fuel

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Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈfjuːəl/, /ˈfjʊəl/, /ˈfjuːl/
  • (America) IPA: [ˈfjuw əɫ] qual some speakers

Noun

fuel

1. Substance consumed to provide energy through combustion, or through chemical or nuclear reaction.
2. Substance that provides nourishment for a living organism; food.
3. (figuratively) Something that stimulates, encourages or maintains an action.

   His books were fuel for the revolution.

   Money is the fuel for economy.

   That film was nightmare fuel!

Translations

• French: carburant, combustible
• German: Brennstoff, Treibstoff
• Italian: carburante, combustibile
• Portuguese: combustível
• Russian: то́пливо
• Spanish: combustible

Verb

fuel (fuels, present participle fueling; past and past participle fueled)

1. To provide with fuel.
2. To exacerbate, to cause to grow or become greater.

Translations

• German: betanken
• Portuguese: abastecer

Translations

• French: alimenter, attiser
• German: anheizen, schüren
• Portuguese: atiçar, incitar

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