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Oil - English meaning

Oil – definitions in English dictionary

noun

A viscous liquid derived from petroleum, especially for use as a fuel or lubricant.

Usage examples:

That competition is helping the world move away from carbon-rich fuels, like oil and coal.
noun

Oil paint.

Usage examples:

A portrait in oils
noun

Information or facts.

Usage examples:

Young had some good oil on the adelaide races
verb

Lubricate, coat, or impregnate with oil.

Usage examples:

I'll oil that gate for you tomorrow
verb

Supply with oil as fuel.

Usage examples:

Attempts should not be made to oil individual tanks too rapidly
noun

Thick, liquid fat obtained from plants which does not mix with water and is used esp. in cooking

Usage examples:

[ u ] vegetable/corn/olive oil, [ u ] i like oil and vinegar on my salad., [ c ] these cookies are …
noun

A thick liquid that comes from under the earth's surface and is used as a fuel and for making plastics, etc.

Usage examples:

More than 6,000 rigs were drilling for oil and gas., the oil price increase is a genuine concern., …

Oil translation into English

Oil: translate from English into Chinese

Translate oil into Chinese (Simplified)}
油, 石油, 加油, 上油, 膏, 涂上, 擦上

Oil: translate from English into Dutch

Translate oil into Dutch}
Olie-, Olie, Oliën, Petroleum, Olie worden, Met olie insmeren, Vleierij, Omkoperij, Met olie bereiden, Stookolie innemen

Oil: translate from English into French

Translate oil into French}
Pétrole, Huile, Huiler, Lubrifier, Graisser

Oil: translate from English into German

Translate oil into German}
Öl, Erdöl, Ölen, Ölgemälde, Ölfarbe, Schmieren, Einschmieren, Schmeicheleien, Firnissen

Oil: translate from English into Hindi

Translate oil into Hindi}
तेल, तेल का, तैल, घी, तेल देना, रोग़न, लगाना, चिकनाना, चिकनाई करना, चिकना करना

Oil: translate from English into Italian

Translate oil into Italian}
Olio, Petrolio, Nafta, Oliare, Lubrificare, Ungere

Oil: translate from English into Korean

Translate oil into Korean}
기름, 유화 물감, 녹이다, 녹다, 유포제 옷, 상의와 바지로 된 유포제 옷, ...에 기름을 바르다, ...에 기름을 먹이다, 지방 따위를 녹이다, 지방 따위가 녹다, 버터 따위가 녹다, 기름의, 기름에서 채취되는, 기름을 연료로 사용하는

Oil: translate from English into Russian

Translate oil into Russian}
Масло, Нефтяной, Нефть, Масляный, Смазать, Смазывать, Смазочный материал, Масляная краска, Жидкая смазка, Пропитывать маслом, Масло жидкое, Промасливать, Картина, написанная маслом

Oil: translate from English into Spanish

Translate oil into Spanish}
Aceite, Petróleo, Óleo, Petrolero, Engrasar, Aceitar, Lubricar, Crisma, Lubrificar, Santo óleo, Caldos, Enaceitar, Pintar

Word origin

Middle English: from Old Northern French olie, Old French oile, from Latin oleum ‘(olive) oil’; compare with olea ‘olive’.

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