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1 noun(a) (gen) & Aviation combustible m; (coal) charbon m; (oil) mazout m, fuel m, fioul m; (wood) bois m; Cars carburant m;∎ what fuel do you use? quel combustible utilisez-vous?;∎ coal is not a very efficient fuel le charbon n'est pas une source d'énergie très efficace;∎ nuclear fuel combustible m nucléaire∎ to add fuel to the flames jeter de l'huile sur le feu;∎ his words were merely fuel to her anger ses paroles n'ont fait qu'attiser ou qu'aviver sa colère(costs) de chauffage∎ his words only fuelled their anger/their suspicions ses paroles n'ont servi qu'à aviver leur colère/leurs soupçonsElectricity fuel cell élément m de conversion;fuel consumption consommation f d'énergie; (of car) consommation f de carburant;fuel element élément m combustible;fuel gauge jauge f d'essence;Technology fuel injection alimentation f par injection, injection f (de carburant);Technology fuel injection system système m d'injection (de combustible);Technology fuel injector injecteur m de carburant;fuel oil mazout m, fuel m, fioul m;fuel pipe tuyau m d'alimentation en carburant;fuel pressure pression f de carburant;fuel pump pompe f d'alimentation;fuel tank (in home) cuve f à mazout; (in car) réservoir m de carburant ou d'essence; (in ship) soute f à mazout ou à fuel;fuel tax taxe f sur les carburants;fuel temperature gauge jauge f de température du carburants'approvisionner ou se ravitailler en carburant ou combustible -
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3 solid fuel
(a fuel, such as coal, that is solid rather than an oil or gas.) combustible solide -
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Ⅰ.(a) (provide → goods, services) fournir;∎ to supply sth to sb fournir qch à qn;∎ to supply electricity/water to a town alimenter une ville en électricité/eau;∎ they supply all the local retailers ils fournissent tous les détaillants du coin;∎ cows supply milk les vachent donnent du lait(b) (provide sth to → person, institution, city) fournir, approvisionner; Military ravitailler, approvisionner;∎ to supply sb with sth fournir qch à qn, approvisionner qn en qch;∎ they supply all the local retailers ils fournissent ou approvisionnent tous les détaillants du coin;∎ the farm keeps us supplied with eggs and milk grâce à la ferme nous avons toujours des œufs et du lait;∎ I supplied him with the details/the information je lui ai fourni les détails/les informations;∎ the arteries that supply the brain les artères qui amènent le sang au cerveau∎ all toys are supplied with batteries des piles sont fournies avec tous les jouets(d) (make good → deficiency) suppléer à; (→ omission) réparer, compenser; (satisfy → need) répondre à2 noun∎ the nation's supply of oil les réserves fpl nationales de pétrole;∎ we're getting in or laying in a supply of coal nous faisons des provisions de charbon, nous nous approvisionnons en charbon;∎ to get in a fresh supply of sth renouveler sa provision de ou se réapprovisionner en qch;∎ water is in short supply in the southeast on manque d'eau dans le Sud-Est(b) (provision → of goods, equipment) fourniture f; (→ of fuel) alimentation f; Military ravitaillement m, approvisionnement m;∎ the domestic hot water supply l'alimentation f domestique en eau chaude;∎ they won a contract for the supply of 10,000 computers to schools ils ont obtenu un contrat pour la fourniture de 10 000 ordinateurs à des établissements scolaires∎ supply and demand l'offre f et la demande∎ to be on supply faire des remplacements ou des suppléances(a) (convoy, train, truck, route) de ravitaillement∎ our supplies are running low nos provisions seront bientôt épuisées, nous commençons à manquer de provisions;∎ office supplies fournitures fpl de bureau►► Commerce supply curve courbe f de l'offre;Military supply lines lignes fpl de ravitaillement;supply pipe (for fuel) conduite f d'arrivée du combustible;supply price prix m d'offre;supply ship ravitailleur m;British supply teacher remplaçant(e) m,f;British supply teaching remplacements mplⅡ.supply2 ['sʌplɪ]souplement, avec souplesse -
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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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