coal in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for coal in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.coal [Brit kəʊl, Am koʊl] N

1. coal U (mineral):

coal

carbone m

a piece or lump of coal

un pezzo di carbone

a piece or lump of coal before n cellar, shed

del carbone

a piece or lump of coal shovel

da carbone

2. coal (individual piece):

coal

carbone m

hot or live coals

carboni ardenti

brown coal

lignite

hard coal

antracite

II.coal [Brit kəʊl, Am koʊl] VB trans

coal

rifornire di carbone

III.coal [Brit kəʊl, Am koʊl] VB intr

coal ship:

coal

rifornirsi di carbone

IV.coal [Brit kəʊl, Am koʊl]

as black as coal

nero come il carbone

to carry coals to Newcastle

portare acqua al mare or portar vasi a Samo

to haul sb over the coals inf

dare una lavata di capo a qn

wood-coal [ˈwʊdkəʊl] N

1. wood-coal (lignite):

wood-coal

lignite f

2. wood-coal arch:

wood-coal

carbone m di legna

coal-burning [Brit ˈkəʊlˌbəːnɪŋ, Am ˈkoʊlˌbərnɪŋ] ADJ

coal-burning

a carbone

coal-black [Brit, Am ˌkoʊlˈblæk] ADJ

coal-black

nero come il carbone

coal merchant [ˈkəʊlˌmɜːtʃənt]

coal merchant → coalman

See also coalman

coalman <pl coalmen> [Brit ˈkəʊlmən, Am ˈkoʊlmən] N

coalman

carbonaio m

coal basin [ˈkəʊlˌbeɪsn] N

coal basin

bacino m carbonifero

coal cutter [ˈkəʊlˌkʌtə(r)] N

1. coal cutter (man):

coal cutter

tagliatore m di carbone / tagliatrice f di carbone

2. coal cutter (machine):

coal cutter

tagliatrice f

coal bunker [ˈkəʊlˌbʌŋkə(r)] N

coal bunker

carbonile m

coal depot [ˈkəʊlˌdepəʊ, -ˌdiːpəʊ] N

coal depot

deposito m di carbone

coal-hole [ˈkəʊlhəʊl] N Brit inf

coal-hole

carbonaia f

coal in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for coal in the English»Italian Dictionary

coal [koʊl] N

coal

carbone m

piece of coal

pezzo f di carbone

coal tar N

coal tar

catrame m di carbone

coal-fired ADJ

coal-fired

a carbone

coal black ADJ

coal black

nero, -a come il carbone

coal mine N

coal mine

miniera f di carbone

coal miner N

coal miner

minatore m

coal bed N

coal bed

strato m di carbone

coal mining N

coal mining

estrazione f carbonifera

Translations for coal in the Italian»English Dictionary

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carbonifero (-a)

coal

carbonaio (-a)

coal merchant

coal Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

piece of coal

pezzo f di carbone

coal dust

polvere di carbone m

coal tit

cincia f mora

a witch who brings sweets to good children and coal to bad children on January 6th

befana

Epifania , Epiphany, the Feast of the Three Kings at the end of the Christmas period, is a statutory holiday in Italy. According to tradition, on the night of January 6 the Befana , an old woman from fairy tales, comes down the chimney, bringing gifts for good children and pieces of coal for bad ones.

epifania

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

The agglomerating gasifiers have slightly higher temperatures, and are suitable for higher rank coals.

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Foot-warmers containing hot coals were indispensable for comfort during winter months.

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