el carbón
-the coal
See the entry for carbón.

carbón

el carbón(
kahr
-
bohn
)
A masculine noun is used with masculine articles and adjectives (e.g., el hombre guapo, el sol amarillo).
masculine noun
a. coal
Mis abuelos todavía usan un calentador de carbón durante el invierno.My grandparents still use a coal heater during winter.
a. charcoal
Pídele a Guillermo que te ayude a encender el carbón para la parrillada.Ask Guillermo to help you light the charcoal for the barbecue.
a. charcoal
Para mí, las mejores obras del artista son las que hizo con carbón.To me, the artist's best pieces of work are those he made with charcoal.
a. carbon
Antes, para hacer copias de un documento escrito a máquina se usaba carbón.Previously, people used carbon to make a copy of a typed document.
a. coal
El vapor que resulta de quemar el carbón se transforma en energía eléctrica.The steam produced by burning coal is transformed into electric energy.
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