carburer
French → English
(informal) To run on: to function actively or well by being powered by a specific input or motivation
Cet entrepreneur carbure au café et à l'adrénaline pour finir ses projets.
(English) This entrepreneur runs on coffee and adrenaline to finish his projects.
Le parti politique carbure à l'indignation pour mobiliser ses partisans.
(English) The political party runs on outrage to mobilize its supporters.
(engineering) To carburize: to mix fuel with air or to introduce carbon into a metal
Quand l'air est trop humide, le moteur de la vieille voiture carbure mal.
(English) When the air is too humid, the old car's engine doesn't carburize properly.
Il est possible de carburer l'acier en le mettant en contact avec du carbone.
(English) It is possible to carburize steel by putting it in contact with carbon.
Entry ID: fr:en:carburer · Source: refined · Type: vocabulary