What does carburant in French mean?

What is the meaning of the word carburant in French? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use carburant in French.

The word carburant in French means fuel, what keeps you going, speed along, work flat out, run on, think, carburet, fuel additive, fuel depot, refuel, fuel reserve. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word carburant

fuel

nom masculin (énergie pour moteur)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Certains moteurs utilisent le gazole comme carburant.
Some engines use diesel as fuel.

what keeps you going

nom masculin (figuré (énergie) (informal)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")
L'espoir est le carburant de la vie.
Hope is what keeps you going in life.

speed along

verbe intransitif (populaire (rouler à vive allure)

Richard carbure sur autoroute mais ralentit en ville.

work flat out

verbe intransitif (populaire (fonctionner à plein régime) (informal)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Ce commerce carbure tous les samedis.

run on

(populaire (nécessiter [qch] pour travailler) (informal, figurative)

Marc, il carbure au café !

think

verbe intransitif (populaire (réfléchir)

(intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.")
Carbure et tu trouveras la solution !

carburet

verbe transitif (mélanger un carburant à l'air)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
En carburant de l'essence, on obtient un mélange explosif.

fuel additive

nom masculin (substance améliorant le carburant)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

fuel depot

nom masculin (réservoir d'hydrocarbures)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les gendarmeries ont leurs propres dépôts de carburant.

refuel

locution verbale (compléter un réservoir de carburant)

(intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.")

fuel reserve

nom féminin (marge de sécurité de carburant)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Je vais faire le plein, je n'ai plus grande réserve de carburant.

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