char

abbrustolire

Cuocere qualcosa a calore intenso finché piccole zone della superficie diventano scure.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Sinonimi: sear, scorch

Espressioni comuni: char the peppers, char the edges

carbonizzare, bruciacchiare

Bruciare qualcosa fino a renderne nera la superficie, oppure diventare nero bruciando.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Sinonimi: scorch, blacken

Espressioni comuni: char the wood, char the surface

carbonizzare, carbonizzarsi

Trasformare qualcosa con calore intenso in materiale nero ricco di carbonio, o diventare tale materiale.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Sinonimi: carbonize

Espressioni comuni: char wood, char organic material

salmerino

Pesce imparentato con il salmone e la trota, che vive generalmente in acque fredde.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Sinonimi: charr

Espressioni comuni: Arctic char, grilled char

residuo carbonizzato

Materiale nero che rimane dopo che qualcosa è stato riscaldato intensamente o bruciato.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Sinonimi: charred material

Espressioni comuni: layer of char, scrape off char

donna delle pulizie

Donna pagata per pulire case o altri edifici.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Sinonimi: cleaner, charwoman

Espressioni comuni: employ a char, work as char