cinza
1. a partly burnt coal or wood that is no longer flaming but still glowing with heat
The fire had burned down to cinders.
O fogo tinha se reduzido a cinzas.
2. any residue from burning; ash or slag
Cinders from the factory covered the nearby street.
As cinzas da fábrica cobriram a rua próxima.
3. a dark reddish or blackish particle of partly burnt coal or wood
A cinder fell from the fireplace onto the floor.
Uma cinza caiu da lareira no chão.
The word 'cinder' is often used in English-language literature and poetry, particularly in references to destruction or renewal. In Brazilian Portuguese, 'cinza' is the standard equivalent, though 'escória' is preferred in industrial contexts. The phrase 'burnt to a cinder' is a common idiom in English expressing total destruction.
Related Idioms & Phrases
burnt to a cinder - completely burnt; destroyed by fire (queimado completamente)
rise from the cinders - to recover from destruction; like phoenix rising from ashes (renascer das cinzas)
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