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1 fuel consumption
fuel consumption n (of plane, car) consommation f de carburant ; ( in industry) consommation f de combustible. -
2 fuel consumption
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3 highway, fuel, consumption, rating
cote f de consommation routièreEnglish-French legislative terms > highway, fuel, consumption, rating
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4 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 -
5 consumption
consumption [kənˈsʌmp∫ən]* * *[kən'sʌmpʃn]1) (of food, fuel, goods) consommation f2) (arch) ( tuberculosis) tuberculose f (pulmonaire) -
6 consumption
1 (of food, alcohol, fuel, goods) consommation f ; electricity consumption, consumption of electricity la consommation d'électricité ; unfit for human consumption impropre à la consommation ; -
7 intake
intake n1 ( consumption) consommation f ; a high sugar intake une forte consommation de sucre ; the daily calorie intake of a baby les besoins quotidiens en calories d'un bébé ;2 Sch, Univ, Admin ( admissions) (+ v sg ou pl) admissions fpl ; the new intake ( at school) les nouveaux élèves mpl ; (into training, job) les nouvelles recrues fpl ; the 1987 intake of students les étudiants de l'année 1987 ;3 ( inhalation) an intake of breath une inspiration f ; there was a sharp intake of breath tout le monde a retenu son souffle ;
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