coal tar in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for coal tar in the English»Italian Dictionary

coal tar [Brit, Am ˈkoʊl ˌtɑr] N

coal tar

catrame m di carbone

Translations for coal tar in the Italian»English Dictionary

catrame di carbone

coal tar

Translations for coal tar in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.tar¹ [Brit tɑː, Am tɑr] N

1. tar:

tar

catrame m

tar (on roads)

asfalto m

tar before n road

asfaltato

2. tar (in cigarettes) before n:

tar content

contenuto di catrame

low-, high-tar cigarette

sigaretta a basso, ad alto contenuto di catrame

II.tar¹ <forma in -ing tarring, pt, pp tarred> [Brit tɑː, Am tɑr] VB trans

tar roof, fence, timber

(in)catramare

tar road

asfaltare

III.tar¹ [Brit tɑː, Am tɑr]

to spoil the ship for a ha'p'orth of tar

= rovinare una cosa importante per voler lesinare troppo su delle piccolezze

to tar and feather sb

mettere qn alla gogna

I don't believe they'll tar and feather you for that

non credo che ti impiccheranno per quello

to tar everyone with the same brush

fare di ogni erba un fascio

they're tarred with the same brush

sono della stessa razza

tar² [Brit tɑː, Am tɑr] N (sailor)

tar inf, arch

marinaio m

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

coal tar in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for coal tar in the English»Italian Dictionary

coal tar N

coal tar

catrame m di carbone

Translations for coal tar in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.tar [tɑ:r] N

tar

catrame m

II.tar <-rr-> [tɑ:r] VB trans

tar

incatramare

to tar and feather sb

coprire qn di pece e piume

coal [koʊl] N

coal

carbone m

piece of coal

pezzo f di carbone

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Coal tar was a component of the first sealed roads.

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The carcinogen was thought to be coal tar, possibly containing some arsenic.

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Soon after the station was constructed, coal tar began seeping into the station and it was closed for two months.

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Standard therapy includes use of 2%-4% crude coal tar in a petroleum base applied daily to the psoriatic plaques.

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Internally it was coated with coal tar to provide protection from spilled battery acid.

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When installing and patching existing coal tar roofs, worker and building occupant exposure should be avoided, or minimized to the maximum extent possible.

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These temperatures optimize the production of coal tars richer in lighter hydrocarbons than normal coal tar.

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As coke was generated, it gave off coal tar as a by-product that was then used in manufacturing many other products.

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It occurs naturally in feces (it is produced from tryptophan in the mammalian digestive tract) and coal tar and has a strong fecal odor.

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Created as an accidental byproduct of an attempt to create quinine from coal tar.

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