carbon

carbono

Elemento químico presente en todos los seres vivos y en materiales como el carbón y los diamantes.

En inglés sencillo: A chemical element found in all living things and in materials such as coal and diamonds.

• Diamonds are made of carbon.
• All living things contain carbon.
• Adding carbon makes the steel harder.

Expresiones frecuentes: pure carbon, carbon content, carbon fibre

carbono, dióxido de carbono

Dióxido de carbono liberado al aire, especialmente al hablar de su efecto en el clima.

En inglés sencillo: Carbon dioxide released into the air, especially when discussing its effect on the climate.

• Flying adds carbon to the atmosphere.
• The company wants to reduce its carbon emissions.
• How large is your carbon footprint?

Sinónimos: carbon dioxide

Expresiones frecuentes: carbon emissions, carbon footprint, carbon neutral

átomo de carbono

Un solo átomo de carbono, considerado parte de una estructura química mayor.

En inglés sencillo: One atom of the element found in diamonds, considered as part of a larger chemical structure.

• Each carbon bonds to other atoms.
• This molecule contains six carbons.
• An oxygen is attached to the central carbon.

Sinónimos: carbon atom

Expresiones frecuentes: central carbon, carbon atom, carbon chain

papel carbón

Hoja fina con una capa oscura que se coloca entre papeles para obtener copias.

En inglés sencillo: A thin sheet with a dark coating, placed between sheets of paper to make copies.

• Put a carbon between the sheets.
• The typist replaced the worn carbon.
• Did you remember to insert a carbon?

Sinónimos: carbon paper

Expresiones frecuentes: sheet of carbon, insert the carbon, fresh carbon

copia al carbón

Copia obtenida al escribir a mano o a máquina sobre papel carbón.

En inglés sencillo: A copy made by writing or typing through a sheet with a dark coating.

• I kept a carbon of the receipt.
• The office filed carbons of every letter.
• She compared the carbon with the original.

Cómo se usa: a carbon of something (Please keep a carbon of the letter.)

Sinónimos: carbon copy, duplicate

Expresiones frecuentes: carbon of something, keep a carbon, file the carbon

combustible de carbono

Combustible sólido, como el carbón, compuesto principalmente de carbono.

En inglés sencillo: A solid fuel, such as coal, made mostly of the black element found in diamonds.

• The furnace burns carbon for heat.
• They used carbon to fuel the fire.
• Burning carbon releases gases into the air.

Expresiones frecuentes: burn carbon, solid carbon, carbon fuel