What does gaz in French mean?

What is the meaning of the word gaz in French? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use gaz in French.

The word gaz in French means gas, gas, wind, gas lighter, gas stopcock, gas inlet, gas burner, gaslight, lamppost, gas bottle, gas bottle, camping stove, gas camping stove, gas-fired power station, gas-fuelled power plant, gas chamber, gas cooker, carbon dioxide, greenhouse gas emission, be like a zombie, gas explosion, greenhouse gas, water gas, ammonia gas, carbon dioxide, exhaust, exhaust gas, coal gas, petroleum gas, shale gas, mains gas, blood gases, blood gas tests, bottled gas, laughing gas, inert gas, nerve gas, tear gas, manufactured gas, mustard gas, natural gas, nerve gas, noble gas, ideal gas, atmospheric pollutant, air pollutant, pollutant gas, propellant, noble gas, sarin, sarin gas, synthesis gas, syngas, poison gas, gas generator, there's trouble brewing, gas mask, step on it, put your foot down, full throttle, gas pocket, smell of gas, gas turbine, white elephant, gasworks. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word gaz

gas

nom masculin (ressource naturelle gazeuse)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Dans le sud de la France on exploite du gaz naturel.
Natural gas is extracted in southern France.

gas

nom masculin (énergie combustible)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La cuisinière fonctionne avec du gaz en bouteille.
The cooker runs on bottled gas.

wind

nom masculin (pet) (UK, informal)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Il a mangé un cassoulet, cela lui donne des gaz.
He ate a cassoulet, which has given him wind.

gas lighter

nom masculin (appareil pour allumer le gaz)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les allume-gaz ont remplacé les allumettes.

gas stopcock, gas inlet

nom féminin (point de fourniture de gaz)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
L'arrivée de gaz se règle par un robinet.

gas burner

nom masculin (brûleur de laboratoire)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

gaslight, lamppost

nom masculin (lampadaire : lieu de combustion)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

gas bottle

nom féminin (bouteille de butane, propane) (UK)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

gas bottle

nom féminin (réserve mobile de gaz)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les bouteilles de gaz se vident souvent le dimanche.

camping stove, gas camping stove

nom masculin invariable (® (petit réchaud) (portable hob)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Tu as mis le camping-gaz dans la caravane ?

gas-fired power station, gas-fuelled power plant

nom féminin (centrale fonctionnant au gaz)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

gas chamber

nom féminin (procédé d'extermination)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

gas cooker

nom féminin (appareil de cuisson fonctionnant au gaz)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

carbon dioxide

nom masculin (gaz incolore, non toxique)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

greenhouse gas emission

nom féminin (cause de réchauffement climatique)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Pour limiter le réchauffement climatique, il convient de réduire les émissions de gaz à effet de serre comme le dioxyde de carbone.

be like a zombie

locution verbale (familier (être hébété) (colloquial)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")

gas explosion

nom féminin (déflagration due au gaz)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Une explosion de gaz a détruit une partie de ce bâtiment.

greenhouse gas

nom masculin (gaz modifiant le climat)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Cette usine rejette des gaz à effet de serre.
This factory is emitting greenhouse gases.

water gas

nom masculin (gaz de synthèse)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

ammonia gas

nom masculin (composé chimique (NH3)) (Chemistry)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le gaz ammoniac irrite les voies respiratoires.

carbon dioxide

nom masculin (CO2)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

exhaust, exhaust gas

nom masculin (gaz rejeté par les moteurs)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

coal gas

nom masculin (gaz issu de la houille)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

petroleum gas

nom masculin (gaz issu du pétrole)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

shale gas

nom masculin (gaz extrait du schiste)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La fracturation hydraulique permet l'extraction de gaz de schiste.
Hydraulic fracturing allows shale gas to be extracted.

mains gas

nom masculin (gaz distribué dans les habitations)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
À la campagne, peu de maisons sont connectées au gaz de ville.

blood gases

nom masculin pluriel (gaz présents dans le sang) (Medical)

(plural noun: Noun always used in plural form--for example, "jeans," "scissors.")
Un mauvais dosage des gaz du sang (oxygène et gaz carbonique) peut entraîner une insuffisance respiratoire.

blood gas tests

nom masculin pluriel (examen des gaz du sang) (Medical)

(plural noun: Noun always used in plural form--for example, "jeans," "scissors.")

bottled gas

nom masculin (gaz vendu en bouteille)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

laughing gas

nom masculin (gaz faisant rire)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

inert gas

nom masculin (gaz à faible réaction chimique)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

nerve gas

nom masculin (gaz nocif pour le système nerveux) (chemical weapon)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les gaz innervants sont parfois utilisés comme insecticides.

tear gas

nom masculin (agent chimique irritant les yeux)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les forces de l'ordre utilisent des gaz lacrymogènes pour disperser les manifestants.

manufactured gas

nom masculin (gaz fabriqué)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

mustard gas

nom masculin (arme de guerre, gaz incapacitant)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

natural gas

nom masculin (ressource naturelle)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Je me chauffe au gaz naturel.

nerve gas

nom masculin (poison du système nerveux)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le gaz neurotoxique est un poison toxique pour le système nerveux.

noble gas

nom masculin (gaz du groupe 18) (chemistry)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

ideal gas

nom masculin (gaz en équilibre au repos)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

atmospheric pollutant, air pollutant, pollutant gas

nom masculin (gaz nocif)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

propellant

nom masculin (gaz qui expulse [qch]) (gas)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le gaz propulseur permet d'expulser le contenu des aérosols.

noble gas

nom masculin (gaz du groupe 18) (chemistry)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

sarin, sarin gas

nom masculin (arme chimique) (chemical weapon)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le gaz sarin fut utilisé pour commettre des attentats.

synthesis gas, syngas

nom masculin (gaz produit chimiquement)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

poison gas

nom masculin (gaz nocif pour l'homme)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

gas generator

nom masculin (machine créant du gaz)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

there's trouble brewing

(L'atmosphère, l'ambiance est tendue)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")

gas mask

nom masculin (masque respiratoire pour air vicié)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

step on it, put your foot down

locution verbale (accélérer fortement)

full throttle

locution adverbiale (familier (à pleine vitesse)

(adverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very rare," "happening now," "fall down.")
Sur sa nouvelle moto, Pierre roule à plein gaz.

gas pocket

nom féminin (cavité renfermant du gaz)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

smell of gas

locution verbale (exhaler une odeur de gaz)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")

gas turbine

nom féminin (turbine à combustion)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La turbine à gaz produit de l'énergie mécanique.

white elephant

nom féminin (figuré, péjoratif (chose inutilement compliquée)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Ce nouveau système est une usine à gaz.
ⓘCette phrase n'est pas une traduction de la phrase originale. It's a real white elephant, big, unwieldy, complicated but doesn't work.

gasworks

nom féminin (usine de production de gaz) (factory)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Ma mère travaille à l'usine à gaz dans la ville d'à côté.
My mother works at the gasworks in the neighboring town.

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