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charcoal

UK
/ˈtʃɑːkəʊl/
US
/ˈtʃɑrkoʊl/

Translations

charcoalnoun
charcoals
pl
charbon de bois
The artist used charcoal to sketch the portrait.
L'artiste a utilisé du charbon de bois pour esquisser le portrait.
charbon de boisPour le combustible de barbecue.
We need to buy more charcoal for the barbecue this weekend.
Nous devons acheter plus de charbon de bois pour le barbecue ce week-end.
fusainEn dessin.
He picked up a charcoal and began to draw on the canvas.
Il a pris un fusain et a commencé à dessiner sur la toile.
anthracitePour la couleur gris très foncé.
She chose a charcoal suit for the interview.
Elle a choisi un costume anthracite pour l'entretien.
Synonyms
coke
charred material
blackened wood
carbon
charcoalverb
charcoaled
Past Simple
charcoaled
Past Participle
charcoaling
Gerund
Less common but attested transitive/intransitive verb meaning to cook over charcoal, to convert to charcoal, or to draw with charcoal.
carboniserAu sens de transformer en charbon de bois.
Traditional kilns were used to charcoal the timber harvested from the forest.
Des fours traditionnels étaient utilisés pour carboniser le bois récolté dans la forêt.
Additional translations
grillerEn cuisine, au charbon.
charcoaladjective
UK
/ˈtʃɑːkəʊl/
US
/ˈtʃɑrkoʊl/
Used attributively/predicatively to denote a dark gray color, e.g. “charcoal trousers”.
anthracitePour une couleur gris foncé.
She wore a charcoal coat to match her boots.
Elle portait un manteau anthracite assorti à ses bottes.

Definitions

charcoalnoun
A black, porous form of carbon, produced by heating wood or other organic substances in the absence of air.
The artist used charcoal to sketch the portrait.
A dark gray color, similar to the color of charcoal.
She chose a charcoal suit for the interview.
A piece or stick of this material used for drawing.
He picked up a charcoal and began to draw on the canvas.
Fuel made from wood that is used for grilling or barbecuing.
We need to buy more charcoal for the barbecue this weekend.
charcoalverb
To cook or grill (food) over charcoal or until slightly charred.
They charcoaled the steaks for extra smoky flavor.
To convert (wood or other organic material) into charcoal by heating in the absence of air.
Traditional kilns were used to charcoal the timber harvested from the forest.
charcoaladjective
Of a dark gray color resembling that of charcoal.
She wore a charcoal coat to match her boots.
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