oil

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.) aceite; petróleo

2. verb
(to put oil on or into: The machine will work better if it's oiled.) engrasar, lubricar
- oily
- oilfield
- oil paint
- oil painting
- oil palm
- oil-rig
- oil-tanker
- oil-well
- strike oil
oil1 n
1. petróleo
the oil industry la industria petrolera
2. aceite
we use olive oil for cooking para cocinar utilizamos aceite de oliva
oil2 vb lubricar
the axle needs oiling hay que lubricar el eje
oil
tr[ɔɪl]
noun
1 (gen) aceite nombre masculino
■ sunflower oil aceite de girasol
2 (petroleum) petróleo
■ crude oil crudo
3 SMALLART/SMALL (painting) óleo, pintura al óleo
transitive verb
1 engrasar, lubricar, lubrificar
plural noun oils
1 (paints) óleo
■ she paints in oils pinta al óleo
\
SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL
to be no oil painting no ser ninguna belleza
to oil somebody's palm untar la mano a alguien
to oil the wheels preparar el terreno
to pour oil on troubled waters templar los ánimos
to strike oil (find oil) encontrar petróleo 2 (become rich) hacer fortuna
oil drum bidón nombre masculino
oil gauge indicador nombre masculino del nivel de aceite
oil gun pistola de engrase
oil industry industria petrolera
oil lamp lámpara de aceite
oil painting cuadro al óleo, óleo
oil rig plataforma petrolífera
oil slick marea negra
oil tanker petrolero
oil well pozo petrolífero
oil ['ɔɪl] vt
: lubricar, engrasar, aceitar
oil n
1) : aceite m
2) petroleum: petróleo m
3) or oil painting : óleo m, pintura f al óleo
4) or oil paint(s) : óleo m
oil
adj.
• 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 ɔɪl
noun
1) u
a) (petroleum) petróleo m

to 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)

the oil industry — la industria petrolera

oil pipeline — oleoducto m

oil refinery — refinería f de petróleo

oil tanker — (ship) petrolero m; (truck) camión m cisterna (para petróleo)

b) (lubricant) aceite m

to pour oil on troubled waters — tratar de apaciguar los ánimos

c) (fuel oil) fuel-oil m, gasoil m
d) (for domestic lamps, stoves) queroseno m, kerosene m, parafina f (AmL)

to burn the midnight oil — quemarse las cejas

2) u c (Culin) aceite m
3)
a) c (painting) óleo m
b) oils pl (paints)

he paints in oils — pinta al óleo


II
transitive verb \<\<machine/hinge\>\> lubricar*, aceitar, engrasar; \<\<wood/bat\>\> darle* aceite a
[ɔɪl]
1. N
1) (also Aut) aceite m; (=holy oil) crisma f, santo óleo m

to check the oil — (Aut etc) revisar el nivel del aceite

- pour oil on troubled waters
- pour oil on the flames
midnight
2) (Geol) (as mineral) petróleo m

to strike oil — encontrar petróleo; (fig) encontrar un filón

3) (Art) óleo m

an oil by Rembrandt — un óleo de Rembrandt

to paint in oils — pintar al óleo

2.
VT lubricar, engrasar
- oil the wheels
- be well oiled
3.
CPD

oil 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 lamp N — lámpara f de aceite, quinqué m

oil level N — nivel m del aceite

oil paint N — (Art) óleo m, pintura f al óleo

oil painting N — (Art) pintura f al óleo

she's no oil painting * — no es ninguna belleza

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 rig N — torre f de perforación; (Naut) plataforma f de perforación submarina

oil slick N — (large) marea f negra; (small) mancha f de petróleo, capa f de petróleo (en el agua)

oil spill N — (=act) fuga f de petróleo (=substance)

= oil slick

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

oil well N — pozo m de petróleo

* * *

I [ɔɪl]
noun
1) u
a) (petroleum) petróleo m

to 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)

the oil industry — la industria petrolera

oil pipeline — oleoducto m

oil refinery — refinería f de petróleo

oil tanker — (ship) petrolero m; (truck) camión m cisterna (para petróleo)

b) (lubricant) aceite m

to pour oil on troubled waters — tratar de apaciguar los ánimos

c) (fuel oil) fuel-oil m, gasoil m
d) (for domestic lamps, stoves) queroseno m, kerosene m, parafina f (AmL)

to burn the midnight oil — quemarse las cejas

2) u c (Culin) aceite m
3)
a) c (painting) óleo m
b) oils pl (paints)

he paints in oils — pinta al óleo


II
transitive verb \<\<machine/hinge\>\> lubricar*, aceitar, engrasar; \<\<wood/bat\>\> darle* aceite a

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