soot
US /sʊt/
UK /sʊt/
1.
fuligem
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.
A chaminé estava coberta de fuligem espessa.
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After the fire, everything was covered in soot.
Após o incêndio, tudo estava coberto de fuligem.
1.
fuliginar, enegrecer com fuligem
to cover or blacken with soot
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The old fireplace had sooted the wall above it.
A velha lareira havia enegrecido a parede acima dela.
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The fire alarm was triggered because the candles sooted the ceiling.
O alarme de incêndio foi acionado porque as velas enegreceram o teto.