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My father burnt the coal for the barbeque.
أشعل والدي الفحم من أجل الشواء.
My brother used to work at a coal mine.
اعتاد أخي على العمل في منجم فحم.
The rain extinguished the burning coal.
أطفأ المطر الفحم المشتعل.
We were very cold outside so we burnt coal for heat.
تجمدنا في الخارج فأحرقنا الفحم لتدفئتنا.
Old Englishcol (in the senses 'glowing ember' and 'charred remnant'), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch kool and German Kohle. The sense 'combustible mineral used as fuel' dates from Middle English.