soot

US /sʊt/
UK /sʊt/
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suie

a black powdery substance consisting chiefly of amorphous carbon, produced when organic matter is burned incompletely.

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The chimney was covered in thick soot.
La cheminée était couverte d'une épaisse couche de suie.
After the fire, everything was covered in soot.
Après l'incendie, tout était couvert de suie.
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suinter, noirci par la suie

to cover or blacken with soot

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The old fireplace had sooted the wall above it.
La vieille cheminée avait noirci le mur au-dessus.
The fire alarm was triggered because the candles sooted the ceiling.
L'alarme incendie s'est déclenchée parce que les bougies avaient noirci le plafond.