Grammatical class

Noun

charbon

coal

Details

Syllables

char-bon

Phonetics

ʃaʁ.bɔ̃

Grammatical class

Noun

Freq. (books)

2434

Freq. (movies)

4325

Freq. (news)

6567

Sentences

Le charbon brûle.

The coal is burning.

A1

Le seau à charbon est plein.

The coal bin is full.

A1

L'industrie du charbon se meurt.

The coal industry is dying.

A1

Nous avons épuisé tout le charbon.

We have used up all the coal.

A1

Le charbon est principalement constitué de carbone.

Coal consists mostly of carbon.

A2

Nous avons fini notre ration de charbon pour la semaine.

We have used our ration of coal for the week.

A2

Le corbeau est noir comme du charbon.

The raven is as black as coal.

B1

Le navire était chargé de charbon, de bois, et ainsi de suite.

The vessel was loaded with coal, lumber, and so on.

B1

L'industrie du charbon est mourante.

Coal is a dying industry.

B2

Ils ont substitué du pétrole au charbon.

They replaced coal with oil.

B2