carbure
n.
carbide
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carburer
vt
carburer à qch
[voiture, véhicule, moteur, bus]
[+colza, gaz, GPL, électricité] to run on sth
→ un cinquième de la flotte des véhicules carbure à l'électricité
* (fig)
[personne]
[+café, whisky, Prozac, lait fraise] to live on
→ je ne dors plus, je ne mange plus et je carbure au Prozac
→ on ne sait pas à quoi elle carbure mais en tout cas elle a toujours une pêche d'enfer
→ il carbure au café; il en prend douze par jour
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