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"Ash" is a form of "ash", a noun which is often translated as "la ceniza". "Cinder" is a noun which is often translated as "la carbonilla". Learn more about the difference between "cinder" and "ash" below.
cinder(
sihn
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duhr
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
a. la carbonilla (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Jake picked up a piece of cinder and wrote a message on the cave wall.Jake recogió un trozo de carbonilla y escribió un mensaje en la pared de la cueva.
cinders
A plural noun indicates that there is more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
2. (ashes)
a. las cenizas (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
By the time Jim remembered to check on the sausages, they had been reduced to cinders.Cuando a Jim le dio por revisar las salchichas, ya habían sido reducidas a cenizas.
The fire burned so hot, there was nothing left of the building but cinders.El fuego alcanzó una temperatura tan alta que no quedó nada del edificio más que cenizas.
ash(
ahsh
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (dust)
a. la ceniza (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
After the volcanic eruption, the nearby towns were covered with ash.Después de la erupción volcánica, los pueblos cercanos quedaron cubiertos de ceniza.
2. (botany)
3. (material)
a. la madera de fresno (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Since ash is a very hard wood, they use it to make baseball bats.Como la madera de fresno es muy dura, la utilizan para hacer bates de béisbol.
