charcoal
Of a dark gray colourOf a dark gray colour.
» Did you remember to buy charcoal?
Hast du daran gedacht, Holzkohle zu kaufen?
Habt ihr daran gedacht, Holzkohle zu kaufen?
Haben Sie daran gedacht, Holzkohle zu kaufen?
Meaning
2 sensesOf a dark gray colour.
Holzkohle
древесный угольdrevesnyj ugolʹ
деревне вугілляderevne vuhillja
of a very dark grey
Made of charcoal.
Examples
22 sentencesDid you remember to buy charcoal?
deHast du daran gedacht, Holzkohle zu kaufen? — Waldelfe
Tom works for a company that sells charcoal.
ruТом работает на компанию, производящую древесный уголь. — al42and
We used that whole bag of charcoal for our barbecue party.
Lumberjacks who make charcoal live there.
deDort wohnen Holzfäller, die Holzkohle herstellen. — al_ex_an_der
Wood and charcoal are good fuels.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English charcole, from charren (“to change, turn”) + cole (“coal”), from Old EFrom Middle English charcole, from charren (“to change, turn”) + cole (“coal”), from Old English cierran (“to change, turn”) + col (“coal”). By surface analysis, char (Etymology 3 [verb]) + coal.
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Forms
more charcoal, most charcoal| Comparative | more charcoal Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most charcoal Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
2 synonyms- of a very dark grey:charcoal-greycharcoal-gray
Word family
7 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form