feeding off

12:54 Aug 21, 2020
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English to French translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Petroleum Eng/Sci / Hydrocarbon
English term or phrase: feeding off
The remaining continues to rise and cool with various products condensing and feeding off
Nesrine Echroudi
Tunisia


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3tirer son énergie de
Jean-Paul ROSETO


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tirer son énergie de


Explanation:
Hello and welcome, losher.

To me, "feeding on" means literally eating or consuming. Feeding off is usually used figuratively, to mean deriving energy from.


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