Definition: (familiar) - to work, use
Il carbure trop souvent au crédit - He uses (buys on) credit too often
L'usine carbure aux 35 heures - The factory works 35 hours (a week)
Familiar expressions: Ça carbure ? - How's it going?; Il carbure au rouge - Red wine is his poison/tipple; Ça carbure sec ici ! - They're really drinking it down!, They're working flat out!
Literal meaning: to carburet, to carburize; to be tuned (e.g., motor)
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Il carbure trop souvent au crédit - He uses (buys on) credit too often
L'usine carbure aux 35 heures - The factory works 35 hours (a week)
Familiar expressions: Ça carbure ? - How's it going?; Il carbure au rouge - Red wine is his poison/tipple; Ça carbure sec ici ! - They're really drinking it down!, They're working flat out!
Literal meaning: to carburet, to carburize; to be tuned (e.g., motor)
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Pronunciation: [kar bu ray]Audio Link
