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Meaning of Fuel | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1 Frequent
ˈfjuːəl

Definitions

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

Equivalents

Azərbaycanca yanacaq
Беларуская палі́ва
Български гориво зареждам
Bosanski gorivo гориво
Čeština otop palivo topivo topný
Cymraeg tanwydd
Ελληνικά καύσιμο τροφή
Esperanto brulaĵo
Español abastecer combustible lumbre repostar
Eesti kütus
فارسی سوخت
Gaeilge breosla
Gàidhlig connadh
עברית דלק מאכלת
हिन्दी ईंधन
Hrvatski gorivo гориво
Հայերեն վառելիք
Bahasa Indonesia bahan bakar
Íslenska eldsneyti
日本語 燃料
ქართული საწვავი
Қазақша жанармай отын
한국어 연료
Кыргызча отун
Latviešu kurināmais
Македонски гориво огрев
മലയാളം ഇന്ധനം
Bahasa Melayu bahan api
မြန်မာဘာသာ လောင်စာ
Nederlands brandstof tanken
ଓଡ଼ିଆ ଇନ୍ଧନ
Português abastecer atiçar combustível incitar
Slovenčina palivo
Slovenščina gorivo
Српски gorivo гориво
Tagalog gatong panggatong
Türkçe doldurmak yakıt
ئۇيغۇرچە يېقىلغۇ

Examples

“More than a mere source of Promethean sustenance to thwart the cold and cook one's meat, wood was quite simply mankind's first industrial and manufacturing fuel.”
“In a press release, CARB expanded on their decision. "The LCFS reduces air pollution and greenhouse gas emissions by setting a declining carbon intensity target for transportation fuels used in California; producers that don't meet established benchmarks buy credits from those that do. This system has generated $4 billion in annual private sector investment toward a cleaner transportation sector."”
“A little fuel to get down the mountain.”
“His books were fuel for the revolution.”
“Money is the fuel for economy.”
“That film was nightmare fuel!”
“Small arms ammunition is the fuel that keeps many of the world’s conflicts raging.”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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