Difference between revisions of "fuel"
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#na wetin be like chemical water wey dey give power to engine | #na wetin be like chemical water wey dey give power to engine | ||
| − | #:* {{ux|dv|I dey go buy '''fuel''' for generator.|Egbokhare_2020. (I am | + | #:* {{ux|dv|I dey go buy '''fuel''' for generator.|Egbokhare_2020. (I am off to buy fuel for the generator.)}} |
#:* {{ux|dv|I no fit queue for '''fuel''', come use am dance azonto inside Lagos traffic. |(bbc_63114,(I refuse to waste the fuel I laboured to buy in Lagos traffic)}} | #:* {{ux|dv|I no fit queue for '''fuel''', come use am dance azonto inside Lagos traffic. |(bbc_63114,(I refuse to waste the fuel I laboured to buy in Lagos traffic)}} | ||
#:* {{ux|dv|E no end dia o, di generator go still need '''fuel''' or diesel to give am power. |(bbc_44940. (The generator still needs fuel or diesel to power it.)}} | #:* {{ux|dv|E no end dia o, di generator go still need '''fuel''' or diesel to give am power. |(bbc_44940. (The generator still needs fuel or diesel to power it.)}} | ||
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| − | #make person or someting dey behind | + | #make person or someting dey behind, dey scatter. |
#:* {{ux|dv|na Government dey '''fuel''' the whole crisis jare. |NSC_Legbeti_2020. (The Government is inciting the crisis)}} | #:* {{ux|dv|na Government dey '''fuel''' the whole crisis jare. |NSC_Legbeti_2020. (The Government is inciting the crisis)}} | ||
#:* {{ux|dv|My pastor say na my mother in law dey '''fuel''' the quarrel wey my husband dey make wit me since all last year. |NSC_Legbeti_2020. (My pastor said my mother in law is behind the quarrels in my home)}} | #:* {{ux|dv|My pastor say na my mother in law dey '''fuel''' the quarrel wey my husband dey make wit me since all last year. |NSC_Legbeti_2020. (My pastor said my mother in law is behind the quarrels in my home)}} | ||
Revision as of 14:18, 9 November 2020
Naija
Etymology
From: English fuel
Pronunciation
- fúԑ̀l
Frequency
- Frequency in NSC treebank: 19
- Frequency rank in NSC treebank: 478
- Frequency in raw corpus: 302
- Frequency rank in raw corpus: 981
Noun
- na wetin be like chemical water wey dey give power to engine
- I dey go buy fuel for generator. — Egbokhare_2020. (I am off to buy fuel for the generator.)
- I no fit queue for fuel, come use am dance azonto inside Lagos traffic. — (bbc_63114,(I refuse to waste the fuel I laboured to buy in Lagos traffic)
- E no end dia o, di generator go still need fuel or diesel to give am power. — (bbc_44940. (The generator still needs fuel or diesel to power it.)
- na slang wey mean food
- I beg tell Oga say our belle need fuel . — NSC_Legbeti_2020. (Please tell the boss that we are hungry)
Synonyms
Translations
- English: petrol
Verb
- make person or someting dey behind, dey scatter.
- na Government dey fuel the whole crisis jare. — NSC_Legbeti_2020. (The Government is inciting the crisis)
- My pastor say na my mother in law dey fuel the quarrel wey my husband dey make wit me since all last year. — NSC_Legbeti_2020. (My pastor said my mother in law is behind the quarrels in my home)
Synonyms
Translations
- English: instigate