verkohlen

I v/t (hat verkohlt)

1. char; CHEM. carbonize

2. umg. (zum Besten haben) have (Am. put) s.o. on

II v/i (ist) become charred

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to carbonize; to char

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ver|koh|len ptp verkohlt

1. vi aux sein

to char, to become charred; (Braten) to burn to a cinder (Brit) or crisp

2. vt

1) Holz to char; (TECH) to carbonize

2) (inf)

jdn verkóhlen — to have sb on (Brit inf), to pull sb's leg (inf)

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(to burn or turn black by fire or heat: The wood was charred by the intense heat.) char

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ver·koh·len *¹

I. vi Hilfsverb: sein (zu Kohle werden) to turn to charcoal

II. vt Hilfsverb: sein CHEM, TECH

▪ etw \verkohlen to carbonate [or carbonize] sth

ver·koh·len *²

vt (fam)

1. (veräppeln)

▪ jdn \verkohlen to pull sb's leg, to have [or put] sb on fam

2. (auf die falsche Spur führen) to lead sb up the garden path

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intransitives Verb char; become charred

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verkohlen

A. v/t (hat verkohlt)

1. char; CHEM carbonize

2. umg (zum Besten haben) have (US put) sb on

B. v/i (ist) become charred

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intransitives Verb char; become charred

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(Chem.) v.

to carbonise (UK) v.

to carbonize (US) v. v.

to char v.

to have someone on expr.