noun · rare

char

char · chars · char

вугілля, деревне вугілля, вуглина

уголь, форель, уборщица, пеструшка

Kohle, Putzfrau, Saibling

A charred substanceA charred substance.

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UK/t͡ʃɑː/US/t͡ʃɑɹ/

» The detectives walked through charred ruins of the factory.

Детективы шли через обгоревшие развалины завода.

Meaning

8 senses

A charred substance.
Kohle
у́гольúgolʹ
a charred substance
Any of the several species of fishes of the genus Salvelinus.
Among other native delicacies, they give you fresh char.
Saibling
ручьева́я форе́льručʹjevája forélʹ, форе́льforélʹ, пестру́шкаpestrúška
any of several small trout-like fish of the genus Salvelinus
An odd job, a chore or piece of housework.
A charlady, a woman employed to do housework; cleaning lady.
I had to scrub the kitchen today, because the char couldn't come.
Putzfrau
убо́рщицаubórščica
a human female employed to do housework
A character (text element such as a letter or symbol).
чарčar, чарčar, персpers
(colloquial)A character (being involved in the action of a story).
(obsolete)A time; a turn or occasion.
(obsolete)A turn of work; a labour or item of business.

Examples

9 sentences

The detectives walked through charred ruins of the factory.
ruДетективы шли через обгоревшие развалины завода.
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The body was charred to a crisp.
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The ribs were charred and finally we ordered pizza.
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Charred wood gives off an acrid smell.
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Charred remains have been found among the charcoal ashes of the fire.
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Translations

7 languages

Русский

By meaning 5

charred substance:

fish:

cleaning woman:

a character in programming:

a player character in a game:

Deutsch

By meaning 3

charred substance:

fish:

cleaning woman:

Origin

Back-formation from charcoal. Unknown, perhaps from Celtic, such as Irish ceara (“fiery r

Back-formation from charcoal.

Unknown, perhaps from Celtic, such as Irish ceara (“fiery red”) (found in personal names). Or, perhaps borrowed from Middle Low German schar (“flounder, dab”), from Old Saxon skard, from Proto-Germanic *skardaz, related to *skeraną (“to cut”), referring to its shape. If so, related to shard.

From Middle English cherre (“odd job”), from Old English ċierr (“a turn, change, time, occasion, affair, business”), from ċierran (“to turn, change, turn oneself, go, come, proceed, turn back, return, regard, translate, persuade, convert, be converted, agree to, submit, make to submit, reduce”), from Proto-Germanic *karzijaną (“to turn”), possibly from Proto-Indo-European *gers- (“to bend, turn”).

Clipping of character. Used as the name of a data type in some programming languages, including notably C.

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