French Conversation · Level 163
30 words
French word
carburer
Pronunciation
IPA/kaʁbyʁe/
Meaning
- verbrun on gasoline
Example
La voiture carbure à l'essence.
The car runs on gasoline.
More examples
La vieille voiture carbure encore au diesel.
The old car still runs on diesel.
Core concept
A vehicle that keeps moving because its fuel feeds the mechanism, broadened to a team that works intensely when stimulated.
Common phrases
carburer à l'essence
run on gasoline
carburer au diesel
run on diesel
carburer au café
run on coffee
Similar words
marcher: Be running or in operation.
fonctionner: Operate correctly and effectively.
rouler: Move along by running or driving.
s'activer: Become active and start working.
Definition in French
Fonctionner grâce à un carburant; employé familièrement pour indiquer qu'une personne ou une équipe est stimulée par quelque chose.
Word origin
French formed carburer as a verb from the carbur- family, whose history leads back through carbure to Latin carbo, meaning coal.
Usage tips
- Carburer takes à for the source of energy, and the article contracts in carburer au café but not in carburer à l'essence.