carburer

carburer (inf) [kaʀbyʀe]

➭ TABLE 1 intransitive verb

• elle carbure aux amphétamines/au café she lives on amphetamines/on coffee

• ça carbure au bureau en ce moment we're working flat out (inf) at the office at the moment

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kaʀbyʀe
1.

verbe transitif Technologie to carburize

2.

verbe intransitif

1) Automobile

bien/mal carburer — to be well/badly tuned

2) (sl) (fonctionner)

il carbure au vin rouge — hum he runs on red wine

3) (colloq) (travailler dur) to work flat out

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kaʀbyʀe vt

1)

carburer à qch [voiture, véhicule, moteur, bus] [colza, gaz, GPL, électricité] — to run on sth

2) * fig, [personne] [café, whisky, Prozac, lait fraise] to live on

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carburer verb table: aimer

A vtr Tech, Ind to carburize.

B vi

1 Aut bien/mal carburer to be well/badly tuned;

2 ◑(fonctionner) il carbure au vin rouge hum he runs on red wine;

3 ○(travailler dur) to work flat out;

4 ○(aller) alors, ça carbure? how is it going?

[karbure] verbe transitif

1. AUTOMOBILE to carburate

2. MÉTALLURGIE to carburize

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[karbure] verbe intransitif

(familier)

1. [aller vite]

fais tes valises, et que ça carbure! pack your bags, and be quick about it!

2. [travailler dur] to work flat out

[réfléchir]

ça carbure, ici! brains are working overtime in here!

3. [fonctionner]

ça carbure? how are things?

moi, je carbure au café I can't do anything unless I have a coffee inside me