Significado de oil en inglés
oiloil1 /ɔɪl/ noun 
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natural substance under the ground [uncountable] the thick dark liquid from under the ground from which petrol is producedlíquido espeso y oscuro extraído del subsuelo del que se obtiene la gasolina; petróleo: 
a rise in the price of oilun aumento en el precio del petróleo the importance of protecting our oil suppliesla importancia de proteger nuestros suministros de petróleo an oil refinery (=factory where oil is made purer)una refinería de petróleo (=fábrica donde se purifica el petróleo)2fuel [uncountable] a smooth thick liquid that is used to make machines run easily or is burned to produce heatlíquido suave y espeso que se usa para lubricar máquinas o se quema para producir calor; aceite: Check the oil level in your car every week.Revisa el nivel de aceite de tu coche cada semana. The heating system runs on oil.El sistema de calefacción funciona con gasóleo.3liquid from plants [countable, uncountable] a smooth thick liquid made from plants or some animals, used especially in cooking or for making beauty productslíquido suave y espeso obtenido de plantas o de algunos animales, usado especialmente en cocina o para fabricar productos de belleza; aceite: cooking oilaceite de cocinaolive/vegetable/sunflower etc oil coconut oil shampoochampú de aceite de coco Fish oils are supposed to help relieve arthritis.Se supone que los aceites de pescado ayudan a aliviar la artritis. → castor oil, cod-liver oil, linseed oil4paint oils [plural] paints that contain oilpinturas que contienen aceite SYN oil paintsin oils I usually paint in oils (=using oils).Suelo pintar al óleo (=usando óleos). → burn the midnight oil at burn1(20), → pour oil on troubled waters at pour(8)COLLOCATIONSCOLOCACIONESverbsverbosdiscover/find oil· Oil was discovered in Saudi Arabia in 1938.El petróleo fue descubierto en Arabia Saudita en 1938.· How does a company go about finding oil and getting it from the ground?¿Cómo se plantea una empresa encontrar petróleo y extraerlo del subsuelo?hit/strike oil (=to find oil when you are digging for it)· The engineers drilled down a few hundred metres until they hit oil.Los ingenieros perforaron varios cientos de metros hasta dar con el petróleo.· The Ohio Oil Company struck oil on May 3rd.La Ohio Oil Company encontró petróleo el 3 de mayo.drill for oil· Plans to drill for oil off the New South Wales coast have recently been revived.Los planes para perforar en busca de petróleo frente a la costa de Nueva Gales del Sur han sido retomados recientemente.produce oil (=to have natural areas of oil, and take it out of the ground)· The US does not produce enough oil to meet its own needs.Estados Unidos no produce suficiente petróleo para satisfacer sus propias necesidades.extract oil formalformal (=to take oil out of an area)· the difficult process of extracting the oilel difícil proceso de extraer el petróleoadjectivesadjetivoscrude oil (=oil in its natural state)· the price of crude oilel precio del petróleo crudorefined oil (=oil that has been treated by an industrial process)· They had exported refined oil.Habían exportado petróleo refinado.offshore oil (=found under the sea, not far from the coast)· The company has the technical capabilities to produce offshore oil.La empresa tiene la capacidad técnica para producir petróleo en alta mar.heavy/light oil· 2,000 barrels of heavy oil are produced a day.Se producen 2.000 barriles de petróleo pesado al día.· The oil corporation announced the discovery of another field of light oil.La corporación petrolera anunció el descubrimiento de otro yacimiento de petróleo ligero.oil + NOUNoil + SUSTANTIVOoil prices· The increase in oil prices has prompted warnings of a global recession.El aumento de los precios del petróleo ha desencadenado advertencias de una recesión mundial.the oil industry· He works in in the oil industry.Él trabaja en la industria petrolera.an oil company· YPF was the state oil company in Argentina.YPF era la empresa petrolera estatal de Argentina.an oil producer (=a country which produces oil)· The Soviet Union is the world's largest oil producer.La Unión Soviética es el mayor productor de petróleo del mundo.an oil refinery (=a place where oil is treated by an industrial process)· an oil refinery in Perthuna refinería de petróleo en Perthoil production· a fall in US oil productionuna caída en la producción de petróleo de EE. UU.an oil spill (=situation in which oil comes out of a ship or other container into the sea)· a terrible oil spill near the Shetland Islandsun terrible derrame de petróleo cerca de las Islas Shetlandan oil crisis (=situation in which there is not enough oil, and the price of oil is very high)· The world is facing an oil crisis.El mundo se enfrenta a una crisis del petróleo.an oil rig (=structure on land or in the sea with equipment for getting oil out of the ground)· an oil rig in the North Seauna plataforma petrolífera en el Mar del Norte
Ver todas las traducciones1natural substance under the ground [uncountable] the thick dark liquid from under the ground from which petrol is producedlíquido espeso y oscuro extraído del subsuelo del que se obtiene la gasolina; petróleo: a rise in the price of oilun aumento en el precio del petróleo the importance of protecting our oil suppliesla importancia de proteger nuestros suministros de petróleo an oil refinery (=factory where oil is made purer)una refinería de petróleo (=fábrica donde se purifica el petróleo)2fuel [uncountable] a smooth thick liquid that is used to make machines run easily or is burned to produce heatlíquido suave y espeso que se usa para lubricar máquinas o se quema para producir calor; aceite: Check the oil level in your car every week.Revisa el nivel de aceite de tu coche cada semana. The heating system runs on oil.El sistema de calefacción funciona con gasóleo.3liquid from plants [countable, uncountable] a smooth thick liquid made from plants or some animals, used especially in cooking or for making beauty productslíquido suave y espeso obtenido de plantas o de algunos animales, usado especialmente en cocina o para fabricar productos de belleza; aceite: cooking oilaceite de cocinaolive/vegetable/sunflower etc oil coconut oil shampoochampú de aceite de coco Fish oils are supposed to help relieve arthritis.Se supone que los aceites de pescado ayudan a aliviar la artritis. → castor oil, cod-liver oil, linseed oil4paint oils [plural] paints that contain oilpinturas que contienen aceite SYN oil paintsin oils I usually paint in oils (=using oils).Suelo pintar al óleo (=usando óleos). → burn the midnight oil at burn1(20), → pour oil on troubled waters at pour(8)COLLOCATIONSCOLOCACIONESverbsverbosdiscover/find oil· Oil was discovered in Saudi Arabia in 1938.El petróleo fue descubierto en Arabia Saudita en 1938.· How does a company go about finding oil and getting it from the ground?¿Cómo se plantea una empresa encontrar petróleo y extraerlo del subsuelo?hit/strike oil (=to find oil when you are digging for it)· The engineers drilled down a few hundred metres until they hit oil.Los ingenieros perforaron varios cientos de metros hasta dar con el petróleo.· The Ohio Oil Company struck oil on May 3rd.La Ohio Oil Company encontró petróleo el 3 de mayo.drill for oil· Plans to drill for oil off the New South Wales coast have recently been revived.Los planes para perforar en busca de petróleo frente a la costa de Nueva Gales del Sur han sido retomados recientemente.produce oil (=to have natural areas of oil, and take it out of the ground)· The US does not produce enough oil to meet its own needs.Estados Unidos no produce suficiente petróleo para satisfacer sus propias necesidades.extract oil formalformal (=to take oil out of an area)· the difficult process of extracting the oilel difícil proceso de extraer el petróleoadjectivesadjetivoscrude oil (=oil in its natural state)· the price of crude oilel precio del petróleo crudorefined oil (=oil that has been treated by an industrial process)· They had exported refined oil.Habían exportado petróleo refinado.offshore oil (=found under the sea, not far from the coast)· The company has the technical capabilities to produce offshore oil.La empresa tiene la capacidad técnica para producir petróleo en alta mar.heavy/light oil· 2,000 barrels of heavy oil are produced a day.Se producen 2.000 barriles de petróleo pesado al día.· The oil corporation announced the discovery of another field of light oil.La corporación petrolera anunció el descubrimiento de otro yacimiento de petróleo ligero.oil + NOUNoil + SUSTANTIVOoil prices· The increase in oil prices has prompted warnings of a global recession.El aumento de los precios del petróleo ha desencadenado advertencias de una recesión mundial.the oil industry· He works in in the oil industry.Él trabaja en la industria petrolera.an oil company· YPF was the state oil company in Argentina.YPF era la empresa petrolera estatal de Argentina.an oil producer (=a country which produces oil)· The Soviet Union is the world's largest oil producer.La Unión Soviética es el mayor productor de petróleo del mundo.an oil refinery (=a place where oil is treated by an industrial process)· an oil refinery in Perthuna refinería de petróleo en Perthoil production· a fall in US oil productionuna caída en la producción de petróleo de EE. UU.an oil spill (=situation in which oil comes out of a ship or other container into the sea)· a terrible oil spill near the Shetland Islandsun terrible derrame de petróleo cerca de las Islas Shetlandan oil crisis (=situation in which there is not enough oil, and the price of oil is very high)· The world is facing an oil crisis.El mundo se enfrenta a una crisis del petróleo.an oil rig (=structure on land or in the sea with equipment for getting oil out of the ground)· an oil rig in the North Seauna plataforma petrolífera en el Mar del Norteoiloil2 verb [transitive] 1to put oil onto part of a machine or part of something that moves, to help it to move or work more smoothlyponer aceite en una parte de una máquina o en algo que se mueve para ayudarlo a moverse o funcionar con más suavidad: The bicycle chain needs oiling.La cadena de la bicicleta necesita ser engrasada.2to put oil or cream onto your skin, for example to protect you from the sunponer aceite o crema sobre la piel, por ejemplo para protegerse del sol: I asked Simon to oil my back for me.Le pedí a Simon que me pusiera aceite en la espalda.3oil the wheels British English to help something to be done in business or politics successfully and easilyayudar a que algo se lleve a cabo con éxito y facilidad en los negocios o en la política
1to put oil onto part of a machine or part of something that moves, to help it to move or work more smoothlyponer aceite en una parte de una máquina o en algo que se mueve para ayudarlo a moverse o funcionar con más suavidad: The bicycle chain needs oiling.La cadena de la bicicleta necesita ser engrasada.2to put oil or cream onto your skin, for example to protect you from the sunponer aceite o crema sobre la piel, por ejemplo para protegerse del sol: I asked Simon to oil my back for me.Le pedí a Simon que me pusiera aceite en la espalda.3oil the wheels British English to help something to be done in business or politics successfully and easilyayudar a que algo se lleve a cabo con éxito y facilidad en los negocios o en la política