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1 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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2 kerosene
kerosene [ˈkerəsi:n]a. ( = aircraft fuel) kérosène m* * *kerosine ['kerəsiːn] noun1) US, Austral ( paraffin) pétrole m (lampant)2) ( aircraft fuel) kérosène m -
3 kerosene
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4 tanker
1) (a ship or large lorry for carrying oil.) pétrolier2) (an aircraft used to transport fuel etc.) avion-ravitailleur -
5 jet
Ⅰ.1 noun∎ to travel by jet voyager en jet ou en avion à réaction;∎ (water) jet (in whirlpool, bath etc) gicleur m(fighter, bomber) à réaction; (transport, travel) en avion (à réaction)∎ they jetted (over) to Paris for the weekend ils ont pris l'avion pour passer le week-end à Paris□(a) (transport by jet) transporter par avion (à réaction);∎ supplies are being jetted into or to the disaster area des avions apportent des vivres à la zone sinistrée(b) (direct → liquid) faire gicler►► Aviation jet-assisted take-off décollage m (avec fusées), JATO;jet engine moteur m à réaction;jet fuel kérosène m;Aviation jet plane avion m à réaction;jet propulsion propulsion f par réaction;familiar jet set jet-set m ou f;∎ he's part of the jet set now il fait partie du ou de la jet-set;jet stream jet-stream m, courant-jet m;jet trail traînée f de condensationarriver par avions'envoler (to pour)Ⅱ.jet21 noun(a) Mineralogy jais m(necklace, earrings) de ou en jais(colour) noir comme (du) jais, (noir) de jais►► jet black noir m de jais -
6 paraffin
paraffin ['pærəfɪn]1 noun(c) (paraffin wax) paraffine fparaffiner(heater) à mazout►► paraffin lamp lampe f à pétrole;paraffin stove poêle m à mazout;paraffin wax paraffine f -
7 shed
1 noun(c) (in factory) atelier m(a) (cast off → leaves, petals) perdre; (→ skin, shell) se dépouiller de; (take off → garments) enlever;∎ the snake regularly sheds its skin le serpent mue;∎ the dog has shed her hairs all over the carpet la chienne a laissé des poils partout sur la moquette;∎ the trees are beginning to shed their leaves les arbres commencent à perdre leurs feuilles;∎ with the heat, he shed first his tie, then his jacket avec la chaleur, il a enlevé d'abord sa cravate, puis sa veste;∎ to shed one's clothes se dépouiller de ses vêtements∎ to shed jobs supprimer des emplois∎ to shed bitter tears over sth verser des larmes amères sur qch;∎ they came to power without shedding civilian blood ils ont pris le pouvoir sans faire couler le sang des civils;∎ before more blood is shed avant que davantage de sang ne soit versé;∎ too much blood has been shed in the name of this cause trop de sang a été versé au nom de cette cause∎ the truck shed its load on the by-pass le camion a perdu son chargement sur la rocade;∎ the plane needs to shed 10 tons of fuel l'avion doit larguer 10 tonnes de carburant∎ to shed light on éclairer; figurative éclairer, éclaircir;∎ perhaps this will shed some new light on the situation ça éclairera peut-être la situation d'un jour nouveau -
8 throttle
throttle ['θrɒtəl]1 noun(of car) accélérateur m; (of motorcycle) poignée f d'accélération ou des gaz; (of aircraft) commande f des gaz;∎ to open/to close the throttle mettre/réduire les gaz;∎ at full throttle (à) pleins gaz(a) (strangle) étrangler;∎ I could throttle you! je pourrais t'étrangler!►► throttle cable câble m d'accélération;throttle valve papillon m des gaz, soupape f d'étranglement➲ throttle back, throttle down(slow engine) mettre le moteur au ralenti; (cut, close off fuel) couper ou fermer les gaz;∎ the pilot/rider gradually throttled back le pilote/motard coupa les gaz progressivement(engine) mettre au ralenti
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