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1 to have a well oiled tongue
to have a well oiled tongueser bom de bico. -
2 oil
[oil] 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.) óleo2. verb(to put oil on or into: The machine will work better if it's oiled.) olear- oils- oily
- oilfield
- oil paint
- oil painting
- oil palm
- oil-rig
- oil-tanker
- oil-well
- strike oil* * *[ɔil] n 1 óleo. 2 petróleo. 3 azeite. 4 pl oils tintas a óleo. 5 pintura a óleo. 6 sl conversa untuosa, aduladora. • vt 1 azeitar, olear, lubrificar, untar. 2 ungir. 3 transformar em óleo. 4 tornar-se oleoso. 5 abastecer-se com óleo combustível. 6 sl subornar, adular. crude oil óleo cru. oil by-product derivado de petróleo. oil of turpentine essência de terebintina. oil of vitriol ácido sulfúrico. sour oil petróleo com alto teor de enxofre. sweet oil petróleo com baixo teor de enxofre. to burn the midnight oil estudar até altas horas, queimar as pestanas. to drill for oil perfurar em busca de petróleo. to have a well oiled tongue ser bom de bico. to oil a man’s palm subornar alguém. to oil on troubled waters pôr água na fervura, acalmar os ânimos. to pour oil into the fire pôr óleo na fogueira. to strike oil a) descobrir um poço de petróleo. b) enriquecer de repente.
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