gas mileage in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for gas mileage in the English»French Dictionary

gas mileage N Am

gas mileage

consommation f d'essence

Translations for gas mileage in the English»French Dictionary

I.gas [Brit ɡas, Am ɡæs] N

1. gas (fuel):

gas

gaz m

to cook/heat a house with gas

cuisiner/chauffer une maison au gaz

to turn up/turn down the gas

augmenter/baisser le gaz

on a low/medium gas (in cooking)

à feu doux/moyen

on a high gas

à grand feu

to use bottled gas

utiliser du gaz en bouteille

to use bottled gas attr board, industry, company

du gaz

to use bottled gas explosion, pipe

de gaz

2. gas CHEM:

gas

gaz m

3. gas DENT (anaesthetic):

gas

anesthésie f

to have gas

être anesthésié

4. gas MIL:

gas

gaz m de combat

5. gas Am (petrol):

gas

essence f

6. gas:

gas, a. gas pedal Am (accelerator) inf

accélérateur m

7. gas Brit (chat, talk) inf, dated:

to have a gas

papoter inf

8. gas (funny experience, person) inf:

it was a gas!

on s'est bien marrés! inf

what a gas!

quelle (partie de) rigolade! inf

he's a gas

c'est un marrant inf

II.gas <pres part gassing; pret, pp gassed> [Brit ɡas, Am ɡæs] VB trans (gen) MIL

gas person, animal

gazer

III.gas <pres part gassing; pret, pp gassed> [Brit ɡas, Am ɡæs] VB intr

1. gas (give off gas):

gas

dégager des gaz

2. gas Brit inf, dated:

gas (chatter)

papoter inf

gas (go on at length)

parler sans arrêt

IV.to gas oneself VB refl

to gas oneself refl < pres part gassing; pret, pp gassed>:

to gas oneself

se suicider au gaz

V.gas [Brit ɡas, Am ɡæs]

to step on the gas

appuyer sur le champignon inf

GA Am abrév écrite

GA → Georgia

See also Georgia

Georgia [Brit ˈdʒɔːdʒə, Am ˈdʒɔrdʒə] (all contexts)

Georgia

Géorgie f

mileage [Brit ˈmʌɪlɪdʒ, Am ˈmaɪlɪdʒ] N

1. mileage:

mileage

nombre m de miles

what's the mileage for the trip?

≈ combien de kilomètres fait l'ensemble du voyage?

2. mileage (done by car):

mileage

kilométrage m

to have a low mileage/a high mileage

avoir un faible kilométrage/un kilométrage élevé

unlimited mileage

kilométrage illimité

3. mileage (miles per gallon):

mileage

consommation f

4. mileage (use) fig:

he's had plenty of mileage out of that coat

ce manteau lui a beaucoup servi

there's still some mileage left in it

cela peut encore servir

to get political mileage out of sth

tirer un bénéfice politique de qc

the press got maximum mileage out of the story

la presse a exploité l'histoire au maximum

5. mileage → mileage allowance

See also mileage allowance

mileage allowance N

mileage allowance

≈ indemnité f kilométrique

gas mileage in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for gas mileage in the English»French Dictionary

I.gas <-es [or -sses]> [gæs] N

1. gas (not a liquid or solid, fuel):

gas

gaz m

a gas grill/stove/oven

un grill/four à gaz

2. gas no pl inf MED:

gas

anesthésie f

3. gas no pl MIL:

gas

gaz m de combat

gas mask

masque à gaz

poison gas

gaz asphyxiant

4. gas no pl Am, Can inf (petrol):

gas

essence f

to get gas

prendre de l'essence

to step on the gas

appuyer sur l'accélérateur

5. gas Am inf:

a gas

une bonne rigolade

II.gas <-ss-> [gæs] VB trans

gas by accident

asphyxier

gas deliberately

gazer

mileage [ˈmaɪlɪdʒ] N no pl

1. mileage (travelling expenses):

mileage

frais fpl de déplacement

2. mileage (distance traveled):

mileage

distance f parcourue en miles

it gives good mileage

elle ne consomme pas beaucoup

Phrases:

to get mileage out of sth

tirer bon profit de qc