COAL

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Traducere în limba română

coal I. substantiv

1. cărbune.

2. cărbune de pământ, huilă;

black coal huilă (propriu-zisă);

brown coal lignit, cărbune fosil;

stone (sau blind) coal antracit;

wood coal cărbune de lemn, mangal.

◊ to call / to haul smb. over the coals a) a mustra, a dojeni, a certa, a muştrului pe cineva, a trage o săpuneală cuiva, un perdaf cuiva; a face cu ou şi cu oţet pe cineva; b) a descoase pe cineva; a cere socoteală cuiva;

to carry coals a înghiţi o ofensă;

to carry coals to Newcastle a căra / duce apă la puţ, a merge la vie cu strugurii în traistă;

(fig.) to blow the coals a) a aţâţa focul / pasiunile / patimile, a instiga la ceartă sau revoltă, a băga fitiluri; b) a pune, a arunca paie pe foc, a turna gaz peste foc;

to heap coals of fire on smb.’s head a face pe cineva de ruşine, răsplătind răul prin bine.

coal II. verb A. tranzitiv

1. a carboniza, a preface în cărbune.

2. a aproviziona (o maşină) cu cărbune.

3. (mar.) a încărca cărbuni (pe un vas).

coal II. verb B. intranzitiv

(mar., despre un vas) a lua (provizia de) cărbuni, a se aproviziona cu cărbuni.

Exemple de propoziții și/sau fraze:

To the feet was attached the sack of coal which the cook had fetched.

(The Sea-Wolf, de Jack London)

“But what are we to do now?” said the coal.

(Fairy Tales, de The Brothers Grimm)

The circle of flame and coals was breaking into segments with openings in between.

(White Fang, de Jack London)

“And yet, you see, I am here. Coals of fire, Holmes—coals of fire!”

(His Last Bow, de Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

“The opinion of those other branches of my family,” pursued Mrs. Micawber, “is, that Mr. Micawber should immediately turn his attention to coals.”

(David Copperfield, de Charles Dickens)

The footman who brought the coal, in going out, stopped near Mr. Eshton's chair, and said something to him in a low voice, of which I heard only the words, "old woman,"—"quite troublesome."

(Jane Eyre, de Charlotte Brontë)

My opinion of the coal trade on that river is, that it may require talent, but that it certainly requires capital.

(David Copperfield, de Charles Dickens)

The dead man was an episode that was past, an incident that was dropped, in a canvas covering with a sack of coal, while the ship sped along and her work went on.

(The Sea-Wolf, de Jack London)

“To coals,” said Mrs. Micawber.

(David Copperfield, de Charles Dickens)

To the coal trade.

(David Copperfield, de Charles Dickens)

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