charcoal
To draw with charcoalTo draw with charcoal.
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» Did you remember to buy charcoal?
Hast du daran gedacht, Holzkohle zu kaufen? — Waldelfe
Habt ihr daran gedacht, Holzkohle zu kaufen? — Waldelfe
Haben Sie daran gedacht, Holzkohle zu kaufen? — Waldelfe
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2 sensesTo draw with charcoal.
draw, trace, or represent with charcoal
To cook over 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.
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
charcoals, charcoaling, charcoaled, charcoaled| Base form | charcoal · to charcoal |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | charcoals |
| Present participle | charcoaling |
| Past simple | charcoaled |
| Past participle | charcoaled |
regular · Lesson
Word family
6 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
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