inkohlt

English translation: carbonized

15:31 Jun 20, 2017
German to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Art, Arts & Crafts, Painting
German term or phrase: inkohlt
"inkohltes Holz", the material of a crucifix found during the excavation of a graveyard. A previous English-to-German discussion on this word yielded "carbonific", but I'm not sure I'm convinced by that--can't seem to find convincing references. There's also "charred" but that perhaps suggests it sustained damage from fire at some point, and I'm not sure that's the case.

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Emma Rault (X)
United Kingdom
Local time: 17:19
English translation:carbonized
Explanation:
My "Technikwörterbuch Kernphysik und Kerntechnik" (!) from 1960 lists"Inkohlung" as "carbonization", unfortunately without giving any context or additional info.

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Detva
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2 +5carbonized
Detva
3 +2coalified
Herbmione Granger


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carbonized


Explanation:
My "Technikwörterbuch Kernphysik und Kerntechnik" (!) from 1960 lists"Inkohlung" as "carbonization", unfortunately without giving any context or additional info.



Detva
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agree  philgoddard: http://dict.leo.org/german-english/inkohlung
49 mins

agree  Stephen Reader: Convincing. Regards, Phil!
1 hr

agree  Sangeeta Joshi
10 hrs

agree  milinad
14 hrs

agree  Lancashireman
1 day 21 hrs
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21 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +2
coalified


Explanation:
'Coalified wood' is what the geeks call it: http://www.thefossilforum.com/index.php?/topic/9629-petrifie... , assuming this is a type of preserved wood.
The dict.cc doesn't list 'carbonization' as a translation for 'Inkohlung'.


    Reference: http://www.dict.cc/?s=Inkohlung
Herbmione Granger
Germany
Local time: 18:19
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
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agree  Lancashireman
1 day 38 mins
  -> Thanks!

agree  Björn Vrooman: See disc., assuming the author used the correct term in German.
1 day 12 hrs
  -> Thanks! Yes, assuming that.
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