charcoal

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈtʃɑːrkəʊl/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈtʃɑrˌkoʊl/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(chärkōl′)

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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
charcoal n (for barbecue)carbón vegetal nm + adj mf
  carbón de leña nm + loc adj
  carbón nm
 Matilda bought a bag of charcoal for the barbecue.
 Matilda compró un saco de carbón vegetal para la barbacoa.
charcoal n (drawing pencil)carboncillo nm
  carbón nm
 Sally prefers sketching with charcoal rather than with a regular pencil.
 Para dibujar, Sally prefiere el carboncillo al lápiz normal.
charcoal n (drawing made with charcoal)dibujo al carboncillo nm + loc adj
  carboncillo nm
 The exhibit of charcoals will open next month.
 La exposición de dibujos al carboncillo se inaugurará el mes que viene.
charcoal adj (dark gray in color)carbón adj inv
  color carbón loc adj
 Martin wore a charcoal suit.
 Martín usaba un traje carbón.
charcoal n (color: dark gray)carbón nm
  color carbón loc nom m
 Do you prefer the jacket in light gray or charcoal?
 ¿Prefieres la chaqueta en gris claro o carbón?
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Additional Translations
InglésEspañol
charcoal [sth] vtr (cook over charcoal)asar al carbón vtr + loc adv
  asar a las brasas vtr + loc adv
 Nick charcoaled the tuna steaks until they were seared on the outside.
 Nick asó al carbón los filetes de atún hasta que estuvieron sellados por fuera.
charcoal vi US (cook over charcoal)asar al carbón vi + loc adv
  asar a las brasas vi + loc adv
 In the summer, Joel's always out charcoaling in the yard.
 En el verano, Joel siempre está asando al carbón en el patio.
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Compound Forms:
InglésEspañol
activated charcoal,
activated carbon
n
(highly absorbent carbon)carbón activado loc nom m
charcoal burner n (stove that uses charcoal)estufa de carbón nf + loc adj
  hornillo de carbón nm + loc adj
charcoal burner n ([sb] who makes charcoal) (persona)carbonero, carbonera nm, nf
charcoal drawing n ([sth] drawn in charcoal)dibujo a carbonilla, dibujo con carbonilla nm + loc adj
  dibujo a carboncillo, dibujo con carboncillo nm + loc adj
 Constable's great paintings were often based on charcoal drawings.
 Las excelentes pinturas de Constable a menudo se basaban en dibujos a carbonilla.
charcoal gray,
charcoal-gray (US),
charcoal grey,
charcoal-grey (UK)
adj
(dark gray in color)gris oscuro loc adj
Note: A hyphen is used when the adjective precedes the noun
 Steve bought a charcoal grey suit for his interview.
charcoal gray (US),
charcoal grey (UK)
n
(color: dark gray)gris pizarra loc nom m
  gris antracita loc nom m
  gris marengo loc nom m
  gris plomo loc nom m
 I like red, but I prefer charcoal gray.
 Me gusta el rojo, pero prefiero el gris pizarra.
charcoal kiln n (oven: for making charcoal)fosa de carbonización loc nom f
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'charcoal' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:
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Spanish:

Collocations: covered in charcoal [stains, marks, smudges], a charcoal [sketch, painting, caricature, drawing], [draw with, use] a charcoal pencil, more...

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