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расход бензина, характеризуемый числом миль пробега автомобиля, приходящихся на один галлон израсходованного топлива -
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Общая лексика: мало расходовать бензина (I bought this used car and it gets good gas mileage, but there's this grinding noise I get every time it comes to a stop.) -
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gas [gæs]1. noun(plural gas(s)es)• to turn on/off the gas allumer/fermer le gaz3. compounds► gas guzzler (inf!) noun* * *[gæs] 1.1) gen, Chemistry gaz mto turn up/turn down the gas — augmenter/baisser le gaz
on a low/medium gas — à feu doux/moyen
2) ( anaesthetic) anesthésie f3) Military gaz m de combat4) US ( petrol) essence f5) (colloq) US (also gas pedal) accélérateur m2. 3.transitive verb (p prés etc - ss-) gen, Military gazer4.(colloq) intransitive verb GB ( chatter) papoter5.reflexive verb (p prés etc - ss-)Phrasal Verbs:- gas up•• -
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ɡæs
1. noun1) (a substance like air: Oxygen is a gas.) gas2) (any gas which is used for heating, cooking etc.) gas3) (a gas which is used by dentists as an anaesthetic.) anestesia4) (a poisonous or irritating gas used in war etc: The police used tear gas to control the riot.) gas
2. verb(to poison or kill (a person or animal) with gas: He was gassed during World War I.) asfixiar con gas- gaseous- gassy
- gassiness
- gas chamber
- gas mask
- gas meter
- gasoline
- gasolene
- gas station
- gasworks
gas n gas
gas sustantivo masculino 1 (Fís, Quím) gas; gas ciudad town gas; gas lacrimógeno/licuado tear/liquified gas 2
gas sustantivo masculino
1 gas: desprende gases nocivos, it gives off dangerous fumes
gas butano/ciudad, butane/town gas
gas mostaza/sarín, nerve/sarin gas
gas tóxico, poison gas
2 (de una bebida) fizz
bebidas con gas, fizzy drinks
3 Med gases, flatulence sing: el niño tiene gases, the baby has wind ' gas' also found in these entries: Spanish: acelerador - acometida - bombona - butano - cámara - chorro - conducción - dar - emanación - emisión - escaparse - escape - espita - estufa - exhalar - flujo - fuego - fuga - gasoducto - gasolina - gasolinera - inflamarse - irse - lacrimógena - lacrimógeno - llave - máscara - mostaza - pérdida - recibo - salirse - surtidor - abonado - abrir - agua - asfixiante - bencinera - bolsa - bomba - burbuja - calefacción - cerrar - cocina - conectar - contador - cortar - cuenta - depósito - ducto - escapar English: board - build-up - butane - convert - cut off - cylinder - demonstration - disconnect - emit - escape - expansion - fire - fizz - fizzy - flat - gas - gas bag - gas chamber - gas cooker - gas fire - gas fittings - gas heater - gas mask - gas oil - gas oven - gas station - gasworks - laughing gas - lay on - leak - main - nerve gas - off - pipe - pipeline - poison gas - powered - put on - release - soda - sparkling - still - tap - teargas - bubble - Calor Gas - connect - CS gas - deposit - dieseltr[gæs]1 (substance) gas nombre masculino2 SMALLAMERICAN ENGLISH/SMALL gasolina3 (anaesthetic) anestesia4 SMALLAMERICAN ENGLISH/SMALL figurative use algo divertido■ we had a real gas lo pasamos bomba, lo pasamos pipa1 asfixiar con gas1 familiar charlotear\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto step on the gas familiar pisar el acelerador a fondoCalor gas gas nombre masculino butanogas chamber cámara de gasgas cooker cocina de gasgas fire estufa de gasgas mask careta antigás, máscara antigásgas meter contador nombre masculino de gasgas ring fogón nombre masculinogas pipeline gasoductogas station SMALLAMERICAN ENGLISH/SMALL gasolinera: gaseargas vito gas up : llenar el tanque con gasolina1) : gas mtear gas: gas lacrimógeno2) gasoline: gasolina fn.• flato s.m.• gasolina s.f.v.• asfixiar con gas v.gæs
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1) u c ( Phys) gas m2) ua) ( fuel) gas mbottled gas — gas de bombona or (RPl) de garrafa or (Méx) de tanque or (Chi) de balón; (before n) <ring, heater> de or a gas
b) ( Mil) gas mc) ( anesthetic) gas m3) u ( gasoline) (AmE) gasolina f, nafta f (RPl), bencina f (Andes)to step on the gas — (colloq) acelerar (a fondo), meterle (AmL fam), pisar a fondo (Esp fam); (before n)
gas truck — (AmE) camión m cisterna
4) u ( flatulence) (AmE) gases mpl, flatulencia f5) ( gossip session) (BrE) (no pl) (colloq & dated)to have a gas — chismear (fam)
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- ss- transitive verb ( Mil) gasear; ( kill) asfixiar con gas; ( in gas chamber) ejecutar en la cámara de gas
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vi (colloq) cotorrear (fam)[ɡæs]1. N(pl gas(s)es)2) (US) (=petrol) gasolina f, nafta f (S. Cone), bencina f (Chile)to step on the gas * — acelerar, pisar el acelerador
3) †* (=gab)to have a gas — charlar, parlotear *
4) ** (=fun)what a gas! — ¡qué divertido!
he's a gas! — ¡es un tío divertidísimo! *
2.VT [+ person] asfixiar con gas; (Mil) gasearto gas o.s. — suicidarse con gas
3.VI * (=gab) charlar, parlotear *4.CPD [industry, pipe] de gasgas bracket N — brazo m de lámpara de gas
gas burner N — mechero m de gas
gas can N — (US) bidón m de gasolina
gas canister N — = gas cylinder
gas central heating N — calefacción f central a gas
gas chamber N — cámara f de gas
gas cooker N — cocina f de or a gas
gas cylinder N — bombona f de gas
gas fitter N — fontanero m (especializado en lo relacionado con el gas)
gas fittings NPL — instalación fsing de gas
gas guzzler * N — chupagasolina * m inv, vehículo que consume mucha gasolina
gas heater N — = gas fire
gas lighter N — encendedor m de gas
gas lighting N — alumbrado m de gas
gas mantle N — manguito m incandescente
gas mileage N — (US) rendimiento f de la gasolina, consumo de gasolina por distancia recorrida
gas pedal N — (esp US) acelerador m
gas pipeline N — gasoducto m
gas pump N — (US) (in car) bomba f de gasolina; (in gas station) surtidor m de gasolina
gas station N — (US) gasolinera f, estación f de servicio, bencinera f (Chile), grifo m (Peru)
gas tank N — (US) (Aut) tanque m or depósito m (de gasolina)
gas turbine N — turbina f de gas
gas worker N — trabajador(a) m / f de la compañía de gas
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1) u c ( Phys) gas m2) ua) ( fuel) gas mbottled gas — gas de bombona or (RPl) de garrafa or (Méx) de tanque or (Chi) de balón; (before n) <ring, heater> de or a gas
b) ( Mil) gas mc) ( anesthetic) gas m3) u ( gasoline) (AmE) gasolina f, nafta f (RPl), bencina f (Andes)to step on the gas — (colloq) acelerar (a fondo), meterle (AmL fam), pisar a fondo (Esp fam); (before n)
gas truck — (AmE) camión m cisterna
4) u ( flatulence) (AmE) gases mpl, flatulencia f5) ( gossip session) (BrE) (no pl) (colloq & dated)to have a gas — chismear (fam)
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газ; рабочая смесь (пары бензина с воздухом); газообразное вещество; горючее; бензин; газолин; ацетилен; отравляющее вещество; II наполнять газом; насыщать газом; заправлять горючим; выделять газ- gas analysis - gas bag - gas blow pipe - gas burner - gas carburation - gas cavity- gas coal- gas compression pump - gas compression stroke - gas control lever - gas examination - gas-expanded rubber - gas-filled - gas-filling - gas-filling station - gas filter - gas-fired - gas-fitter - gas fixture- gas fuel- gas generator - gas generator cycle - gas-guzzler - gas headlight - gas-holder - gas horsepower - gas ignition - gas impermeability test - gas impurities - gas inlet temperature - gas leakage - gas leaking - gas lever - gas-lighting system - gas meter - gas mileage - gas mixture - gas motor - gas oil - gas outlet - gas pedal - gas-per-mile gauge - gas pipe - gas piston ring - gas plant - gas-pressure indicator - gas pressure load - gas-pressure lubrication feed - gas-pressure-type self-starter - gas producer - gas-producer vehicle - gas-proof - gas pump - gas purifying - gas receiver - gas-reservoir truck - gas seepage - gas space - gas station - gas tank - gas-tank truck - gas-tanker - gas tar - gas thread - gas throttle lever - gas-tight - gas-tight piston ring - gas turbine - gas-turbine cycle - gas-turbine power plant - gas valve - gas velocity - gas volume - gas welding - tromp the gas - air gas - bottled gas - carburizing gas - coercible gas- dry gas- fat gas- fuel gas- lean gas- off gas - oil gas - poor gas - producer gas - rough gas - sludge gas - waste gas -
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General subject: get good gas mileage (I bought this used car and it gets good gas mileage, but there's this grinding noise I get every time it comes to a stop.), be easy on fuel (It's cost effective, easy on fuel, and people are always coming over to ask about it.)Универсальный русско-английский словарь > мало расходовать бензина
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Automobile industry: gas mileage, gasoline mileageУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > расход бензина, характеризуемый числом миль пробега автомобиля, приходящихся на один галлон израсходованного топлива
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Automobile industry: gas mileageУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > gal/100 km or miles
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consommation [kɔ̃sɔmasjɔ̃]feminine nouna. consumption► de consommation [biens, société] consumer• article or produit de consommation courante or de grande consommation staple* * *kɔ̃sɔmasjɔ̃1) consumptionfaire une grande or grosse consommation de — to use a lot of
2) ( boisson) drink3) ( accomplissement) consummation sout* * *kɔ̃sɔmasjɔ̃ nf1) [énergie, électricité] consumptionconsommation aux 100 km AUTOMOBILES — fuel consumption per 100 km, gas mileage USA
2) ÉCONOMIE, SOCIOLOGIE consumptionde consommation (biens, société) — consumer modif
3) (= boisson) drinkLe billet d'entrée donne droit à une consommation gratuite. — The ticket entitles you to one free drink.
4) DROIT, [acte] consummation* * *consommation nf1 Écon consumption; consommation d'alcool/d'acier alcohol/steel consumption; baisse/relance de la consommation drop/stimulation in consumption; consommation intérieure domestic consumption, home market consumption; consommation des ménages household consumption; pour ma consommation personnelle for my personal use; faire une grande or grosse consommation de to get through ou use a lot of;2 (fait de manger, boire) consumption; ( fait d'utiliser) consommation d'héroïne/de cocaïne heroin/cocain use; la consommation de tabac/d'alcool tobacco/alcohol consumption; limitez la consommation d'aliments riches en matières grasses avoid eating fatty foods; la trop forte consommation de graisses excessive intake of fats; une réduction de la consommation de sodium eating less salt, a reduction in sodium intake;3 Comm ( boisson) drink; régler les consommations to pay for the drinks; jugé pour consommation de cocaïne charged with using cocaine;4 ( accomplissement) consummation sout.[kɔ̃sɔmasjɔ̃] nom féminin1. [absorption - de nourriture] consumption2. [utilisation - de gaz, d'électricité] consumptionelle fait une grande consommation de parfum/papier she goes through a lot of perfume/paper3. ÉCONOMIEbiens/société de consommation consumer goods/society4. AUTOMOBILE5. [au café] drink -
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1) General subject: race2) Aviation: landing roll operation, roll-on operation, run (при посадке), run-on operation, roll (при посадке)3) Medicine: run (электрофоретических фракций)5) Engineering: distance run, landing roll, landing run, running, trip6) Agriculture: throw (ножа режущего аппарата)7) Construction: run (автомобиля)8) Mathematics: course (of value), ran, transversing10) Automobile industry: haul, haulage, operational kilometers (автомобиля)11) Mining: trip (в одном направлении)14) Oil: path15) Astronautics: path length, slideout17) Oil&Gas technology travel18) Microelectronics: range19) EBRD: mileage22) SAP.fin. miles/kilometers travelled23) oil&gas: life, life length, operating time, overhaul life, run life, run period, run time, runlife, МРП24) Logistics: trucking distance25) Electrical engineering: free path -
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топливо; горючее; II заливать топливо; питать топливом; заправлять топливом- fuel-air mixture analyzer - fuel-air ratio - fuel alcohol - fuel atomizing - fuel balance pipe - fuel cell bottom - fuel consumption trial - fuel content gauge - fuel cut-off - fuel dilution test - fuel economy - fuel economy contest - fuel endurance - fuel feed - fuel feed line - fuel feed pump - fuel feed system - fuel film - fuel gas - fuel gauge - fuel gravity tank - fuel indicator - fuel injection - fuel injection pump - fuel injector - fuel jet - fuel leak - fuel level - fuel level adjustment - fuel level gauge - fuel level indicator - fuel lift pump - fuel line - fuel lock - fuel metering - fuel mileage - fuel nozzle - fuel oil - fuel-oil ash - fuel oil burner - fuel oil filter - fuel oil residue - fuel particles - fuel pipe - fuel pipe line - fuel pipe union - fuel preliminary filter - fuel pressure gauge - fuel pulverization - fuel pump - fuel pump adjusting screw - fuel pump bracket - fuel pump coupling - fuel pump dipstick - fuel pump drive shaft - fuel pump drive sprocket - fuel pump lever - fuel pump screen - fuel pump strap - fuel quantity gauge - fuel reserve tank - fuel saving - fuel saving device - fuel servicing truck - fuel shortage - fuel shut-off - fuel slippage - fuel soot - fuel space - fuel spray - fuel station - fuel store - fuel strainer - fuel supply - fuel supply connection - fuel supply corrector - fuel supply pump - fuel system - fuel tank - fuel tank filter cap - fuel tank strap - fuel tanker - fuel test - fuel-tight - fuel up - fuel valve - fuel volatility adjustment - electric fuel pump- gas fuel- gas motor fuel - gaseous fuel - heavy fuel - heavy-duty fuel - high-antiknock fuel - high-grade fuel - high-gravity fuel - high-octane fuel - high sulphur fuel - hydrocarbon fuel - hydrogenated fuel - inferior fuel - knock-free fuel - knocking fuel - light fuel - light diesel fuel - light volatile fuel - liquid fuel - low-grade fuel - low-gravity fuel - low-sulphur fuel - medium fuel - moderately volatile fuel - motor fuel - non-detonating fuel - non-knocking fuel - non-motor-vehicle fuel - oil fuel - ordinary premium fuel - patent fuel - petroleum fuel - powdered fuel - pressure fuel - pulverized fuel - reference fuel - refuse fuel - residual fuel - rocket fuel - safety fuel - slurry fuel - smokeless fuel - solid fuel - straight luquid fuel - straight-run motor fuel - synthetic fuel - synthetic motor fuel - tractor fuel - unburned fuel - volatile fuel - waste fuel - wet fuel - wide-cut gasoline type fuel -
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acqua, gas use, consume( logorare) wear out( mangiare) eat, consume( bere) drink* * *consumare1 v.tr.1 to consume; ( logorare) to use up, to consume; ( vestiario) to wear* out, to wear* down, to wear* away; ( corrodere) to eat* away: consumare le scarpe, to wear out one's shoes; consumare le provviste, to exhaust the supplies; il fuoco consumò ogni cosa, the fire burnt up everything; la ruggine aveva consumato il vecchio cancello, the old gate had been eaten away by rust; consumare le proprie energie, to use up one's energy; consumarsi gli occhi davanti al computer, to wear one's eyes out at the computer2 ( dissipare) to waste, to go* through: consumare il denaro, to waste (o squander) one's money; consumò tutto lo stipendio in una settimana, he went through his wages in a week; consumò tre anni in un'inutile ricerca, he wasted three years in fruitless research3 ( utilizzare) to consume, to use: la tua auto consuma molta benzina, consuma molto, your car gets through (o burns) a lot of petrol; caldaia che consuma molto carbone, boiler that consumes a lot of coal; lampada che consuma molto olio, lamp that burns a great deal of oil; il nostro paese consuma parecchia energia elettrica, our country consumes a lot of electric power4 ( mangiare) to eat*; ( bere) to drink*: nella nostra famiglia consumiamo poca carne, we don't eat much meat in our family; consumare un pasto, to eat (o to have) a meal; si fermò nel bar senza consumare, he stayed in the bar without drinking anything.◘ consumarsi v.intr.pron. to consume; to run* out; ( di combustibili) to burn* out; ( di vestiario) to wear* out: la candela si è consumata completamente, the candle has burnt out; le mie scarpe si sono consumate, my shoes have worn out; le pile si sono consumate, the batteries have run out◆ v.rifl. ( struggersi) to waste away (with sthg.); ( nel dolore) to pine away (with sthg.); ( tormentarsi) to worry oneself (about s.o., sthg.): consumare dal dolore, to pine away with grief; consumare in lacrime, to cry one's heart out.consumare2 v.tr. ( portare a compimento) to commit, to carry out, to consumate: consumare un delitto, to commit a crime // consumare il matrimonio, to consumate a marriage.* * *[konsu'mare]1. vt1) (logorare: scarpe, vestiti) to wear out2) (cibo) to consume, (sogg : malattia, passione) to consume, devourdesidera consumare i pasti in camera? — (in albergo) would you like to have your meals brought up to your room?
3) (usare: acqua, luce, benzina) to use, (finire) to use upla mia moto consuma molto — my motorbike uses a lot of petrol Brit o gas Am
4) (Dir : matrimonio) to consummate2. vip (consumarsi)(vestiario) to wear (out), (candela) to burn down, (penna, pennarello) to run dry, (persona: per malattia) to waste away* * *I 1. [konsu'mare]verbo transitivo1) (logorare) to wear* out [vestito, scarpe, oggetto]2) fig. [ malattia] to consume [ persona]; (esaurire) [ persona] to spend* [ forze]; (dissipare) [ persona] to waste [tempo, vita]3) (utilizzare) to consume [prodotto, energia]; [motore, macchina] to consume, to use (up) [carburante, olio]; (esaurire) to get* through, to use up [ scorte]4) (mangiare) to consume, to eat* [carne, formaggio]; (bere) to consume, to drink* [alcol, caffè]2."da -rsi preferibilmente entro il 2005" — "best before 2005"
verbo pronominale consumarsi1) (logorarsi) [vestito, scarpe] to wear* (out); [tacco, scalino] to wear* down2) (esaurirsi) [ candela] to burn* down3) fig.II [konsu'mare]- rsi nel dolore — [ persona] to pine away
* * *consumare1/konsu'mare/ [1]1 (logorare) to wear* out [vestito, scarpe, oggetto]2 fig. [ malattia] to consume [ persona]; (esaurire) [ persona] to spend* [ forze]; (dissipare) [ persona] to waste [tempo, vita]3 (utilizzare) to consume [prodotto, energia]; [motore, macchina] to consume, to use (up) [carburante, olio]; (esaurire) to get* through, to use up [ scorte]; consumare poca benzina to be economical on petrol4 (mangiare) to consume, to eat* [carne, formaggio]; (bere) to consume, to drink* [alcol, caffè]; consumare un pasto to eat a meal; "da -rsi preferibilmente entro il 2005" "best before 2005"II consumarsi verbo pronominale1 (logorarsi) [vestito, scarpe] to wear* (out); [tacco, scalino] to wear* down2 (esaurirsi) [ candela] to burn* down————————consumare2/konsu'mare/ [1] -
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поддон картера двигателя; масляное корыто- oil-dispensing equipment - oil-dispensing pump - oil distributing box- oil dope- oil drag loss - oil drain hole - oil drain period - oil drain plug - oil drain valve - oil drainer - oil drip - oil dripping - oil drop - oil dropping apparatus - oil-drowned- oil drum- oil duct- oil face- oil feed- oil felt pad - oil-field body - oil-filled spark gap - oil-filled working space - oil filler hole - oil filler opening - oil filler pipe- oil film- oil film strength - oil film test - oil filter screen - oil-fired gas turbine - oil foaming - oil fog- oil fuel- oil gage glass - oil gage pipe - oil gage rod- oil gas- oil gauge glass - oil gauge pipe - oil gauge rod - oil gauge stick- oil gear- oil gun- oil gun lubrication - oil gun nipple - oil hand pump - oil header - oil heated- oil hole- oil-immersed - oil-impregnated - oil immersion test - oil in - oil injection - oil inlet pipe - oil inspection kit - oil intercepter - oil jet- oil lead- oil leak- oil-less bearing - oil level dipstick - oil level gauge - oil level mark - oil level pipe - oil level tell-tale - oil life- oil line- oil-loading- oil mat- oil-mat road - oil-measuring pump - oil-measuring rod - oil mileage - oil mist - oil-moistened air filter - oil motor - oil out - oil out line - oil outlet - oil outlet temperature - oil overflow valve - oil paint - oil pan - oil pan depth gauge - oil pan drain cock - oil pan drain plug - oil pan gasket - oil pan tray - oil-paper - oil passage - oil pick-up - oil pipe - oil piping layout - oil piston - oil plug - oil pocket - oil pointer - oil pot - oil pressure - oil pressure adjusting screw - oil pressure damper - oil pressure gauge feed pipe - oil pressure gauge pipe - oil pressure indicator - oil pressure pipe - oil pressure relief valve - oil pressure stabiliser - oil products - oil-proof
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