soot

US /sʊt/
UK /sʊt/
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1.

сажа

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

:
The chimney was covered in thick soot.
Дымоход был покрыт толстой сажей.
After the fire, everything was covered in soot.
После пожара все было покрыто сажей.
1.

коптить, закоптить

to cover or blacken with soot

:
The old fireplace had sooted the wall above it.
Старый камин закоптил стену над ним.
The fire alarm was triggered because the candles sooted the ceiling.
Пожарная сигнализация сработала, потому что свечи закоптили потолок.