| Sammansatta former: |
| Engelska | Svenska |
exhaust,
exhaust gas n | (vehicle: gases) (oftast i plural) | avgas s |
| The exhaust from the car in front was so smelly, Linda had to close her car windows. |
fill up with gas (US),
fill up with petrol (UK) v expr | informal (petrol tank: fill) | tanka vtr |
| Make sure you fill up with petrol before we get to the motorway. |
| gas burner n | (gas jet on stove) | gasbrännare s |
| gaslåga s |
| I prefer to cook on a stove with a gas burner. |
| gas chamber n | (execution room) | gaskammare s |
| Means of execution include the gas chamber and electric chair. |
| gas company n | (public company selling gas) | gasverk, gasbolag s |
| The gas company raised its rates for the winter. |
| gas generator n | (device: produces gas) | gasgenerator s |
| The gas generator produces electricity using propane gas fuel. |
| gas guzzler n | slang (vehicle: uses lot of fuel) (vardagligt) | bensinslukare s |
| 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) | gaspanna s |
| gasvärmare s |
| The home we are planning to buy has a gas heater. |
| gas lamp n | (lamp burning gas) | gaslampa s |
| In the 19th century, many streets were illuminated by gas lamps. |
| gas lighter n | (device: produces flame) | gaständare s |
| Ian lit the stove with a gas lighter. |
| gas mark n | (gas oven: temperature setting) | gastermometer s |
| värmeinställning på gasspis s |
| gas meter n | (meter measuring gas used) | gasmätare s |
| Your gas bill is calculated based on monthly readings of your gas meter. |
| gas pedal n | US (accelerator) | gaspedal s |
| She slammed on the gas pedal and sped down the street. |
gas station (US),
petrol station (UK),
filling station n | (sells gasoline for cars) | bensinstation s |
| (informell) | bensinmack, mack s |
| 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. |
gas station attendant (US),
petrol pump attendant (UK) n | (person who works petrol pumps) | person som jobbar på bensinstation s |
| I can't remember the last time I saw a petrol pump attendant in the UK. |
| gas stove n | (appliance: cooker) | gasspis s |
| Gas stoves are far more efficient than electric stoves. |
| gas turbine n | (rotary gas engine) | gasturbin s |
| The gas turbine generates electricity to power the university's buildings. |
gasholder,
gas holder n | (large gas storage container) (behållare) | gasklocka s |
| greenhouse gas n | (global warming: CO2, etc.) | växthusgas s |
| Many countries have agreed to cut their emissions of greenhouse gases. |
| natural gas n | (fuel consisting largely of methane) | naturgas s |
| I heat my home with natural gas. |
| step on the gas interj | informal (accelerate, drive faster) (bildlig, vardagligt) | köra gasen i botten, trampa gasen i botten vbal uttr |
| (vardagligt) | sätta full fart vbal uttr |
| Step on the gas or we'll be late for church. |
| tear gas n | (chemical: irritates the eyes) | tårgas s |
| The cops fired tear gas into the crowd when they refused to disperse. |
