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opálit — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • char verb To burn something so that its surface turns black, or to burn it down to charcoal.
  • singe verb To burn something slightly, especially so as to scorch the surface without fully burning it.

Senses

opálit is used for these senses in English:

  • char (ergative) To burn something to charcoal; to be burnt to charcoal.
  • singe (transitive) To remove the nap of (cloth), by passing it rapidly over a red-hot bar, or over a flame, preliminary to dyeing it.
  • singe (transitive) To remove the hair or down from (a plucked chicken, etc.) by passing it over a flame.

char — full definition

  1. verb To burn something so that its surface turns black, or to burn it down to charcoal.
  2. noun A cold-water fish related to salmon and trout, found in northern rivers and lakes.

singe — full definition

  1. verb To burn something slightly, especially so as to scorch the surface without fully burning it.
  2. noun A slight, surface-level burn.

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