглищен пласт (слой); to carry \coals to Newcastle прен. на краставичар краставици продавам; 2. въглен; pl жарава; her eyes glowed like live \coals очите ѝ блестяха като (горящи) въглени; to be on hot \coals прен. седя като на тръни; to blow the \coals прен. наливам масло в огъня; haul ( rake, drag) s.o. over the \coals сгълчавам (смъмрям) някого, чета някому конско; "сапунисвам" някого; to heap \coals of fire on s.o.'s head прен., библ. засрамвам някого; отвръщам на злото с добро; 3. дървени въглища; II. v 1. овъглявам, правя (изгарям) на въглен; 2. запасявам (се) с въглища.
См. также в других словарях:
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
rake someone over the coals — (USA) If you rake someone over the coals, you criticize or scold them severely … The small dictionary of idiomes
rake someone over the coals — (USA) If you rake someone over the coals, you criticize or scold them severely. (Dorking School Dictionary) … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
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
rake someone over the coals — North American way of saying haul someone over the coals (see coal). → rake … English new terms dictionary
haul (also N. Amer. rake) someone over the coals — reprimand someone severely. → coal … English new terms dictionary
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 — British to speak angrily to someone because they have done something wrong. The American expression is rake someone over the coals … English dictionary
rake over the coals — phrasal : to censure severely : reprimand, scold was raked over the coals for his habitual lateness * * * rake (someone) over the coals see ↑coal • • • Main Entry: ↑rake … Useful english dictionary
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 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
