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English to Spanish Dictionary

fuel Meaning in Spanish (fuel significado en español)

nouncombustible
verbalimentar
Sinónimos:combustiónenergía
combustible in English:fuel
Phonetic:kom-bus-TEE-bleh
Plural: fuels
Gender:Masculino
Quick Answer • Resumen

El significado de fuel en español es combustible, alimentar. (Material como carbón, gas o petróleo que se quema para producir calor o energía.)

Definitions of Fuel

  1. 1
    noun
    combustible

    A material such as coal, gas, or oil that is burned to produce heat or power.

    Material como carbón, gas o petróleo que se quema para producir calor o energía.

  2. 2
    verb
    alimentar

    To supply a machine, vehicle, or power station with fuel.

    Suministrar a una máquina, vehículo o central eléctrica combustible.

  3. 3
    verb
    alimentar

    To sustain or intensify a process or activity, especially a negative one.

    Sostener o intensificar un proceso o actividad, especialmente uno negativo.

Example Sentences

“The car needs more fuel to complete the long journey.”

El coche necesita más combustible para completar el largo viaje.

“His anger fueled her determination to succeed.”

Su ira alimentó su determinación de tener éxito.

“The power plant uses natural gas as its primary fuel.”

La central eléctrica utiliza gas natural como su combustible principal.

Synonyms (Sinónimos)

In Spanish:

combustiblecombustiónenergía

In English:

combustibleenergy sourcepower source

Antonyms (Antónimos)

In Spanish:

desperdiciaragotar

Inflected Word Forms

past tensefueled
present participlefueling
agent nounfueler
adjectivefuel-efficient

Phrases & Idiomatic Expressions

add fuel to the fireidiom

To make a bad situation worse.

fuel consumptioncollocation

The rate at which fuel is used by an engine or machine.

jet fuelcollocation

A type of aviation fuel designed for use in aircraft powered by gas-turbine engines.