| Wichtigste Übersetzungen |
| gas n | (chemical vapor) (Chemie) | Gas Nn |
| | The volcano emitted a lot of poisonous gas. |
| | Der Vulkan entließ viel giftiges Gas. |
| gas n | (fuel for cooking, heating) (Gastronomie) | Gas Nn |
| | Erin bought a container of gas for the camp stove. |
| | Erin brachte für den Campingofen einen Container Gas mit. |
| gas n | US, colloquial, abbreviation (gasoline: petrol) | Benzin Nn |
| | (Slang, Automobil) | Sprit Nm |
| | John put some twenty dollars' worth of gas into his truck. |
| | John steckte etwa 20 Euro in den Kauf von Benzin für sein LKW. |
| gas n | US, informal (wind: fart, flatulence) (Slang) | Furz Nm |
| | (Medizin) | Blähungen Npl |
| | Jack passed gas in class by accident. |
| | Jack ließ einen Furz während des Unterrichts los. |
| gas n | US (wind: intestinal gas pains) (Biologie) | Blähungen Npl |
| | Erin had terrible gas that kept her up all night. |
| | Erin hatte schreckliche Blähungen und konnte deswegen die ganze Nacht nicht schlafen. |
| the gas n | US, informal (accelerator) (ugs, Automobil) | Gas Nn |
| | (Automobil) | Gaspedal Nn |
| | The driver stepped on the gas and passed the truck. |
| | Der Fahrer gab Gas und überholte den LKW. |
| Zusätzliche Übersetzungen |
| a gas n | dated, slang ([sth] funny or fun) (Slang) | ein Brüller Nm |
| | (Slang) | der Knaller Nm |
| | Joe's party was a gas. You should have come! |
| gas⇒ vi | slang (chat, talk at length) (Slang) | labern Vi |
| | (ugs) | schwätzen Vi |
| | (ugs) | schwatzen Vi |
| | Stop gassing and get back to work! |
| gas [sb]⇒ vtr | (kill with fumes) | jmdn vergasen Vt |
| | The despot gassed his political enemies. |
| gas [sth]⇒ vtr | (singe fibers) | etwas verbrennen Vt |
| | | etwas versengen Vt |
| | Fred gassed the fibers off the cloth. |
| gas [sb]⇒ vtr | (attack with gas) | gegen jemanden Giftgas einsetzen VP |
| | | gegen jemanden einen Giftgasangriff ausführen VP |
| | | jemanden mit Giftgas angreifen VP |
| | The enemy gassed our troops. |
Zusammengesetzte Wörter:
gas | gassed |
dittany,
gas plant,
burning bush,
fraxinella n | (aromatic herb) | Diptam-Dost Nm |
| | | Kretischer Diptam Nm |
| | | Dittam, Diktam Nm |
exhaust,
exhaust gas n | (vehicle: gases) | Abgase Npl |
| | The exhaust from the car in front was so smelly, Linda had to close her car windows. |
| | Die Abgase von dem Auto vor ihr stanken so sehr, dass Linda die Autofenster schließen musste. |
fill up with gas (US),
fill up with petrol (UK) v expr | informal (petrol tank: fill) | volltanken Vt, sepa |
| | | tanken Vi |
| | | betanken Vt |
| | Make sure you fill up with petrol before we get to the motorway. |
filling station attendant,
service station attendant,
also US: gas station attendant,
also UK: petrol station attendant n | (employee at service station) | Tankwart Nm |
| | You'll need to tell the filling station attendant the number of the pump you used to fill up your car. |
gas tank (US),
petrol tank (UK),
fuel tank n | (vehicle's petrol storage container) | Tank, Benzintank Nm |
| | An explosion may occur if the fuel tank ruptures. |
| gas burner n | (gas jet on stove) | Gasbrenner Nm |
| | I prefer to cook on a stove with a gas burner. |
| gas chamber n | (execution room) | Gaskammer Nf |
| | Means of execution include the gas chamber and electric chair. |
| gas company n | (public company selling gas) | Gasfirma Nf |
| | | Gasunternehmen, Gasversorgungsunternehmen Nn |
| | | Gaslieferant Nm |
| | The gas company raised its rates for the winter. |
| gas generator n | (device: produces gas) | Gaserzeuger Nm |
| | | Gasgenerator Nm |
| | The gas generator produces electricity using propane gas fuel. |
| gas guzzler n | slang (vehicle: uses lot of fuel) | Spritschlucker, Benzinschlucker Nm |
| | | Benzinverschwender Nm |
| | The car is a gas guzzler, getting 15 miles per gallon or less in the city. |
| gas heater n | (heating appliance that runs on gas) | Gasofen Nm |
| | | Gasheizung Nf |
| | The home we are planning to buy has a gas heater. |
| gas lamp n | (lamp burning gas) | Gaslampe Nf |
| | In the 19th century, many streets were illuminated by gas lamps. |
| gas lighter n | (device: produces flame) | Gasfeuerzeug Nn |
| | Ian lit the stove with a gas lighter. |
| gas mask n | (protective respirator) | Gasmaske Nf |
| | (vage) | Atemschutz Nm |
| | Use a gas mask so you don't breathe in the deadly fumes. |
| gas meter n | (meter measuring gas used) | Gaszähler Nm |
| | | Gasuhr Nf |
| | Your gas bill is calculated based on monthly readings of your gas meter. |
| gas oil n | (intermediate viscosity fuel) | Ölgas Nn |
| gas pedal n | US (accelerator) (Auto) | Gaspedal Nn |
| | She slammed on the gas pedal and sped down the street. |
gas pump (US),
petrol pump (UK) n | (fuel dispenser for vehicles) | Zapfsäule Nf |
| | | Gaspumpe Nf |
gas station (US),
petrol station (UK),
filling station n | (sells gasoline for cars) | Tankstelle Nf |
| | (Slang) | Tanke Nf |
| | Where's the nearest gas station? I'm almost on empty. |
| | I stopped at a petrol station to buy petrol and check my tyre pressure. |
| | Wo ist die nächste Tankstelle? Ich habe fast kein Benzin mehr. |
| | Ich hielt an der nächsten Tanke, füllte meinen Tank auf und checkte meinen Reifendruck. |
| gas stove n | (appliance: cooker) | Gasofen Nm |
| | Gas stoves are far more efficient than electric stoves. |
| gas turbine n | (rotary gas engine) | Gasturbine Nf |
| | | mit Gas betriebene Turbine Rdw |
| | The gas turbine generates electricity to power the university's buildings. |
gas-driven (US),
petrol-driven (UK) adj | (powered by gas) | Erdgas- Präf |
| | | CNG- Präf |
| | I predict that within my lifetime the gas-driven automobile will be obsolete. |
| gas-fired adj | (using gas as fuel) | Gas- Präf |
gasholder,
gas holder n | (large gas storage container) | Gasspeicher Nm |
| | | Gasbehälter Nm |
| | | Gasometer Nm |
| greenhouse gas n | (global warming: CO2, etc.) | Treibhausgas Nn |
| | Many countries have agreed to cut their emissions of greenhouse gases. |
| | Viele Länder sind überein gekommen, den Ausstoß von Treibhausgasen zu reduzieren. |
| greenhouse gas emissions npl | (global-warming gases emitted) | Treibhausgasemissionen Npl |
| | | Treibhausgase Npl |
| LPG n | acronym (liquefied petroleum gas) (Anglizismus, Abk) | LPG Nn |
| | | Flüssiggas Nn |
| natural gas n | (fuel consisting largely of methane) | Erdgas Nn |
| | I heat my home with natural gas. |
| pass gas vtr + n | US (emit wind) | einen stehen lassen, einen fahren lassen Rdw |
| | | pupsen Vi |
| | | furzen Vi |
| | A baby can pass gas up to 20 times a day. |
| step on the gas interj | informal (accelerate, drive faster) | Gas geben Nn + Vt |
| | (informell) | auf die Tube drücken Rdw |
| | | aufs Gas treten Rdw |
| | Step on the gas or we'll be late for church. |
| tear gas n | (chemical: irritates the eyes) | Tränengas Nn |
| | The cops fired tear gas into the crowd when they refused to disperse. |