Char Meaning in English

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التعريف

'Char' can mean to burn something until it turns black on the outside, or refer to the blackened remains after something burns. In British slang, it is also used for 'character' or a casual person, or in older usage, for a cleaning lady.

الاستخدام والفروق الدقيقة

As a verb, 'char' is mostly used when talking about burning food or materials. As a noun, it's less common except in technical or scientific contexts. In the UK, 'char' can be a dated term for a cleaning lady or slang for 'character/person'. Don't confuse with 'chair' or 'chart'.

• Spanish: carbón (resto de quema) - quemar superficialmente - personaje (coloquial, Reino Unido)
• Portuguese (BR): carvão (resto de queima) - queimar superficialmente - personagem (informal, Reino Unido)
• Portuguese (PT): carvão (resto de queima) - queimar superficialmente - personagem (informal, Reino Unido)
• Chinese (Simplified): 炭（燃烧残留）- 烧焦 - 角色（英国俚语）
• Chinese (Traditional): 炭（燃燒殘留）- 烤焦 - 角色（英國俚語）
• Hindi: कोयला (जला हुआ अवशेष) - सतह पर जलाना - किरदार (अनौपचारिक, यूके)
• Arabic: فَحم (بقايا احتراق) - يحرق سطحياً - شخصية (عامية، المملكة المتحدة)
• Bengali: পুড়িয়ে দেওয়া - দাগ (কালো অংশ) - চর (পরিচ্ছন্নতাকর্মী/লোক)
• Russian: обугливать - уголь (остатки) - уборщица (устар.) - весёлый человек (разг.)
• Japanese: 焦がす - 炭化物（燃えたあと） - 清掃婦（古風） - キャラ（人物・性格/俗語）
• Vietnamese: đốt cháy xém - than cháy (phần còn lại) - người giúp việc (cũ) - nhân vật (từ lóng)
• Korean: 그슬리다 - 탄 자국(불에 탄 흔적) - 청소부(옛말) - 캐릭터(사람/속어)
• Turkish: köz yapmak - kömürleşmiş kalıntı - temizlikçi kadın (eski) - tip (argo, kişi)
• Urdu: جلا دینا - جلا ہوا حصہ - صفائی کرنے والی (پرانا) - بندہ/کردار (سلینگ)
• Indonesian: đốt cháy - than cháy (phần còn lại) - người giúp việc (cũ) - nhân vật (tiếng lóng)

جمل نموذجية

If you char the bread, it will taste bitter.

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The fire left only black char in the fireplace.

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That new guy is a real char—always joking around!

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Be careful not to char the vegetables on the grill.

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He likes his steak with a bit of char on the outside.

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The campfire logs quickly turned to char overnight.

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