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coal
1. n. Charbon, houille, braises (hot coals).
2. v. Fournir, ravitailler en charbon.
3. v. Charbonner.
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coal
1. n. A black rock formed from prehistoric plant remains, composed largely of carbon and burned as a fuel.
2. n. A piece of coal used for burning. Note that in British English either of the following examples could be used, whereas the latter would be more common in American English.
Put some coals on the fire.
Put some coal on the fire.
3. n. A type of coal, such as bituminous, anthracite, or lignite, and grades and varieties thereof.
4. n. A glowing or charred piece of coal, wood, or other solid fuel.
Just as the camp-fire died down to just coals, with no flames to burn the marshmallows, someone dumped a whole load of wood on, so I gave up and went to bed.
5. n. Charcoal.
6. v. (intransitive) To take on a supply of coal (usually of steam ships).
7. v. To supply with coal.
to coal a steamer
8. v. (intransitive) To be converted to charcoal.
9. v. To burn to charcoal; to char.
10. v. To mark or delineate with charcoal.
français > anglais
charbon
1. n-m. coal
2. n-m. anthrax
3. n-m. smut (range of fungi that cause crop disease); fungus of the genus Ustilago

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After a long dispute the coal mines closed and the remaining miners were paid off.      Après un long conflit, les mines de charbon furent fermées et le reste des mineurs furent licenciés. More than one million tons of coal are mined each day in Australia.      Plus d'un million de tonnes de charbon sont minées chaque jour en Australie.

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