Russian-English translations for жать на газ

• gas
  A lot of gas had escaped from the cylinder
  The atmosphere is made up of a number of different gases
  Gas-fired power stations have largely replaced coal-burning ones
• hit the gas
  Theyre gaining on you; youd better hit the gas, now!
• step on it
  If I step on it, I can still arrive on time.
  Theyll have to step on it to finish the paper tonight.