Sentence examples of "coal" in English

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Translations: all9 charbon9
Coal consists mostly of carbon. Le charbon est principalement constitué de carbone.
They replaced coal with oil. Ils substituèrent du pétrole au charbon.
A crow is as black as coal. Le corbeau est aussi noir que du charbon.
Coal and natural gas are natural fuels. Le charbon et le gaz naturel sont des carburants naturels.
We have used our ration of coal for the week. Nous avons fini notre ration de charbon pour la semaine.
Tom and Mary worked in a coal mine as children. Tom et Marie travaillaient dans une mine de charbon lorsqu'ils étaient enfants.
After a long dispute the coal mines closed and the remaining miners were paid off. Après un long conflit, les mines de charbon furent fermées et le reste des mineurs furent licenciés.
As of 1950, the European Coal and Steel Community begins to unite European countries economically and politically in order to secure lasting peace. À compter de 1950, la Communauté européenne du charbon et de l'acier unit progressivement les pays européens sur le plan économique et politique afin de garantir une paix durable.
I once saw a man walk barefoot over hot coals. Une fois j'ai vu un homme marcher pieds nus sur des charbons ardents.
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