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char
tʃɑː
verb
zwęglać
Also
przypalaćopalać
Definition
To burn and blacken something, or to be burned and blackened.
Examples
The fire charred the wooden beams of the old house.
Ogień zwęglił drewniane belki starego domu.
The toast was slightly charred around the edges.
Tost był lekko przypalony na brzegach.
Collocations
char the edgeschar the woodchar to a crisp
noun
węgiel drzewny
Also
zwęglina(f)
Definition
A black substance produced by burning wood or other organic matter; charcoal.
Examples
The remains of the campfire were just char and ash.
Pozostałości ogniska to był tylko węgiel drzewny i popiół.
They found pieces of char in the archaeological dig.
Znaleźli kawałki zwęgliny podczas wykopalisk archeologicznych.
Collocations
wood charbone charchar dust
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