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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
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