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41 throttle
['Ɵrotl] 1. noun((in engines, the lever attached to) the valve controlling the flow of steam, petrol etc: The car went faster as he opened the throttle.) acelerador2. verb(to choke (someone) by gripping the throat: This scarf is throttling me!) estrangular* * *throt.tle[θr'ɔtəl] n 1 válvula de regulação, regulador de pressão. 2 alavanca, pedal que aciona essa válvula. 3 afogador. 4 Aeron manete de gasolina. • vt+vi 1 estrangular, sufocar. 2 suprimir, impedir. 3 diminuir. full-throttle toda a força. open the throttle! acelere! -
42 volume
['voljum]1) (a book: This library contains over a million volumes.) volume2) (one of a series of connected books: Where is volume fifteen of the encyclopedia?) volume3) (the amount of space occupied by something, expressed in cubic measurement: What is the volume of the petrol tank?) volume4) (amount: A large volume of work remains to be done.) volume5) (level of sound eg on a radio, television etc: Turn up the volume on the radio.) volume* * *vol.ume[v'ɔlju:m] n volume: 1 tomo, livro. 2 capacidade, cubagem. 3 quantidade, massa. 4 intensidade do som, sonoridade. 5 tamanho, extensão. • adj volumoso, em grande quantidade. to speak volumes deixar entrever muito. volumes of smoke nuvens de fumaça. volume of sound intensidade do som. -
43 whiff
[wif](a sudden puff (of air, smoke, smell etc): a whiff of petrol; a whiff of cigar smoke.) baforada* * *[wif] n 1 brisa, bafejo, corrente de ar. 2 baforada, sopro (também fig). 3 cheiro, onda de mau cheiro. 4 baforadas de cigarro, charuto ou cachimbo. he took a whiff at his pipe / ele deu uma baforada em seu cachimbo. • vi 1 baforar, lançar baforadas, fumar. 2 soprar, bafejar. 3 inalar odores (fumaça de gás). to whiff away a) dar baforadas (cachimbo). b) afastar soprando. -
44 fill up
(to make or become completely full: Fill up the petrol tank, please.) encher -
45 internal combustion
(a means of producing power eg in the engine of a motor car by the burning of a fuel gas (eg petrol vapour) inside the cylinder(s) of the engine.) combustão interna -
46 it's no joke
(it is a serious or worrying matter: It's no joke when water gets into the petrol tank.) é um caso sério -
47 keep on
(to continue (doing something or moving): He just kept on writing; They kept on until they came to a petrol station.) continuar -
48 last out
(to be or have enough to survive or continue to exist (until the end of): I hope the petrol lasts out until we reach a garage; They could only last out another week on the little food they had; The sick man was not expected to last out the night.) durar -
49 petro-
[petrəu]of or related to petrol, as in petrochemical -
50 coast
[kəust] 1. noun(the side or border of land next to the sea: The coast was very rocky.) costa2. verb(to travel downhill (in a vehicle, on a bicycle etc) without the use of any power such as the engine or pedalling: He coasted for two miles after the car ran out of petrol.) deslizar- coastal- coaster - coastguard -
51 drain
[drein] 1. verb1) (to clear (land) of water by the use of ditches and pipes: There are plans to drain the marsh.) drenar2) ((of water) to run away: The water drained away/off into the ditch.) escoar(-se)3) (to pour off the water etc from or allow the water etc to run off from: Would you drain the vegetables?; He drained the petrol tank; The blood drained from her face.) escoar, escorrer4) (to drink everything contained in: He drained his glass.) esvaziar5) (to use up completely (the money, strength etc of): The effort drained all his energy.) esgotar2. noun1) (something (a ditch, trench, waterpipe etc) designed to carry away water: The heavy rain has caused several drains to overflow.) canal de escoamento2) (something which slowly exhausts a supply, especially of one's money or strength: His car is a constant drain on his money.) escoadouro•- drainage- draining-board - drainpipe - down the drain -
52 economical
[i:kə'nomikəl]adjective (thrifty; not extravagant: This car is very economical on petrol.) econômico -
53 fill up
(to make or become completely full: Fill up the petrol tank, please.) completar -
54 filling-station
noun (a place where petrol is sold.) posto de gasolina -
55 fuel
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56 full
[ful] 1. adjective1) (holding or containing as much as possible: My basket is full.) cheio2) (complete: a full year; a full account of what happened.) completo3) ((of clothes) containing a large amount of material: a full skirt.) amplo2. adverb1) (completely: Fill the petrol tank full.) completamente2) (exactly; directly: She hit him full in the face.) em cheio•- fully- full-length - full moon - full-scale - full stop - full-time - fully-fledged - full of - in full - to the full -
57 fume
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58 funnel
1) (a tube which is wide-mouthed at one end and narrow-mouthed at the other through which liquid can be poured into a narrow bottle etc: You will need a funnel if you are going to pour petrol into that can.) funil2) (a chimney on a ship etc through which smoke escapes.) chaminé -
59 garage
1) (a building in which a car etc is kept: a house with a garage.) garagem2) (a building where cars are repaired and usually petrol, oil etc is sold: He has taken his car to the garage to be repaired.) oficina -
60 gas station
((American) a petrol station.) posto de gasolina
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Petrol — Pe*trol , n. Petroleum. [R.] [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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Petrol — Petrol, C16H10, ein Bestandtheil des Steinöls … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
Petrol — Petrol,das:⇨Petroleum … Das Wörterbuch der Synonyme
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