Besoot

/bɪˈsuːt/ verb

Definition

To cover or blacken with soot (the black powder produced by burning coal or wood).

Etymology

From 'be-' (intensive prefix) plus 'soot' (Old English 'sot,' related to 'sit,' because soot settles and sits on surfaces). The prefix 'be-' makes the verb transitive and intensive.

Kelly Says

The verb 'besoot' captures a real problem in pre-industrial cities—chimneys and coal fires covered everything in black dust, and people had to constantly clean 'bsooted' walls and clothes!

Translations

AMአማርኛ
እንደ እንሰሳ
en-de en-se-sa
ARالعربية
تلوث
tilwath
BNবাংলা
ধূমকে সোঁচা
dhūmake soñchā
CACatalà
encarnir
en-kar-nir
CSČeština
uhlířit
uhl-i-r-it
DADansk
røgfarve
røg-far-ve
DEDeutsch
ver Rußeln
fer ruhs-len
ELΕλληνικά
καθαρίστε με καπνό
ka-tha-ri-ste me ka-pno
ESEspañol
encarbonar
en-kar-bo-nar
FAفارسی
کربن‌دار کردن
kar-ben-dar kar-dan
FISuomi
savotta
sa-vot-ta
FRFrançais
encrasser
en-kra-se
GUGU
મલેચ
ma-le-ch
HAHA
tsara
tsara
HEעברית
לכתם ב pitch
le-ktem bi pitch
HIहिन्दी
धुएँ से सनाना
dhay-en se sana-na
HUMagyar
szénnel bevonni
szen-nel be-von-ni
IDBahasa Indonesia
membesarkan asap
mem-bes-ar-kan a-sap
IGIG
nwe
nwe
ITItaliano
imbrattare
im-bra-tar-re
JA日本語
すすを付ける
su-su o tsu-ke-ru
KKKK
қара
qara
KMKM
ស្អុយ
s'auy
KO한국어
연기로 더럽히다
yeon-gi-ro deo-reop-hi-da
MRMR
कळी
ka-li
MSBahasa Melayu
menaburkan asap
men-ab-ur-kan a-sap
MYမြန်မာ
ရှုပ်
shup
NLNederlands
verkolen
ver-ko-len
NONorsk
røykefarge
røy-ke-far-ge
PAPA
ਕਾਲਾ
ka-la
PLPolski
zakurzyć
za-kur-zyc
PTPortuguês
sujar com fuligem
su-jar kom foo-lijem
RORomână
împătat cu funingă
im-pa-tat ku fun-in-ga
RUРусский
загрязнить сажей
zagryaznit' sajey
SVSvenska
rökfärga
rök-fär-ga
SWKiswahili
kucha
koo-cha
TAதமிழ்
பொசு
po-su
TEతెలుగు
ధూమంతో కలుపు
dhūman-to kalupu
THไทย
ดำ
dam
TLTL
maitim
ma-tim
TRTürkçe
kömürle kirletmek
kömür-le kir-let-mek
UKУкраїнська
забруднити сажею
zabrudnyty sajeyu
URاردو
سیاہ کرنا
siya-h kar-na
VITiếng Việt
bám than
bam than
YOYO
sọọ
so-o
ZH中文
弄脏
nòngzāng
ZUZU
ukuthi
u-ku-thi

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