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1. noun(a usually thick liquid that will not mix with water, obtained from plants, animals and minerals: olive oil; whale oil; vegetable oil; cooking oil; He put some oil on the hinges of the door; The car's engine is in need of oil.) aceite; petróleo
2. verb(to put oil on or into: The machine will work better if it's oiled.) engrasar, lubricar- oils- oily
- oilfield
- oil paint
- oil painting
- oil palm
- oil-rig
- oil-tanker
- oil-well
- strike oil
oil1 n1. petróleo2. aceiteoil2 vb lubricartr[ɔɪl]1 (gen) aceite nombre masculino2 (petroleum) petróleo3 SMALLART/SMALL (painting) óleo, pintura al óleo1 engrasar, lubricar, lubrificar1 (paints) óleo\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto be no oil painting no ser ninguna bellezato oil somebody's palm untar la mano a alguiento oil the wheels preparar el terrenoto pour oil on troubled waters templar los ánimosoil drum bidón nombre masculinooil gauge indicador nombre masculino del nivel de aceiteoil gun pistola de engraseoil industry industria petroleraoil lamp lámpara de aceiteoil painting cuadro al óleo, óleooil rig plataforma petrolíferaoil slick marea negraoil tanker petrolerooil well pozo petrolíferooil ['ɔɪl] vt: lubricar, engrasar, aceitaroil n1) : aceite m2) petroleum: petróleo madj.• petrolero, -a adj.n.• aceite s.m.• petróleo s.m.• óleo s.m.v.• aceitar v.• engrasar v.• lubricar v.• lubrificar v.• untar v.
I ɔɪl1) ua) ( petroleum) petróleo mto strike oil — (colloq) dar* con una mina de oro or con la gallina de los huevos de oro (fam); (lit: reach oil) encontrar* petróleo; (before n)
oil refinery — refinería f de petróleo
oil tanker — ( ship) petrolero m; ( truck) camión m cisterna ( para petróleo)
b) ( lubricant) aceite mc) ( fuel oil) fuel-oil m, gasoil md) (for domestic lamps, stoves) queroseno m, kerosene m, parafina f (AmL)to burn the midnight oil — quemarse las cejas
2) u c ( Culin) aceite m3)a) c ( painting) óleo m
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transitive verb \<\<machine/hinge\>\> lubricar*, aceitar, engrasar; \<\<wood/bat\>\> darle* aceite a[ɔɪl]1. N1) (also Aut) aceite m; (=holy oil) crisma f, santo óleo mto check the oil — (Aut etc) revisar el nivel del aceite
- pour oil on troubled waters- pour oil on the flamesmidnight2) (Geol) (as mineral) petróleo mto strike oil — encontrar petróleo; (fig) encontrar un filón
3) (Art) óleo m2.VT lubricar, engrasar- oil the wheels- be well oiled3.CPDoil change N — (Aut) cambio m de aceite
oil colours NPL — (Art) óleos mpl
oil deposits NPL — (Geol) yacimientos mpl de petróleo
oil embargo N — embargo m petrolífero
oil filter N — (Aut) filtro m de aceite
oil gauge N — (Aut) indicador m de(l) aceite
oil industry N — industria f del petróleo
oil paint N — (Art) óleo m, pintura f al óleo
oil painting N — (Art) pintura f al óleo
oil pipeline N — oleoducto m
oil platform N — plataforma f petrolífera
oil pollution N — contaminación f petrolífera
oil pressure N — (Aut) presión f del aceite
oil refinery N — refinería f de petróleo
= oil slickoil spill N — (=act) fuga f de petróleo (=substance)
oil stove N — (for cooking) cocina f de petróleo; (for heating) estufa f de petróleo
oil tanker N — petrolero m
oil terminal N — terminal f petrolífera
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I [ɔɪl]1) ua) ( petroleum) petróleo mto strike oil — (colloq) dar* con una mina de oro or con la gallina de los huevos de oro (fam); (lit: reach oil) encontrar* petróleo; (before n)
oil refinery — refinería f de petróleo
oil tanker — ( ship) petrolero m; ( truck) camión m cisterna ( para petróleo)
b) ( lubricant) aceite mc) ( fuel oil) fuel-oil m, gasoil md) (for domestic lamps, stoves) queroseno m, kerosene m, parafina f (AmL)to burn the midnight oil — quemarse las cejas
2) u c ( Culin) aceite m3)a) c ( painting) óleo m
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transitive verb \<\<machine/hinge\>\> lubricar*, aceitar, engrasar; \<\<wood/bat\>\> darle* aceite a
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