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1 fuel
1. noun2. transitive verb,add fuel to the flames or fire — (fig.) Öl ins Feuer gießen
(Brit.) - ll- auftanken [Schiff, Flugzeug]; (fig.): (stimulate) Nahrung geben (+ Dat.) [Verdacht, Spekulationen]; anheizen [Inflation]* * *['fjuəl] 1. noun(any substance by which a fire, engine etc is made to work (eg coal, oil, petrol): The machine ran out of fuel.) der Brennstoff2. verb(to give or take fuel: The tanker will leave when it has finished fuelling / being fuelled.) auftanken,bunkern* * *I. nnuclear \fuel reprocessing plant atomare Wiederaufbereitungsanlageleaded/unleaded \fuel verbleites/bleifreies BenzinII. vtto \fuel sb's hatred/resentment jds Hass/Unmut schüren gehto \fuel speculation Spekulationen anheizen* * *[fjʊəl]1. nBrennstoff m, Brennmaterial nt; (for vehicle) Kraftstoff m; (= petrol) Benzin nt; (AVIAT, SPACE) Treibstoff m; (fig) Nahrung fto add fuel to the flames or fire (fig) — Öl in die Flammen or ins Feuer gießen
See:→ solid fuel2. vt(= fill) stove, furnace etc mit Brennstoff versorgen; ships etc auftanken, betanken; (= use for fuel) betreiben; (= drive, propel) antreiben; (fig) conflict schüren; debate anfachen; inflation anheizen; speculation Nahrung geben (+dat)by oil —
3. vi(ship, engine, aircraft) auftanken, Brennstoff/Treibstoff etc aufnehmenfuelling stop — Landung f zum Auftanken
* * *fuel [ˈfjʊəl]A v/t prät und pperf -eled, besonders Br -elled2. die Inflation etc anheizen, Gerüchte etc schürenB v/i1. Brennstoff nehmenC s1. Brennstoff m:a) Heiz-, Brennmaterial n, Feuerung(smaterial) f(n)b) AUTO etc Betriebs-, Treib-, Kraftstoff m:fuel-air mixture Kraftstoff-Luft-Gemisch n;fuel consumption Kraftstoff-, Benzinverbrauch m;fuel-efficient Benzin sparend (Motor etc);fuel feed Brennstoffzuleitung f;fuel filter Kraftstoff-, Benzinfilter n/m;fuel injection Kraftstoffeinspritzung f;fuel-injection engine Einspritzmotor m;fuel jet, fuel nozzle Kraftstoffdüse f;fuel oil Heizöl n;fuel pipe Benzinleitung f;fuel pump Kraftstoff-, Benzinpumpe f;fuel-thrifty Benzin sparend (Motor etc)2. fig Nahrung f:add fuel to → A 2;add fuel to the flames Öl ins Feuer gießen* * *1. nounBrennstoff, der; (for vehicle) Kraftstoff, der; (for ship, aircraft, spacecraft) Treibstoff, der2. transitive verb,add fuel to the flames or fire — (fig.) Öl ins Feuer gießen
(Brit.) - ll- auftanken [Schiff, Flugzeug]; (fig.): (stimulate) Nahrung geben (+ Dat.) [Verdacht, Spekulationen]; anheizen [Inflation]* * *n.Brennmaterial n.Brennstoff m.Kraftstoff m.Treibgas -e n.Treibstoff m. v.tanken v. -
2 fuel
nuclear \fuel reprocessing plant atomare Wiederaufbereitungsanlageleaded/unleaded \fuel verbleites/bleifreies Benzin4) no plto be \fuelled [by sth] [mit etw dat] betrieben werden;our central heating system is \fuelled by gas unsere Zentralheizung läuft mit Gas;to \fuel sth etw nähren ( geh)to \fuel speculation Spekulationen anheizen -
3 stoke
transitive verbheizen [Ofen, Kessel]; unterhalten [Feuer]Phrasal Verbs:- academic.ru/92134/stoke_up">stoke up* * *[stəuk](to put coal or other fuel on (a fire) eg in the furnace of a boiler etc: The men stoked the furnaces.) schüren- stoker- stoke up* * *[stəʊk, AM stoʊk]vt1. (add fuel to)to \stoke a boiler einen Boiler anheizento \stoke a fire ein Feuer schürento \stoke a furnace einen Hochofen beschickento \stoke sb's anger/hatred jds Zorn/Hass schürento \stoke the fire of sth etw schüren [o anheizen]to \stoke sb's prejudice jds Vorurteil Nahrung geben▪ to be \stoked aufgeregt sein* * *[stəʊk]vtfurnace (be)heizen, beschicken (spec); fire schüren; (fig) inflation, fears, conflict, speculation anheizen, schüren* * *stoke [stəʊk]1. ein Feuer etc schüren (auch fig)3. umg1. schüren2. heizen, feuern* * *transitive verbheizen [Ofen, Kessel]; unterhalten [Feuer]Phrasal Verbs:- stoke up* * *v.schüren v. -
4 stoke
[stəʊk, Am stoʊk] vt1) ( add fuel to)to \stoke a boiler einen Boiler anheizen;to \stoke a fire ein Feuer schüren;to \stoke a furnace einen Hochofen beschicken;to \stoke the fire of sth etw schüren [o anheizen];to \stoke sb's prejudice jds Vorurteil nt Nahrung gebento be \stoked aufgeregt sein
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