rocket fuel in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for rocket fuel in the English»French Dictionary

rocket fuel N

rocket fuel

propergol m

Translations for rocket fuel in the English»French Dictionary

I.rocket [Brit ˈrɒkɪt, Am ˈrɑkət] N

1. rocket (spacecraft, firework):

rocket

fusée f

to take off like a rocket

partir en trombe

to take off like a rocket attr research, technology

spatiale

to take off like a rocket base

de lancement de fusées

2. rocket MIL:

rocket

fusée f

rocket attr range

de lancement de fusées

3. rocket:

rocket BOT, FOOD

roquette f

II.rocket [Brit ˈrɒkɪt, Am ˈrɑkət] VB intr

1. rocket price, profit, level, value:

rocket

monter en flèche

to rocket from 10 to 100/by 400%

grimper de 10 à 100/de 400%

2. rocket person, vehicle:

to rocket or go rocketing past sth

passer en trombe devant qc

to rocket to fame

accéder rapidement à la célébrité

III.rocket [Brit ˈrɒkɪt, Am ˈrɑkət]

to give sb a rocket inf Brit

sonner les cloches à qn inf

I.fuel [Brit fjuː(ə)l, Am ˈfju(ə)l] N

1. fuel NUCL:

fuel (gen)

combustible m

fuel (for car, plane, machinery)

carburant m

several types of fuel

plusieurs types de combustible

several types of fuel attr costs, prices, crisis

du combustible, du carburant

several types of fuel shortage, bill

de combustible, de carburant

2. fuel fig:

to provide fuel for claims

rajouter du poids à

to provide fuel for hatred, discord

attiser

II.fuel <pres part fuelling, , fueling, Am pret, pp fuelled, fueled Am> [Brit fjuː(ə)l, Am ˈfju(ə)l] VB trans

1. fuel (make run) gas, oil:

fuel furnace, engine

alimenter

to be fuelled by oil/gas

marcher au pétrole/gaz

2. fuel (put fuel into) person:

fuel plane, vehicle

ravitailler

3. fuel (spur) fig:

fuel tension, fears

aggraver

fuel hatred, discord

attiser

fuel speculation

susciter

III.fuel [Brit fjuː(ə)l, Am ˈfju(ə)l]

to add fuel to the flames or fire

jeter de l'huile sur le feu

rocket fuel in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for rocket fuel in the English»French Dictionary

I.rocket¹ [ˈrɒkɪt, Am ˈrɑ:kɪt] N

1. rocket (vehicle, firework):

rocket

fusée f

2. rocket no pl inf (reprimand):

to give sb a rocket

engueuler qn

II.rocket¹ [ˈrɒkɪt, Am ˈrɑ:kɪt] VB intr

to rocket (up)

monter en flèche

to rocket to sth

atteindre rapidement qc

III.rocket¹ [ˈrɒkɪt, Am ˈrɑ:kɪt] VB trans

rocket

attaquer à la roquette

rocket² [ˈrɒkɪt, Am ˈrɑ:kɪt] N (herb)

rocket

roquette f

I.fuel [ˈfju:əl] N

1. fuel no pl (power source):

fuel

combustible m

2. fuel (petrol):

fuel

carburant m

unleaded fuel

essence f sans plomb

Phrases:

to add fuel to the fire

jeter de l'huile sur le feu

II.fuel <-ll- [or -l- Am]> [ˈfju:əl] VB trans a. fig

fuel

alimenter

fuel hatred

attiser

fuel doubts

nourrir

to be fuelled by sth

marcher à qc

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

These include some of the same substances found in rat poison, lighter fluid, and rocket fuel.

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Water may be reconstituted into hydrogen and oxygen, and thus may be used in propellant depots supplying interplanetary spacecraft on long journeys with rocket fuel.

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Also, one of the first large-scale applications of the liquid polysulfides was as a binder for rocket fuel, from 1946 until 1958.

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They are used extensively within the pyrotechnics industry, and ammonium perchlorate is also a component of solid rocket fuel.

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It is a volatile pyrophoric liquid which is used as rocket fuel, and as a reducing agent in laboratories.

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The chemical compound hydrazine, also used as rocket fuel and the strongest reductant...

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