carbon

carbone

Élément chimique présent dans tous les êtres vivants et dans des matières comme le charbon et le diamant.

En anglais simple : 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.

Expressions courantes : pure carbon, carbon content, carbon fibre

carbone, dioxyde de carbone

Dioxyde de carbone rejeté dans l’air, surtout quand on parle de ses effets sur le climat.

En anglais simple : 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?

Synonymes : carbon dioxide

Expressions courantes : carbon emissions, carbon footprint, carbon neutral

atome de carbone

Un seul atome de carbone, considéré comme un élément d’une structure chimique plus grande.

En anglais simple : 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.

Synonymes : carbon atom

Expressions courantes : central carbon, carbon atom, carbon chain

papier carbone

Feuille fine recouverte d’une couche sombre, placée entre des feuilles pour faire des copies.

En anglais simple : 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?

Synonymes : carbon paper

Expressions courantes : sheet of carbon, insert the carbon, fresh carbon

copie carbone

Copie obtenue en écrivant à la main ou à la machine avec du papier carbone.

En anglais simple : 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.

Comment l'utiliser : a carbon of something (Please keep a carbon of the letter.)

Synonymes : carbon copy, duplicate

Expressions courantes : carbon of something, keep a carbon, file the carbon

combustible carboné

Combustible solide, comme le charbon, constitué principalement de carbone.

En anglais simple : 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.

Expressions courantes : burn carbon, solid carbon, carbon fuel