fuel

fuel
fuel [{{t}}fjʊəl] ( {{}}British{{}} pt & pp fuelled, cont fuelling, {{}}American{{}} pt & pp fueled, cont fueling)
1 noun
(a) (gen) & {{}}Aviation{{}} combustible m; (coal) charbon m; (oil) mazout m, fuel m, fioul m; (wood) bois m; {{}}Cars{{}} carburant m;
what fuel do you use? quel combustible utilisez-vous?;
coal is not a very efficient fuel le charbon n'est pas une source d'énergie très efficace;
nuclear fuel combustible m nucléaire
(b) {{}}figurative{{}}
to add fuel to the flames jeter de l'huile sur le feu;
his words were merely fuel to her anger ses paroles n'ont fait qu'attiser ou qu'aviver sa colère
2 compound-forming noun
(costs) de chauffage
3 transitive verb
(a) (furnace) alimenter (en combustible); (car, plane, ship) ravitailler en carburant
(b) {{}}figurative{{}} (controversy) aviver; (speculation) nourrir;
his words only fuelled their anger/their suspicions ses paroles n'ont servi qu'à aviver leur colère/leurs soupçons
►► fuel bill (of household) facture f de chauffage; (of region) dépenses fpl énergétiques;
{{}}Electricity{{}} fuel cell élément m de conversion;
fuel consumption consommation f d'énergie; (of car) consommation f de carburant;
fuel element élément m combustible;
fuel gauge jauge f d'essence;
{{}}Technology{{}} fuel injection alimentation f par injection, injection f (de carburant);
{{}}Technology{{}} fuel injection system système m d'injection (de combustible);
{{}}Technology{{}} fuel injector injecteur m de carburant;
fuel oil mazout m, fuel m, fioul m;
fuel pipe tuyau m d'alimentation en carburant;
fuel pressure pression f de carburant;
fuel pump pompe f d'alimentation;
fuel tank (in home) cuve f à mazout; (in car) réservoir m de carburant ou d'essence; (in ship) soute f à mazout ou à fuel;
fuel tax taxe f sur les carburants;
fuel temperature gauge jauge f de température du carburant
fuel up intransitive verb
s'approvisionner ou se ravitailler en carburant ou combustible

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