auftanken

(trennb., hat -ge-)

I vt/i fill up; FLUG. refuel

II v/t fig., umg. (Energie) recharge one’s batteries; ich will ein bisschen Sonne auftanken I want to catch some sun(shine)

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to fill up; to fuel; to refuel

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auf|tan|ken

vti sep

to fill up; (AVIAT) to refuel; 500 Liter to refuel with, to take on; 10 Liter to put in

Benzin áúftanken — to fill up with petrol (Brit) or gas (US)

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1) (to give or take fuel: The tanker will leave when it has finished fuelling / being fuelled.) fuel

2) (to supply (an aeroplane etc) with more fuel: The plane has to be refuelled every thousand miles; The plane stopped to refuel.) refuel

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auf|tan·ken

I. vt

▪ etw \auftanken to fill up sth sep

▪ aufgetankt with a full tank pred

ein Flugzeug \auftanken to refuel a plane

II. vi

1. (den Tank auffüllen) to fill up, to fill [or refill] the tank; (Flugzeug) to refuel

2. (fam: sich erholen) to recharge one's batteries

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1.

transitives Verb fill up; refuel <aircraft>

2.

intransitives Verb fill up; <aircraft> refuel

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auftanken (trennb, hat -ge-)

A. v/t & v/i fill up; FLUG refuel

B. v/t fig, umg (Energie) recharge one’s batteries;

ich will ein bisschen Sonne auftanken I want to catch some sun(shine)

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1.

transitives Verb fill up; refuel <aircraft>

2.

intransitives Verb fill up; <aircraft> refuel

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v.

to refuel v.