Refuel

/ˌriːˈfjuːəl/ verb

Definition

To supply with fuel again, or to replenish one's energy or enthusiasm after using it up.

Etymology

From 're-' (again) + 'fuel' (combustible material). Fuel itself comes from Old French 'fouaille' (firewood, kindling), from Latin 'focus' (fire). The prefix system in English allowed the formation of this modern verb.

Kelly Says

Refuel is a perfect example of how a concrete, physical word (putting gas in a car) gets borrowed as metaphor—we now 'refuel' on coffee, social time, or sleep just like our bodies were machines!

Translations

AMአማርኛ
መሙላት (Memmulaat)
me-mu-la-at
ARالعربية
تعبئة الوقود (Ta'bī'at al-wuqūd)
ta-bi-a-at al-wu-qood
BNবাংলা
পানপানী পূরণ করুন (Pānpani pūrān korun)
pan-pa-ni poor-an kor-un
CACatalà
reomplir
re-om-pli-r
CSČeština
dovést palivo
do-vest pa-li-vo
DADansk
tanken
tan-ken
DEDeutsch
tanken
tan-ken
ELΕλληνικά
επανεφοδιασμός (Epanefordiasmos)
e-pa-ne-for-di-as-mos
ESEspañol
reabastecer
re-a-bas-te-cer
FAفارسی
給油 (Jeb-o-o)
jeb-o-o
FISuomi
tankata
tan-ka-ta
FRFrançais
faire le plein
faire le plen
GUGU
પાંખી ભરવા (Paankhi bharva)
pa-ankhi bhar-va
HAHA
zuba
zu-ba
HEעברית
מלא דלק (M'la dalec)
me-la dal-ec
HIहिन्दी
ईंधन भरना (Iindhan bharna)
in-dhn bhar-na
HUMagyar
feltankolni
feltan-kol-ni
IDBahasa Indonesia
menambahkan bahan bakar
men-a-da-kan ba-han ba-kar
IGIG
jide
ji-de
ITItaliano
rifornire
ri-for-ni-re
JA日本語
燃料補給 (Nenryoku ho-kyū)
nen-ryo-ku ho-kyo
KKKK
төлгіш
tol-gish
KMKM
ប្រើប្រាស់ (Prueb praas)
prueb praas
KO한국어
연료를 보충하다 (Yeon-ryeo-reul bo-chung-hada)
yeon-ryeo-reul bo-chung-ha-da
MRMR
इंधन भरवा (Indhan bharva)
in-dhn bhar-va
MSBahasa Melayu
menambahkan bahan api
men-a-da-kan ba-han a-pi
MYမြန်မာ
ရွှေပြာ (Shwe pyar)
shwe pyar
NLNederlands
tanken
tan-ken
NONorsk
tanke
tan-ke
PAPA
ਸਰੋਤ (Sarot)
sar-ot
PLPolski
zatankować
za-tan-ko-vat
PTPortuguês
reabastecer
re-a-bas-te-cer
RORomână
reîncărca
re-in-char-ca
RUРусский
заправиться
za-pra-vit-sya
SVSvenska
tanka
tan-ka
SWKiswahili
kujaza mafuta
ku-ja-za ma-fu-ta
TAதமிழ்
எரிபொருள் நிரப்புக (Eripōruḷ nirappuk)
e-ri-po-rul ni-rap-puk
TEతెలుగు
చెరువును పూరించండి (Cheruvunu pūrinchandi)
che-ru-vu-nu poor-in-chan-di
THไทย
เติมน้ำมัน (Tem naam-man)
tem naam-man
TLTL
magdagdag ng gasolina
ma-gdag-dag ng ga-so-li-na
TRTürkçe
yakıt ikmali
yak-it ik-ma-li
UKУкраїнська
заправити
za-pra-vy-ty
URاردو
ہائی فوڈ (Hai fod)
hai fod
VITiếng Việt
đổ xăng
do xang
YOYO
àwọn ẹ̀tọ̀
awon etọ
ZH中文
加油 (Jiāyóu)
jia-yo-u
ZUZU
ukufutha
u-ku-fu-tha

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