coal

coal

a combustible mineral used as fuel: They used coal for heating their homes.

Not to be confused with:

cole – cabbage or rape plant: cole slaw

kohl – a preparation used as eye makeup: She accented her eyes with kohl.

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coal

 (kōl)

n.

1.

a. A natural dark brown to black graphitelike material used as a fuel, formed from fossilized plants and consisting of amorphous carbon with various organic and some inorganic compounds.

b. A piece of this substance.

2. A glowing or charred piece of solid fuel.

3. Charcoal.

v. coaled, coal·ing, coals

v.tr.

1. To burn (a combustible solid) to a charcoal residue.

2. To provide with coal.

v.intr.

To take on coal.

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[Middle English col, from Old English.]

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coal

(kəʊl)

n

1. (Minerals)

a. a combustible compact black or dark-brown carbonaceous rock formed from compaction of layers of partially decomposed vegetation: a fuel and a source of coke, coal gas, and coal tar. See also anthracite, bituminous coal, lignite, peat¹

b. (as modifier): coal cellar; coal merchant; coal mine; coal dust.

2. one or more lumps of coal

3. (Art Terms) short for charcoal

4. coals to Newcastle something supplied where it is already plentiful

5. haul someone over the coals to reprimand someone

vb

to take in, provide with, or turn into coal

[Old English col; related to Old Norse kol, Old High German kolo, Old Irish gūal]

ˈcoaly adj

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coal

(koʊl)

n.

1. a black or dark brown mineral substance consisting of carbonized vegetable matter, used as a fuel.

2. a piece of glowing, charred, or burned wood or other combustible substance.

3. charcoal (def. 1).

v.t.

4. to burn to coal or charcoal.

5. to provide with coal.

v.i.

6. to take in coal for fuel.

Idioms:

rake or haul over the coals, to reprimand severely.

[before 900; Middle English cole, Old English col, c. Old Frisian, Middle Low German kole, Old High German kol(o), Old Norse kol]

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coal

(kōl)

A dark-brown to black, natural solid substance formed from fossilized plants under conditions of great pressure, high humidity, and lack of air. Coal consists mainly of carbon and is widely used as a fuel and raw material. See more at anthracite, bituminous coal, lignite.

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coal

Past participle: coaled
Gerund: coaling

Imperative

coal

coal

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coal

A rock that is mostly carbon and readily burns. It consists of layered plant remains compacted by pressure over millions of years.

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	coal - fossil fuel consisting of carbonized vegetable matter deposited in the Carboniferous period atomic number 6, carbon, C - an abundant nonmetallic tetravalent element occurring in three allotropic forms: amorphous carbon and graphite and diamond; occurs in all organic compounds fossil fuel - fuel consisting of the remains of organisms preserved in rocks in the earth's crust with high carbon and hydrogen content anthracite, anthracite coal, hard coal - a hard natural coal that burns slowly and gives intense heat bituminous coal, soft coal - rich in tarry hydrocarbons; burns readily with a smoky yellow flame brown coal, lignite, wood coal - intermediate between peat and bituminous coal steam coal - coal suitable for use under steam boilers vegetable matter - matter produced by plants or growing in the manner of a plant
	2.	coal - a hot fragment of wood or coal that is left from a fire and is glowing or smoldering ember fragment - a piece broken off or cut off of something else; "a fragment of rock"
Verb	1.	coal - burn to charcoal; "Without a drenching rain, the forest fire will char everything" char combust, burn - cause to burn or combust; "The sun burned off the fog"; "We combust coal and other fossil fuels"
	2.	coal - supply with coal furnish, provide, supply, render - give something useful or necessary to; "We provided the room with an electrical heater"
	3.	coal - take in coal; "The big ship coaled" gather in, take in - fold up; "take in the sails"

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Translations

فَحْم

uhlí

kul

Kohle

κάρβουνο

terkarbo

carbónbrasa

hiili

charbon

ugljen

szén

kol

carbonecarbonellatizzone

石炭

석탄

akmens anglių baseinasakmens anglysanglių kasykladuoti pylos

akmeņogles

steenkool

kull

węgiel

carvão

угольуголёк

uhlie

premog

kol

ถ่านหิน

kömürmaden/taş kömürü

than

煤

coal

[kəʊl]

A. N → carbón m; (soft) → hulla f
to carry coals to Newcastle → llevar leña al monte or agua al mar
to haul sb over the coals → echarle una bronca a algn
to heap coals of fire on sb's head → avergonzar a algn devolviéndole bien por mal

B. VI (Naut) → tomar carbón

C. 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

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

coal

[ˈkəʊl] n → charbon m
to drag sb over the coals, to haul sb over the coals (= reprimand) → passer un savon à qn
to take coals to Newcastle → porter de l'eau à la rivièrecoal-burning [ˈkəʊlbɜːnɪŋ] adj
coal-burning power stations → centrales fpl au charbon

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

coal

n → Kohle f; we still burn coal → wir heizen noch mit Kohle; as black as coal → kohlrabenschwarz; to carry or take coals to Newcastle (Brit Prov) → Eulen nach Athen tragen (Prov); to haul (Brit) or drag somebody over the coals → jdm eine Standpauke halten, jdm die Leviten lesen; to heap coals of fire on somebody’s head → feurige Kohlen auf jds Haupt (dat) → sammeln

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coal

in cpds → Kohlen-;

coal bed

n → Kohlenflöz m

coal bin, coal bunker

n → Kohlenkasten m

coal-black

adj → kohlrabenschwarz

coal cellar

n → Kohlenkeller m

coal dust

n → Kohlenstaub m, → (Kohlen)grus m

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coal

:

coalface

n (Brit) → Streb m; men who work at the coal → Männer, die im Streb or vor Ort arbeiten; workers at the coal (fig) → diejenigen, die die Arbeit machen

coalfield

n → Kohlenrevier nt

coal fire

n → Kamin m; a coal heats better → ein Kohlenfeuer wärmt besser

coal-fired

adj → Kohle(n)-; coal power station → Kohlekraftwerk nt

coal hod

n → Kohleneimer m

coal hole

n → Kohlenbunker m

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coal

:

coal man

n → Kohlenmann m

coal merchant

n → Kohlenhändler m

coal mine

n → Grube f, → Zeche f, → Kohlenbergwerk nt

coal miner

n → Bergmann m, → Kumpel m (inf)

coal-mining

n → Kohle(n)bergbau m; the coal industry → der Kohle(n)bergbau; coal area → Kohlenrevier nt

coal pit

n = coal mine

coal scuttle

n → Kohleneimer m, → Kohlenkasten m

coal seam

n → Kohlenflöz m

coal shed

n → Kohlenschuppen m

coal strike

n → Bergarbeiterstreik m

coal tar

n → Kohlenteer m

coal tar soap

n → Teerseife f

coal tip

n (Brit) → Kohlenhalde f

coal tit

n (Orn) → Tannenmeise f

coal yard

n → Kohlenhof m

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

coal

[kəʊl]

1. n → carbone m
to carry coals to Newcastle (fig) → portare acqua al mare

2. adj (fire) → di carbone; (industry) → del carbone; (stove) → a carbone

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

coal

(kəul) noun

a black mineral burned for fuel, heat etc. steenkool فَحْم въглен carvão uhlí die Kohle kul κάρβουνοcarbón kivisüsi زغال سنگ hiili charbonפחם कोयला ugljen szén batu bara kol carbone 石炭 석탄 akmens anglys akmeņogles batu arang steenkoolkullwęgiel د دبړو سکاره carvão cărbune уголь uhlie premog ugalj kol, stenkol ถ่านหิน kömür, maden/taş kömürü 煤 кам'яне вугілля کوئلہ than đá 煤

ˈcoalfield noun

an area where there is coal to be mined. steenkoolveld مِنْطَقَة مُسَْوْدَعات فَحْم حَجَري въглещни залежи mina de carvão uhelná pánev das Kohlenrevier kulfelt; kuldistrikt ανθρακοφόρα περιοχή yacimiento de carbón kivisöemaardla ناحیۀ مستعد برای استخراج زغال سنگ hiilikenttä bassin houiller שְׂדֶה פֶּחָם कोयला क्षेत्र ugljenokop szénmedence ladang batu bara kolanámusvæði bacino carbonifero 炭田 탄전 akmens anglių baseinas akmeņogļu baseins medan batu arang kolengebiedkullfelt zagłębie węglowe jazida de carvão bazin carbonifer месторождение угля uhoľná panva nahajališče premoga ugljeni revir kolfält เหมืองถ่านหิน kömür havzası 煤田 кам'яновугільний басейн کوئلوں کی کان کا علاقہ vùng than 煤田

ˈcoalmine noun

a mine from which coal is dug. steenkoolmyn مَنْجَم فَحْم حَجَري мина mina de carvão uhelný důl das Kohlebergwerk kulmine ανθρακωρυχείοmina de carbón kivisöekaevandus معدن زغال سنگ hiilikaivos mine de charbon מִכרֶה פֶּחָם कोयले की खान rudnik szénbánya tambang batubara kolanáma miniera di carbone 炭鉱 탄광 anglių kasykla ogļraktuves lombong batu arang kolenmijnkullgruve kopalnia węgla mina de carvão mină de cărbune угольная шахта uhoľná baňa premogovnik rudnik uglja kolgruva เหมือง kömür madeni, kömur ocağı 煤礦場 вугільна шахта کوئلے کی کان mỏ than 煤矿

haul (someone) over the coals

to scold. iemand berispe; iemand laat verbykom يُؤَنِّبُ شَخْصا على أخطائِه сгълчвам ralhar (ostře) pokárat, hubovat jemanden fertigmachen give en opsang; give en overhaling επιπλήττω, κατσαδιάζω echar una bronca a (kellelegi) peapesu tegema شدیداً مواخذه کردن torua passer un savon à לִנזוֹף डांटना grditi jól lehord vkit memarahi (háð)skamma; ásaka criticare aspramente 叱りつける (남을) 몹시 꾸중하다 duoti pylos sadot kādam brāzienu; saukt pie kārtības memarahi iemand duchtig de les lezen gi (noen) en overhaling zmieszać (kogoś) z błotem ښكنځل، زياړى كول، زورلې كول، پوچ ويل dar uma ensaboadela a tra­ge (cuiva) o săpuneală дать нагоняй zavolať (si koho) na koberec grajati grditi ge ngn en överhalning ตำหนิ azarlamak 責備 дати прочуханки, чуба нам'яти جھاڑ جھپاڑ کرنا mắng nhiếc thậm tệ 责备

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coal

→ فَحْم uhlí kul Kohle κάρβουνο carbón hiili charbon ugljen carbone 石炭 석탄 steenkool kull węgiel carvão уголь kol ถ่านหิน kömür than 煤

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coal

n carbón m

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