fuel

Senso

Noun

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. Something that stimulates, encourages or maintains an action.

Verb

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

Pronunciato come (IPA)

/ˈfjuːəl/

Etimologia

From Middle English fewell, from Old French fouaille, feuaille (“firewood, kindling”), from feu (“fire”), from Late Latin focus (“fire”), from Latin focus (“hearth”). Cognate with Spanish fuego (“fire”), and Portuguese fogo (“fire”). Doublet of focus.

Frasi

Fuel capacity was greatly reduced , owing to the elimination of the wingtip tanks .

La capacità del carburante è stata notevolmente ridotta, a causa dell'eliminazione dei serbatoi di wingtip.