air-fuel in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for air-fuel in the French»English Dictionary

I.gaz <pl gaz> [ɡaz] N m

1. gaz (ressource naturelle, énergie combustible):

gaz

gas

baisser le gaz

to turn down the gas

cuisiner au gaz

to cook with gas

avoir le gaz

to have gas

se chauffer au gaz

to have gas heating

chaudière/compteur à gaz

gas boiler/meter

cuisinière à gaz

gas stove

cuisinière à gaz

gas cooker Brit

2. gaz CHEM:

gaz

gas

à l'état de gaz corps

in its gaseous state

3. gaz inf SPORTS (en alpinisme):

il y a du gaz

there's a lot of space there

II.gaz [ɡaz] N mpl

1. gaz MECH:

gaz

air-fuel mixture sing

mettre les gaz inf fig

to step on the gas inf

rouler à pleins gaz inf

to go at full throttle

le projet marche (à) pleins gaz inf

the project is firing on all cylinders inf

2. gaz PHYSIOL:

gaz

wind sing

avoir des gaz

to have wind

III.gaz [ɡaz]

gaz asphyxiant

asphyxiating gas uncountable

gaz butane

butane gas

gaz carbonique

carbon dioxide

gaz de combat

poison gas uncountable

gaz d'échappement MOTOR

exhaust fumes pl

gaz hilarant

laughing gas

gaz lacrymogène

teargas

gaz des marais

marsh gas

gaz moutarde

mustard gas

gaz naturel

natural gas

gaz parfait

ideal gas

gaz propane

propane gas

gaz rare

rare gas

gaz de schiste

shale gas

gaz sulfureux

sulphur dioxide Brit

gaz de ville

mains gas

IV.gaz [ɡaz]

il y a de l'eau dans le gaz inf

there's trouble brewing

Translations for air-fuel in the English»French Dictionary

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air/fuel intake

arrivée d'air/de carburant

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English

In the latter case this happens because the air-fuel mixture becomes overly rich and prevents the engine of running faster.

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Older petrol engines fitted with a carburetor required a volatile fuel that would vaporise easily to create the necessary air-fuel ratio for combustion.

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The transfer ports act as a passage through which the air-fuel mixture moves from the crankcase into the cylinder above the piston.

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