coal

coal
kəul
noun
(a black mineral burned for fuel, heat etc.) carbón
- coalmine
- haul someone over the coals
- haul over the coals
coal n carbón
coal
tr[kəʊl]
noun
1 carbón nombre masculino, hulla
\
SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL
as black as coals negro,-a como el carbón
to carry coals to Newcastle llevar leña al monte
coal bunker / coal cellar carbonera
coal dust carbonilla
coal gas gas nombre masculino de hulla
coal industry industria minera
coal merchant carbonero
coal mine mina de carbón
coal mining explotación nombre femenino hullera
coal scuttle cubo para el carbón
coal tar alquitrán nombre masculino de hulla
coal ['ko:l] n
1) ember: ascua f, brasa f
2) : carbón m
a coal mine: una mina de carbón
coal
n.
• ascua s.f.
• brasa s.f.
• carbón (Mineralogía) s.m.
• hulla s.f.
kəʊl
mass & count noun carbón m

to 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 fire — fuego m de or a carbón

coal mine — mina f de carbón

coal miner — minero, -ra m,f del carbón

coal shed — carbonera f

[kǝʊl]
1.
N carbón m ; (soft) hulla f
- carry coals to Newcastle
- haul sb over the coals
- heap coals of fire on sb's head
2.
VI (Naut) tomar carbón
3.
CPD

coal bunker N — carbonera f

coal cellar N — carbonera f

coal dust N — polvillo m de carbón, carbonilla f

coal fire N — chimenea f de carbón

coal gas N — gas m de hulla

coal hod N — cubo m de carbón

coal industry N — industria f del carbón

coal measures NPL — depósitos mpl de carbón

coal merchant N — carbonero m

coal mine N — mina f de carbón

coal miner N — minero(-a) m / f del carbón

coal mining N — minería f del carbón

coal oil N — (US) parafina f

coal pit N — mina f de carbón, pozo m de carbón

coal scuttle N — cubo m para carbón

coal shed N — carbonera f

coal strike N — huelga f de mineros

coal tar N — alquitrán m mineral

coal tit N — carbonero m garrapinos

coal yard N — patio m del carbón

* * *
[kəʊl]
mass & count noun carbón m

to 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 fire — fuego m de or a carbón

coal mine — mina f de carbón

coal miner — minero, -ra m,f del carbón

coal shed — carbonera f


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