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1 burn off the fuel
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2 burn off the fuel before emergency landing
Универсальный англо-русский словарь > burn off the fuel before emergency landing
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A n2 Aerosp combustion f ;1 ( damage by heat or fire) brûler [papers, rubbish] ; incendier, faire brûler [building, city] ; [sun] brûler [person, skin] ; [acid] ronger, brûler [surface, substance] ; [alcohol, food] brûler [mouth] ; to be burned to the ground ou to ashes être détruit par le feu ; to be burned alive être brûlé vif ; to be burned to death mourir carbonisé ; to burn one's finger/arm se brûler le doigt/le bras ; to burn a hole in sth faire un trou dans qch ;2 ( use) to burn coal/gas [boiler] chauffer or marcher au charbon/au gaz ; the system burns too much oil le système consomme trop de mazout ;4 ○ US ( electrocute) électrocuter ;5 ○ US ( swindle) escroquer ;6 Comput graver [CD].1 ( be consumed by fire) brûler ; to burn to a cinder être carbonisé ; the house burned to the ground la maison a complètement brûlé or a été réduite en cendres ;2 ( be turned on) [light] être allumé ;3 ( be painful) [blister, wound] cuire ; ( from sun) [skin, part of body] brûler ; he has the kind of skin that burns easily il attrape facilement des coups de soleil ; my throat is burning! la gorge me brûle! ; his cheeks were burning (with embarrassment) il était rouge de honte ;5 fig ( be eager) to be burning to do [person] brûler d'envie de faire ; to be burning with desire/with impatience brûler de désir/d'impatience ;6 Aerosp brûler.to burn one's boats brûler ses vaisseaux.■ burn away [candle, log] se consumer.■ burn down:1 [house] brûler complètement, être réduit en cendres ;2 [candle, fire] baisser ;▶ burn down [sth], burn [sth] down incendier, réduire [qch] en cendres [house etc].■ burn off:▶ burn off [alcohol] s'évaporer ;▶ burn off [sth], burn [sth] off décaper [qch] au chalumeau [paint, varnish] ; Med cautériser [wart] ; Ind faire brûler [unwanted gas] ; fig dépenser [energy].■ burn out:▶ burn out [candle, fire] s'éteindre ; [light bulb] griller ; [fuse] sauter ; fig [person] ( through overwork) s'user ; at the rate he's working, he'll burnhimself out il va s'user à force de travailler à ce rythme ;▶ burn out [sth], burn [sth] out ( destroy by fire) incendier [building, vehicle] ; Aut, Mech faire griller [clutch, engine, motor] ;▶ burn out [sb], burn [sb] out gen, Mil forcer [qn] à sortir par l'incendie [besieged citizens, troops].■ burn up:▶ burn up1 [fire, flames] flamber ;2 Aerosp [satellite, meteorite] se volatiliser ;3 ○ US ( get angry) se mettre en rogne ;4 ( get feverish) [child] brûler ;▶ burn up [sth], burn [sth] up brûler [calories, fuel, waste] ; [sun] griller [lawn, vegetation] ; she burns up all her energy worrying elle dépense toute son énergie à se faire du souci ; to be burned up with hatred/with envy fig être dévoré par la haine/l'envie ; -
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1. past tense, past participles - burned, burnt; verb1) (to destroy, damage or injure by fire, heat, acid etc: The fire burned all my papers; I've burnt the meat.) quemar2) (to use as fuel.) quemar3) (to make (a hole etc) by fire, heat, acid etc: The acid burned a hole in my dress.) quemar4) (to catch fire: Paper burns easily.) arder
2. noun(an injury or mark caused by fire etc: His burns will take a long time to heal; a burn in the carpet.) quemadura- burnerburn1 n quemaduraburn2 vb1. quemar / quemarse2. arderto be burning hot estar muy caliente / estar ardiendotr[bɜːn]1 (stream) arroyo————————tr[bɜːn]1 quemadura1 quemar2 quemarse4 (food) quemar5 (land, plants) abrasar6 (body) incinerar7 SMALLMEDICINE/SMALL (cauterise) cauterizar8 (harden bricks) cocer9 (put to death) quemar1 (blaze, glow) arder2 (candle, light) estar encendido,-a3 (food) quemarse\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto burn to a cinder calcinar, reducir a cenizasto burn low no quemar biento burn well quemar biento burn one's boats figurative use quemar el último cartuchoto burn the candle at both ends figurative use hacer de la noche díato burn one's fingers figurative use pillarse los dedosto burn the midnight oil figurative use quemarse las pestañasto burn a hole in something hacer un agujero en algo quemándoloto burn a hole in one's pocket figurative use quemarle a uno el bolsilloto be burned alive ser quemado,-a vivo,-ato get burnt quemarseto have a burnt taste saber a quemado1) : quemar, incendiarto burn a building: incendiar un edificioI burned my hand: me quemé la mano2) consume: usar, gastar, consumirburn vi1) : arder (dícese de un fuego o un edificio), quemarse (dícese de la comida, etc.)2) : estar prendido, estar encendidowe left the lights burning: dejamos las luces encendidas3)to burn out : consumirse, apagarse4)to burn with : arder dehe was burning with jealousy: ardía de celosburn n: quemadura fn.• quemadura s.f.• quemazón s.m.v.(§ p.,p.p.: burned) or: burnt•) = abrasar v.• achicharrar v.• arder v.• asar v.• asolar v.• asurar v.• cauterizar v.• churruscar v.• escalfar v.• incendiar v.• quemar v.• requemar v.• resquemar v.• tostar v.
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1. bɜːrn, bɜːn1)a) \<\<fire/flame/building\>\> arder; \<\<wood/coal\>\> arder, quemarseI can smell burning — huele or hay olor a quemado
the smell of burning rubber — el olor a goma quemada or (Méx) hule quemado
b) \<\<food\>\> quemarsec) ( in sun) \<\<skin\>\> quemarse2)a) ( be hot) arderb) ( sting) \<\<eyes/wound\>\> escocer*, arder (esp AmL)a burning sensation — un escozor, un ardor (esp AmL)
3) ( be consumed) ardershe burned for revenge — (liter) deseaba ardientemente vengarse
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vt1)a) \<\<letter/rubbish\>\> quemar; \<\<building/town\>\> incendiar, quemarto burn one's boats o bridges — quemar las naves
b) ( overcook) quemarI've burned the cake — se me ha quemado el pastel; candle, oil I 1) d)
2)a) ( injure) quemarto be burned to death — morir* abrasado
b) ( swindle) (AmE sl) estafar, timar (fam)•Phrasal Verbs:- burn off- burn out- burn up
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1) (on skin, surface) quemadura f2) ( stream) (dial or poet) arroyo m
I [bɜːn] (vb: pt, pp burned, burnt)1. N1) (Med) quemadura f2) (Space) [of rocket] fuego m2. VT1) (gen) quemar; [+ house, building] incendiar; [+ corpse] incinerar; [+ mouth, tongue] quemar, escaldarto burn one's finger/hand — quemarse el dedo/la mano
I've burnt myself! — ¡me he quemado!, ¡me quemé! (LAm)
- burn one's boats or bridges- burn the candle at both ends- burn one's fingers2) [sun] [+ person, skin] tostar; [+ plants] abrasar3) [+ fuel] consumir, usar4) [+ CD, DVD] tostar3. VI1) [fire, building etc] arder, quemarse; (=catch fire) incendiarse2) [skin] (in sun) quemarse, tostarse3) [meat, pastry etc] quemarse4) [light, gas] estar encendido5) (fig)to burn with anger/passion etc — arder de rabia/pasión etc
4.CPDburns unit N — unidad f de quemados
- burn off- burn out- burn up
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[bɜːn]N (Scot) arroyo m, riachuelo m* * *
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1. [bɜːrn, bɜːn]1)a) \<\<fire/flame/building\>\> arder; \<\<wood/coal\>\> arder, quemarseI can smell burning — huele or hay olor a quemado
the smell of burning rubber — el olor a goma quemada or (Méx) hule quemado
b) \<\<food\>\> quemarsec) ( in sun) \<\<skin\>\> quemarse2)a) ( be hot) arderb) ( sting) \<\<eyes/wound\>\> escocer*, arder (esp AmL)a burning sensation — un escozor, un ardor (esp AmL)
3) ( be consumed) ardershe burned for revenge — (liter) deseaba ardientemente vengarse
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vt1)a) \<\<letter/rubbish\>\> quemar; \<\<building/town\>\> incendiar, quemarto burn one's boats o bridges — quemar las naves
b) ( overcook) quemarI've burned the cake — se me ha quemado el pastel; candle, oil I 1) d)
2)a) ( injure) quemarto be burned to death — morir* abrasado
b) ( swindle) (AmE sl) estafar, timar (fam)•Phrasal Verbs:- burn off- burn out- burn up
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1) (on skin, surface) quemadura f2) ( stream) (dial or poet) arroyo m -
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1) ожог
2) гореть
3) обгорать
4) палить
5) пережигать
6) подгорать
7) прижог
8) сгорать
9) сжигать
10) сгореть
11) выгорающий
12) сгорание
13) пережог
14) обжигать
15) форсировать
16) горение
17) сжигание
– burn brick
– burn clay
– burn coal
– burn dead
– burn glaze
– burn grog
– burn limestone
– burn motor
– burn off fuel
– burn out
– burn steel
– burn the bottom
– burn up
– controlled burn
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bə:n 1. past tense, past participles - burned, burnt; verb1) (to destroy, damage or injure by fire, heat, acid etc: The fire burned all my papers; I've burnt the meat.) brenne2) (to use as fuel.) brenne3) (to make (a hole etc) by fire, heat, acid etc: The acid burned a hole in my dress.) brenne4) (to catch fire: Paper burns easily.) ta fyr2. noun(an injury or mark caused by fire etc: His burns will take a long time to heal; a burn in the carpet.) brannsår, forbrenning- burnerbrannsår--------brenne--------forbrenne--------sviIsubst. \/bɜːn\/1) brannskade, brannsår, forbrenning2) brennende følelse, sviing3) ( om brensel) forbrenning4) (f.eks. på tøy) brent flekk, brennflekka slow burn voksende sinne, ulmende sinneIIsubst. \/bɜːn\/( skotsk) bekkIII1) brenne, forbrenne, svi, brenne opp, fyre med, bli brent2) være (glo)varm, ha feber• you're burning!3) bli solbrent4) ( om lyskilde) lyse, gløde, brenne5) dø på bålet6) (amer., slang) bli henrettet i den elektriske stol7) (amer., slang) lure, snyte, svindlebe burnt out bli hjemløs p.g.a. brannburn calories ( fysiologi) forbrenne kalorierburn daylight kaste bort tidenburn down brenne opp, brenne ned (om hus e.l.), legge i askeburn for lengte etterburn into svi (seg) inn i, brenne (seg) inn i (hukommelsen e.l.)burn off svi, brenne opp, fyre opp, brenne av, svi avburn oneself out bli utbrent, være ute av stand til å yte noe mer• if she doesn't slow down, she will burn herself outhvis hun ikke tar det litt mer med ro, vil hun bli fullstendig utbrentburn one's boats eller burn one's bridges brenne broene bak seg, brenne alle broer, brenne sine skipburn one's fingers ( også overført) brenne fingreneburn out brenne ut, brenne ned, bli fullstendig utbrent (om bygning)burn one's candle at both ends brenne sitt lys i begge ender, påta seg for myeburn the midnight oil arbeide til langt på natt, jobbe ut i de små timerburn to lengte etter å, brenne etter åburn up brenne opp flamme oppburn someone up (slang, amer.) irritere noen grenseløst, gjøre noen rasendeburn rubber rase avgårde i full fart, kappkjøreburn with anger\/curiosity brenne av sinne\/nysgjerrighethave money to burn ( hverdagslig) være stinn av gryn -
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I [bɜːn]nome bruciatura f., scottatura f.; med. ustione f.II 1. [bɜːn]1) (damage by heat or fire) bruciare [ papers]; dare fuoco a, incendiare [ building]; [ sun] bruciare [ skin]; [ acid] corrodere, bruciare [ surface]; [alcohol, food] bruciare [ mouth]to be burned to the ground, to ashes — essere distrutto dal fuoco, incenerito
2) (use)to burn coal, gas — [ boiler] andare a carbone, a gas
3) inform. gerg. masterizzare [CD]2.1) (be consumed by fire) bruciare2) (be turned on) [ light] essere acceso3) (be painful) [blister, wound] bruciare; (from sun) [ skin] scottarsihis cheeks were burning — aveva il viso rosso, era tutto rosso
4) gastr. [toast, meat] bruciarsi; [ sauce] attaccarsi5) fig. (be eager)3.to be burning with desire — bruciare o ardere di desiderio
- burn off- burn out- burn up••* * *[bə:n] 1. past tense, past participles - burned, burnt; verb1) (to destroy, damage or injure by fire, heat, acid etc: The fire burned all my papers; I've burnt the meat.) bruciare2) (to use as fuel.) infiammare3) (to make (a hole etc) by fire, heat, acid etc: The acid burned a hole in my dress.) consumare4) (to catch fire: Paper burns easily.) bruciare2. noun(an injury or mark caused by fire etc: His burns will take a long time to heal; a burn in the carpet.) ustione- burner* * *I [bɜːn]nome bruciatura f., scottatura f.; med. ustione f.II 1. [bɜːn]1) (damage by heat or fire) bruciare [ papers]; dare fuoco a, incendiare [ building]; [ sun] bruciare [ skin]; [ acid] corrodere, bruciare [ surface]; [alcohol, food] bruciare [ mouth]to be burned to the ground, to ashes — essere distrutto dal fuoco, incenerito
2) (use)to burn coal, gas — [ boiler] andare a carbone, a gas
3) inform. gerg. masterizzare [CD]2.1) (be consumed by fire) bruciare2) (be turned on) [ light] essere acceso3) (be painful) [blister, wound] bruciare; (from sun) [ skin] scottarsihis cheeks were burning — aveva il viso rosso, era tutto rosso
4) gastr. [toast, meat] bruciarsi; [ sauce] attaccarsi5) fig. (be eager)3.to be burning with desire — bruciare o ardere di desiderio
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топливо; ркт. горючее; заправлять(ся) топливомcarbon compounds liquid hydrogen fuel — ракетное горючее на основе соединений углерода и жидкого водорода
cold starting priming fuel — пусковое [стартовое] топливо для низких температур
request a minimum fuel GCA — просить разрешение на посадку по системе «Джи-Си-Эй» с учётом минимального расхода топлива
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1) дальний
2) дальше отстоящий
3) выключенный
4) свободный
5) разъединенный
6) второстепенный
7) незначительный
8) низкосортный
– blank off pipe-line
– blast off solid
– block off traffic
– boil off
– break off maneuver
– burn off fuel
– carry off dust
– carry off smoke
– carrying off
– cast off
– chisel off
– chop off rivet
– count off from
– cut off
– cut off
– cut off a series
– cut off fuel supply
– cut off segment
– cutting off
– date off
– draw off
– draw off buttermilk
– ease off bolt
– ease off screw
– fall off
– far off
– finish off
– finishing off a heat
– fly off air-ways
– get off
– get off the line
– go off duty
– going off
– hold off the bank
– lay off angle
– leave off ship
– let off passengers
– lift off the cover
– make off joint
– moving off
– off duty
– off period
– off state
– off the axis
– partition off
– pay off
– peel off
– pick off the code
– prick off center
– ring off
– round off
– round off accumulation
– round off number
– rounded off
– rounding off
– rubbing off
– run off
– run off distillate
– scrape off
– seal off
– seal off envelope
– seal off the bulb
– sealing off
– set off
– set off charge in blast-hole
– shut off
– sign off
– slag off
– split off
– splitting off
– strike off
– switch off
– take off blast
– take off by instruments
– take off the cake
– taking off
– taper off
– throw off pressure
– throw off the load
– time off
– to check off
– travel off roads
– turn off a multivibrator
– turn off light
– work off
– writing off
move switch to OFF position — ставить выключатель в положение ВЫКЛ
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[bə:n] 1. past tense, past participles - burned, burnt; verb1) (to destroy, damage or injure by fire, heat, acid etc: The fire burned all my papers; I've burnt the meat.) queimar2) (to use as fuel.) queimar3) (to make (a hole etc) by fire, heat, acid etc: The acid burned a hole in my dress.) queimar4) (to catch fire: Paper burns easily.) arder2. noun(an injury or mark caused by fire etc: His burns will take a long time to heal; a burn in the carpet.) queimadura- burner* * *[bə:n] n 1 queimadura. 2 local queimado. 3 queima, queimação. 4 queimada. • vt+vi (ps and pp burnt or burned) 1 queimar: a) estar muito quente, estar em chamas, estar incandescente, arder. b) acender, pôr fogo. c) destruir pelo fogo. d) marcar com ferro, cauterizar, consumir pelo fogo, calor ou ácido. e) fazer com fogo ou instrumento quente. f) dar sensação de calor a. g) iluminar, clarear (lâmpada). h) bronzear. i) incinerar. j) ustular, calcinar. k) cozer, fazer por meio de calor (tijolos). l) produzir queimaduras. m) crestar (plantas). n) sl desperdiçar, dissipar, esbanjar. o) consumir-se no fogo ou na fogueira. 2 estar inflamado por paixão. 3 estar excitado ou ansioso. 4 Chem passar por combustão. 5 sl ser eletrocutado. he burns the midnight oil ele trabalha até altas horas da noite. he burnt his boats ele rompeu com o passado. he burnt up ele ardeu de cólera. he has money to burn sl ele tem dinheiro à beça. he was burnt to death or he was burnt alive ele foi queimado vivo. it was burnt into my mind foi gravado na minha memória. my ears burn minhas orelhas estão zunindo. the building burnt out o prédio foi destruído no incêndio. the house was burnt down a casa queimou (até os alicerces). the money burns a hole in his pocket ele não sabe guardar dinheiro. to burn away destruir, consumir pelo fogo. to burn in cauterizar, ferretear, tornar indelével pela ação do fogo ou de ácidos. to burn off remover tinta por meio de chama de maçarico ou ferro quente. to burn one’s fingers a) queimar os dedos. b) fig receber o castigo por meter-se em coisas alheias. to burn out extinguir, apagar o fogo. to burn up destruir, desfazer-se de alguma coisa pelo fogo. he burnt up the refuse / ele queimou o lixo. you are burning daylight fig você está deitando água no mar. you must not burn the candle at both ends fig você não deve se esforçar demais ou desperdiçar as forças. -
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[bɜːn] burned or burnt vb: pt, pp1. n(gen) bruciatura, (superficial) scottatura, Med ustione f2. vt1) (gen) bruciare, (set fire to) incendiare, (person, skin: also of sun) bruciare, scottare, (toast, meat etc) (far) bruciareto burn wood/coal — (use as fuel: boiler etc) andare a legna/carbone
to be burnt to death — morire tra le fiamme, morire bruciato (-a) or carbonizzato (-a), (at stake) essere bruciato (-a) vivo (-a)
to burn one's boats or bridges fig — bruciarsi i ponti alle spalle
he's been burning the candle at both ends for too long fig — è da troppo tempo che abusa delle proprie energie
2) Comput masterizzareto burn a CD — masterizzare un CD, vi, (gen) bruciare, (fire) ardere, (skin, person) bruciarsi, scottarsi, (meat, pastry etc) bruciarsi, (light, gas) essere or rimanere acceso (-a)
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Русско-английский политехнический словарь > выжигать топливо
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Русско-английский аэрокосмический словарь > выжигать топливо
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fuel, fuel material* * *то́пливо с.
fuel, combustibleвводи́ть приса́дки в то́пливо — dope fuelвыжига́ть то́пливо ( перед аварийной посадкой) — burn off the fuel (before emergency landing)выраба́тывать то́пливо из ба́ков в (каком-л.) [m2]поря́дке ав. — deplete [use] the fuel tanks in a … sequenceто́пливо детони́рует — the fuel detonates, the fuel causes knocking (in the engine)дозаправля́ться то́пливом — refuel, refill the tankзагуща́ть то́пливо ав. — thicken fuelзаправля́ться то́пливом — fuel up, fill up the tankнабира́ть то́пливо — fill (up), tank, fuelперека́чивать то́пливо ав. — transfer fuelподава́ть то́пливо — feed fuelпролива́ть то́пливо — spill (some) fuelто́пливо прорыва́ется (в ка́ртер) — the fuel blows byрабо́тать на жи́дком, твё́рдом, газообра́зном то́пливе — burn liquid, solid, gaseous fuelслива́ть то́пливо ав. — dump the fuel, defuelслива́ть то́пливо авари́йно ав. — jettison the fuelсме́шивать ра́зные сорта́, то́плива — blend fuelsавиацио́нное то́пливо — aviation fuelавтомоби́льное то́пливо — automotive [motor] fuelбеззо́льное то́пливо — ash-free fuelвзрывобезопа́сное то́пливо — safety fuelводоро́дное то́пливо — hydrogen fuelвспомога́тельное то́пливо — back-up fuelвысококалори́йное то́пливо — high-calorific fuelвысокоокта́новое то́пливо — high-octane fuelвысокосо́ртное то́пливо — high-grade fuelгазообра́зное то́пливо — gas(eous) fuelди́зельное то́пливо — diesel fuelто́пливо для реакти́вных дви́гателей — jet fuel, jet propellantжи́дкое то́пливо — liquid fuelископа́емое то́пливо — fossil fuelиску́сственное то́пливо — prepared [artificial] fuelкусково́е то́пливо — lump fuelлё́гкое то́пливо — light fuelлету́чее то́пливо — volatile fuelмалозо́льное то́пливо — low-ash fuelмото́рное то́пливо — motor fuelнедетони́рующее то́пливо — antiknock fuelнизкокалори́йное то́пливо — low-calorie fuelнизкосо́ртное то́пливо — low-grade fuelто́пливо обы́чного ка́чества — regular fuelоргани́ческое то́пливо — organic fuelосновно́е то́пливо — main fuelто́пливо повы́шенного ка́чества — premium fuelприро́дное то́пливо — natural fuelпылеу́гольное то́пливо — pulverized coal (fuel)раке́тное то́пливо ( не путать с горю́чим) — propellant (not to be confused with fuel)подава́ть раке́тное то́пливо вытесне́нием — pressurize the propellantраке́тное, металлосодержа́щее то́пливо — metal propellantрасто́почное то́пливо — starting fuelреакти́вное то́пливо — jet (engine) fuelсамовоспламеня́ющееся то́пливо — hypergolic fuelсинтети́ческое то́пливо — synthetic fuelсла́нцевое то́пливо — shale fuelто́пливо с приса́дками — doped fuelтвё́рдое то́пливо — solid fuelто́пливо торго́вого со́рта — commercial fuelтра́кторное то́пливо — tractor fuelтяжё́лое то́пливо — heavy fuelуглеводоро́дное то́пливо — hydrocarbon fuelусло́вное то́пливо — equivalent fuel, fuel equivalentэлектрохими́ческое то́пливо — electrochemical fuelэнергети́ческое то́пливо — power-generating fuelэтало́нное то́пливо — standard fuelя́дерное то́пливо — nuclear fuelвоспроизводи́ть я́дерное то́пливо — breed nuclear fuel* * * -
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