"en avoir sous le capot" meaning in French

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Verb

IPA: /ɑ̃ a.vwaʁ su l(ə) ka.po/ Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-LoquaxFR-en avoir sous le capot.wav
Etymology: Literally, “to have a lot of it (i.e. power) under the hood”. Etymology templates: {{m-g|to have a lot of it (i.e. power) under the hood}} “to have a lot of it (i.e. power) under the hood”, {{lit|to have a lot of it (i.e. power) under the hood}} Literally, “to have a lot of it (i.e. power) under the hood” Head templates: {{fr-verb}} en avoir sous le capot
  1. (of a car) to have plenty of power under the bonnet; to be a beast
    Sense id: en-en_avoir_sous_le_capot-fr-verb-jb0Ut8VW Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 54 46 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 48 52 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 49 51
  2. (figuratively) to have plenty of energy in store, to be very energetic Tags: figuratively Synonyms: déborder d'énergie, avoir de l'énergie à revendre
    Sense id: en-en_avoir_sous_le_capot-fr-verb-0ASCsTuM Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 54 46 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 48 52 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 49 51
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: en avoir sous le pied, en avoir sous la pédale, en avoir sous le coude
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