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cinders

UK
/ˈsɪndəz/
US
/ˈsɪndərz/

Translations

cindersnoun
cinders
pl
The wind scattered the cinders across the yard.
Le vent a dispersé les cendres dans la cour.
Additional translations
braisesAu sens de morceaux de charbon ou de bois encore incandescents.
Synonyms
scoria
remnants
residue
embers
ashes
cindernoun

cinders

pl

cinders
pl
UK
/ˈsɪndə/
US
/ˈsɪndər/
braisePour un résidu encore combustible après combustion, surtout dans un foyer.
The fireplace was filled with cinders after the fire had burned out.
La cheminée était remplie de braises après que le feu s’était éteint.
mâcheferEn métallurgie et pour le revêtement des routes.
The old railway track was ballasted with iron-smelting cinders.
L’ancienne voie ferrée était ballastée avec du mâchefer de fonderie.
scorie volcaniqueSens géologique, pour un fragment de lave ou de cendre volcanique.
The ground was covered in cinders after the volcano erupted.
Le sol était couvert de scories volcaniques après l’éruption du volcan.
Additional translations
escarbilleSens moins fréquent, pour un petit fragment brûlé de charbon ou de bois.
Synonyms
ash
remnant
residue
scoria
ember
cinderverb

cinders

cindered
Past Simple
cindered
Past Participle
cindering
Gerund
UK
/ˈsɪndə/
US
/ˈsɪndɚ/
Transitive and intransitive verb meaning ‘reduce to cinders’ or ‘cover with cinders’.
épandre du mâcheferPour le traitement de routes ou de surfaces avec des cinders.
After the snowstorm the council crews cindered the icy roads.
Après la tempête de neige, les équipes municipales ont épandu du mâchefer sur les routes verglacées.
carboniserQuand le sens est « brûler jusqu’à réduire en cendres ».
Lightning struck the barn and cindered the roof within minutes.
La foudre a frappé la grange et a carbonisé le toit en quelques minutes.
Synonyms
smolder
sear
charcoalize
calcine
carbonize
incinerate
scorch
char
burn

Definitions

cindersnoun
Small pieces of partly burned coal or wood that have stopped giving off flames but still have combustible matter in them.
The fireplace was filled with cinders after the fire had burned out.
Ashes or fragments of ash, especially from a fire.
The wind scattered the cinders across the yard.
cindernoun
A small piece of partly burned coal or wood that has stopped giving off flames but still has combustible matter in it.
The fireplace was filled with cinders after the fire had burned out.
A fragment of ash or lava from a volcanic eruption.
The ground was covered in cinders after the volcano erupted.
Slag or clinker from the smelting of metal or from a furnace, often used for road surfacing.
The old railway track was ballasted with iron-smelting cinders.
cinderverb
To burn or scorch (something) until it is partly or entirely reduced to cinders.
Lightning struck the barn and cindered the roof within minutes.
To cover, sprinkle, or treat with cinders.
After the snowstorm the council crews cindered the icy roads.
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