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gas

UK
/ɡæs/
US
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Translations

gasnoun
gases
pl
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US
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Oxygen is a colorless, odorless gas essential to life.
L’oxygène est un gaz incolore et inodore essentiel à la vie.
essenceFamilier, surtout en anglais américain.
I need to stop at the station to fill up the car with gas.
Je dois m’arrêter à la station-service pour faire le plein d’essence.
accélérateurFamilier, pour la pédale d’accélérateur.
Step on the gas or we'll be late.
Appuie sur l’accélérateur ou nous allons être en retard.
Additional translations
régalFamilier, pour une situation amusante ou divertissante.
Synonyms
fume
vapor
air
smoke
mist
steam
exhalation
emission
gasverb
gassed
Past Simple
gassed
Past Participle
gassing
Gerund
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gazerEmploi militaire ou chimique.
The soldiers were ordered to gas the enemy trenches during the attack.
Les soldats ont reçu l’ordre de gazer les tranchées ennemies pendant l’attaque.
dégazerDans le sens de libérer un gaz.
The decaying vegetation began to gas as the temperature rose.
La végétation en décomposition a commencé à dégazer lorsque la température a augmenté.
faire le pleinSurtout en anglais américain, pour ravitailler un véhicule en carburant.
He stopped at the station to gas up the car before the long drive.
Il s’est arrêté à la station-service pour faire le plein de la voiture avant le long trajet.
Additional translations
bavarderFamilier, pour parler beaucoup ou de manière fanfaronneuse.
Synonyms
energize
power
propel
activate
fuel
gasadjective
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Used attributively before a noun to denote something powered by or relating to gas, e.g., "gas stove".
à gaz
They installed a new gas heater in the basement.
Ils ont installé un nouveau chauffage à gaz au sous-sol.
Synonyms
a riot
a blast
enjoyable
entertaining
amusing
hilarious
fun
aeriform
vaporous
gaseous

Definitions

gasnoun
An air-like fluid substance that expands freely to fill any space available; one of the fundamental states of matter.
Oxygen is a colorless, odorless gas essential to life.
Natural gas used as a domestic or industrial fuel.
The building is heated by gas rather than electricity.
Nitrous oxide or another anesthetic gas used to sedate patients.
The dentist gave me gas so the procedure was painless.
A colloquial term for gasoline, a liquid fuel used in internal combustion engines.
I need to stop at the station to fill up the car with gas.
A humorous or entertaining person or situation.
The party was a gas, everyone had a great time.
Excess gas in the digestive tract; flatulence.
Those beans always give me gas.
A poisonous or noxious gas used as a chemical weapon or pesticide.
The troops were equipped with masks to protect against poison gas.
Informal: the accelerator pedal of a motor vehicle.
Step on the gas or we'll be late.
gasverb
To supply or fill with gas, especially fuel for an engine.
He stopped at the station to gas up the car before the long drive.
To talk excessively or boastfully.
She tends to gas on about her achievements at every opportunity.
To poison or kill with gas.
The soldiers were ordered to gas the enemy trenches during the attack.
To release gas; to emit gaseous substances.
The decaying vegetation began to gas as the temperature rose.
gasadjective
Powered by, containing, or relating to gas (as a fuel or substance).
They installed a new gas heater in the basement.
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