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1 fuel
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 -
2 gear
gear [gɪər]1. nound. ( = apparatus) dispositif m• to change or shift gear (US) changer de vitesse• first or bottom gear première f• to change or shift into third gear (US) passer en troisièmeadapter (to à)• movies geared primarily to a US audience des films s'adressant essentiellement à un public américain• training is geared to make staff more efficient la formation est conçue pour rendre le personnel plus compétent3. compounds► gear up( = get ready) se préparer( = make ready) (inf)he is gearing himself up for the presidential elections il se prépare pour les élections présidentielles• they were all geared up for the new sales campaign ils étaient fin prêts pour la nouvelle campagne de ventes* * *[gɪə(r)] 1.1) ( equipment) matériel m2) (colloq) ( possessions) affaires fpl3) ( clothes) fringues (colloq) fplfootball gear — tenue f de football
4) Automobile vitesse fbottom ou first gear — première vitesse
‘keep in low gear’ — ‘utilisez votre frein moteur’
to get (oneself) into gear for something — fig se préparer pour quelque chose
5) Technology roue f dentée2.gears plural noun1) Automobile changement m de vitesse2) Technology engrenage m3.4.gear wheel — ( on bicycle) pignon m
transitive verbto be geared to ou towards somebody — s'adresser à quelqu'un
Phrasal Verbs:- gear up
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