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1 carburer
➭ TABLE 1 intransitive verb• elle carbure aux amphétamines/au café she lives on amphetamines/on coffee* * *kaʀbyʀe
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verbe transitif Technologie to carburize
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verbe intransitif1) Automobilebien/mal carburer — to be well/badly tuned
2) (sl) ( fonctionner)il carbure au vin rouge — hum he runs on red wine
3) (colloq) ( travailler dur) to work flat out* * *kaʀbyʀe vt1)carburer à qch [voiture, véhicule, moteur, bus] [colza, gaz, GPL, électricité] — to run on sth
2) * fig, [personne] [café, whisky, Prozac, lait fraise] to live on* * *carburer verb table: aimerB vi1 Aut bien/mal carburer to be well/badly tuned;3 ○( travailler dur) to work flat out;4 ○( aller) alors, ça carbure? how is it going?[karbure] verbe transitif————————[karbure] verbe intransitif1. [aller vite]fais tes valises, et que ça carbure! pack your bags, and be quick about it!2. [travailler dur] to work flat out[réfléchir]ça carbure, ici! brains are working overtime in here!3. [fonctionner]moi, je carbure au café I can't do anything unless I have a coffee inside me
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carburate — ˈkärb(y)əˌrāt, ˈkȧb transitive verb ( ed/ ing/ s) Etymology: back formation from carburation : carburet * * * /kahr beuh rayt , byeuh /, v.t., carburated, carburating. carburet. [CARBUR(ET) + ATE1] * * * carbur … Useful english dictionary
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