char

chamuscar, tostar

Cocinar algo a fuego fuerte hasta que pequeñas zonas de su superficie se oscurezcan.

En inglés sencillo: To cook something with strong heat until small areas of its surface become dark.

• Char the peppers on the grill.
• She lightly charred the fish before serving it.
• The chef chars the outside while keeping the centre soft.

Sinónimos: sear, scorch

Expresiones frecuentes: char the peppers, char the edges

carbonizar, chamuscar

Quemar algo hasta que su superficie se vuelva negra, o volverse negro al quemarse.

En inglés sencillo: To burn something so badly that its surface becomes black, or to become black through burning.

• The flames charred the door.
• The wooden frame began to char.
• Heat had charred the outer walls of the house.

Sinónimos: scorch, blacken

Expresiones frecuentes: char the wood, char the surface

carbonizar, carbonizarse

Transformar algo mediante calor intenso en un material negro rico en carbono, o convertirse en ese material.

En inglés sencillo: To turn something into a black, carbon-rich material by strong heating, or to become this material.

• They char wood to make fuel.
• The branches slowly charred inside the kiln.
• Strong heat can char plant material without burning it to ash.

Sinónimos: carbonize

Expresiones frecuentes: char wood, char organic material

salvelino

Pez emparentado con el salmón y la trucha que suele vivir en aguas frías.

En inglés sencillo: A fish related to salmon and trout, usually found in cold water.

• We had grilled char for dinner.
• They caught several char in the cold lake.
• Arctic char can live in both fresh and salt water.

Sinónimos: charr

Expresiones frecuentes: Arctic char, grilled char

residuo carbonizado

Material negro que queda después de calentar intensamente o quemar algo.

En inglés sencillo: Black material left when something has been strongly heated or burned.

• Char covered the burnt wood.
• He scraped the char from the pan.
• A thick layer of char remained after the fire.

Sinónimos: charred material

Expresiones frecuentes: layer of char, scrape off char

limpiadora, asistenta

Mujer que cobra por limpiar casas u otros edificios.

En inglés sencillo: A woman paid to clean houses or other buildings.

• The char cleaned the kitchen.
• They employed a char twice a week.
• His grandmother earned a living as a char.

Sinónimos: cleaner, charwoman

Expresiones frecuentes: employ a char, work as char