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1 fuel
I ['fjuːəl]1) combustibile m.; (for car, plane) carburante m.2) fig.to provide fuel for — alimentare [ claims]; fomentare [ hatred]
••II ['fjuːəl]1) (make run) [gas, oil] alimentare [furnace, engine]2) (put fuel into) rifornire di carburante [ vehicle]* * *['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.) combustibile, carburante2. verb(to give or take fuel: The tanker will leave when it has finished fuelling / being fuelled.) rifornire di combustibile/carburante* * *I ['fjuːəl]1) combustibile m.; (for car, plane) carburante m.2) fig.to provide fuel for — alimentare [ claims]; fomentare [ hatred]
••II ['fjuːəl]1) (make run) [gas, oil] alimentare [furnace, engine]2) (put fuel into) rifornire di carburante [ vehicle] -
2 ♦ (to) add
♦ (to) add /æd/v. t.1 aggiungere: Add the milk to the mixture, aggiungete il latte al composto; to add a new wing to a building, aggiungere una nuova ala a un edificio; DIALOGO → - Building work- The loft conversion will add £50,000 to the value of the house, la conversione del sottotetto aggiungerà £50 000 al valore della casa; Is there anything to add to that?, c'è altro da aggiungere?; DIALOGO → - Mailing list- Could you add us to your mailing list?, potrebbe aggiungerci alla vostra mailing list?3 aggiungere; soggiungere: «Besides, I don't like it» she added, «e poi non mi piace» aggiunse● to add fuel to the flames (o to the fire), gettare benzina sul fuoco □ to add insult to injury, aggiungere la beffa al danno □ added to that, in aggiunta a ciò. -
3 ♦ (to) add
♦ (to) add /æd/v. t.1 aggiungere: Add the milk to the mixture, aggiungete il latte al composto; to add a new wing to a building, aggiungere una nuova ala a un edificio; DIALOGO → - Building work- The loft conversion will add £50,000 to the value of the house, la conversione del sottotetto aggiungerà £50 000 al valore della casa; Is there anything to add to that?, c'è altro da aggiungere?; DIALOGO → - Mailing list- Could you add us to your mailing list?, potrebbe aggiungerci alla vostra mailing list?3 aggiungere; soggiungere: «Besides, I don't like it» she added, «e poi non mi piace» aggiunse● to add fuel to the flames (o to the fire), gettare benzina sul fuoco □ to add insult to injury, aggiungere la beffa al danno □ added to that, in aggiunta a ciò.
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add fuel to the flame — {v. phr.} To make a bad matter worse by adding to its cause; spread trouble, increase anger or other strong feelings by talk or action. * /By criticizing his son s girl, the father added fuel to the flame of his son s love./ * /Bob was angry with … Dictionary of American idioms
add fuel to the flame — {v. phr.} To make a bad matter worse by adding to its cause; spread trouble, increase anger or other strong feelings by talk or action. * /By criticizing his son s girl, the father added fuel to the flame of his son s love./ * /Bob was angry with … Dictionary of American idioms
add fuel to the fire — ● fuel * * * add fuel to the fire/flames/ phrase to make a bad situation even worse by saying or doing something that makes someone angry Thesaurus: to make something worsesynonym Main entry … Useful english dictionary
add fuel to the fire — If people add fuel to the fire, they make a bad situation worse … The small dictionary of idiomes
add fuel to the flames — add fuel to the fire/flames/ phrase to make a bad situation even worse by saying or doing something that makes someone angry Thesaurus: to make something worsesynonym Main entry: add … Useful english dictionary
add fuel to fire — verb To inflame a situation, to make a situation worse. [...] and that he ſhould never ceaſe to lament the loſs of me, they, to add fuel to fire, under a feigned ſolicitude to alleviate his majeſtys diſquiet, began to praiſe with the utmoſt… … Wiktionary
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add fuel to the fire — cause more anger, aggravate a problem He s angry. Telling him bad news will add fuel to the fire … English idioms
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add fuel to the fire — to make a situation worse than it already is. Should the government warn the public of terrorist threats, or is this merely adding fuel to the fire? … New idioms dictionary