fuel
1 noun substancebreosla masc4 fuel prices are rising again tá praghas an bhreosla ag ardú arískeep an eye on fuel consumption coimeád súil ar an méid breosla atá á ídiúaviation fuel breosla eitlíochtaliquid fuel breosla leachtachrenewable fuel breosla in-athnuaitesolid fuel breosla soladachfuel efficiency éifeachtúlacht bhreoslafuel shortage ganntanas breosla 2 noun information etcarmlón masc1 it gave the opposition fuel thug sé armlón don fhreasúraShow full entry
3 verb generate energy for sth TRANSITIVEthe diesel that fuels the generator an díosal atá mar bhreosla sa ghineadóir, an díosal a thiomáineann an gineadóirthe boiler was fuelled by coal gual a dhóití sa bhruthaire 4 verb cause TRANSITIVEthe violence was fuelled by alcohol alcól ba chúis leis an bhforéigean 5 verb intensify TRANSITIVEcothaigh verb spreag verb géaraigh verb the story fuelled interest in the case spreag an scéal suim sa chásdevaluation is fuelled by inflation cuireann an díluacháil leis an mboilsciúthe statement has fuelled concern tá méadaithe ar an imní de bharr an ráitisthis will fuel the anger of consumers géaróidh sé seo fearg na dtomhaltóirí 6 verb (also fuel up) replenish fuel
INTRANSITIVEbreosla a fháilI stopped to fuel up stop mé chun breosla a fháil