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A n1 ( fuel) gaz m ; to cook/heat a house with gas cuisiner/chauffer une maison au gaz ; to turn up/turn down the gas augmenter/baisser le gaz ; on a low/medium gas ( in cooking) à feu doux/moyen ; on a high gas à grand feu ; to use bottled gas utiliser du gaz en bouteille ;2 Chem gaz m ;4 Mil gaz m de combat ;8 ○ (funny experience, person) it was a gas! on s'est bien marrés ○ ! ; what a gas! quelle (partie de) rigolade ○ ! ; he's a gas c'est un marrant ○.1 ( give off gas) dégager des gaz ;to step on the gas appuyer sur le champignon ○.■ gas up US prendre de l'essence.
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