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1 add
add [æd](a) (put together) ajouter;∎ add her name to the list ajoute son nom à la liste;∎ this book adds little to the debate ce livre n'apporte pas grand-chose au débat;∎ figurative to add fuel to the fire jeter de l'huile sur le feu∎ I have nothing to add je n'ai rien à ajouter∎ add 4 and or to 9 additionnez 4 et 9;∎ add these numbers together additionnez ces nombres, faites l'addition de ces nombres;∎ it will add (on) another £100 to the cost cela augmentera le coût de 100 livres;∎ they added (on) 10 percent for service ils ont ajouté 10 pour cent pour le servicefaire des additionsajouter(building) faire une addition à, agrandir; (difficulty, surprise etc) augmenter, ajouter à; (beauty) rehausser; (crisis) accentuer;∎ inflation only added to our worries l'inflation ne faisait qu'ajouter à nos soucis;∎ this will add to the cost ceci va venir s'ajouter au prix;∎ to add to my misfortune pour mettre le comble à mon malheur;∎ to add to what we were saying yesterday… pour compléter ce que nous disions hier…➲ add up(find the sum of → figures) additionner; (→ bill, column of figures) totaliser;∎ we added up the advantages and disadvantages nous avons fait le total des avantages et des inconvénients;∎ when you add it all up it was quite cheap si on fait le total, c'était assez bon marché;∎ you've added this up wrong tu t'es trompé dans l'addition(a) (give correct total) se recouper;∎ these figures don't add up ces chiffres ne font pas le compte;∎ the bill doesn't add up la note n'est pas juste;∎ figurative it just doesn't add up il y a quelque chose qui cloche ou qui ne marche pas(b) (calculate) additionner;∎ that boy can't add up ce garçon ne sait pas additionner(a) (of figures) s'élever à, se monter à;∎ it adds up to £22 cela s'élève à 22 livres∎ it all adds up to our having to leave autrement dit, nous devons partir;∎ his qualifications add up to an impressive CV ses qualifications constituent un CV impressionnant;∎ what evidence we've got doesn't add up to much really les preuves dont nous disposons ne constituent pas vraiment grand-chose;∎ is that all you've done? it doesn't add up to much est-ce que c'est tout ce que tu as fait? ça ne fait pas beaucoup -
2 fuel
fuel [fjʊəl]1. noun• the statistics gave him fuel for further attacks on the government les statistiques lui ont fourni des munitions pour renouveler ses attaques contre le gouvernement[+ tension, speculation, controversy, fears] attiser3. compounds► fuel duty= fuel tax* * *['fjuːəl] 1.1) gen combustible m; (for car, plane) carburant m2) fig2.to provide fuel for — rajouter du poids à [claims]; attiser [hatred]
1) ( make run) alimenter [furnace, engine]2) ( put fuel into) ravitailler [plane]3) fig aggraver [tension]; attiser [hatred]; susciter [speculation]••to add fuel to the flames ou fire — jeter de l'huile sur le feu
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3 fuel
A n1 gen, Nucl combustible m ; (for car, plane, machinery) carburant m ; several types of fuel plusieurs types de combustible ;B modif [costs, prices, crisis] du combustible, du carburant ; [shortage, bill] de combustible, de carburant.1 ( make run) [gas, oil] alimenter [furnace, engine] ; to be fuelled by oil/gas marcher au pétrole/gaz ;to add fuel to the flames ou fire jeter de l'huile sur le feu.
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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
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
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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 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 the fire — to make a bad situation worse … Dictionary of Australian slang