Significado de oil em inglês
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 espesso e escuro extraído do subsolo do qual se produz a gasolina; petróleo: 
a rise in the price of oiluma alta no preço do petróleo the importance of protecting our oil suppliesa importância de proteger nossas reservas de petróleo an oil refinery (=factory where oil is made purer)uma refinaria de petróleo (=fábrica onde o petróleo é purificado)2fuel [uncountable] a smooth thick liquid that is used to make machines run easily or is burned to produce heatlíquido suave e espesso usado para fazer máquinas funcionarem com facilidade ou queimado para produzir calor; óleo: Check the oil level in your car every week.Verifique o nível de óleo do seu carro toda semana. The heating system runs on oil.O sistema de aquecimento funciona a óleo.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 e espesso obtido de plantas ou de alguns animais, usado especialmente na culinária ou na fabricação de produtos de beleza; óleo: cooking oilóleo de cozinhaolive/vegetable/sunflower etc oil coconut oil shampooshampoo de óleo de coco Fish oils are supposed to help relieve arthritis.Os óleos de peixe supostamente ajudam a aliviar a artrite. → castor oil, cod-liver oil, linseed oil4paint oils [plural] paints that contain oiltintas que contêm óleo SYN oil paintsin oils I usually paint in oils (=using oils).Geralmente pinto a óleo (=usando tintas a óleo). → burn the midnight oil at burn1(20), → pour oil on troubled waters at pour(8)COLLOCATIONSCOLOCAÇÕESverbsverbosdiscover/find oil· Oil was discovered in Saudi Arabia in 1938.O petróleo foi descoberto na Arábia Saudita em 1938.· How does a company go about finding oil and getting it from the ground?Como uma empresa faz para encontrar petróleo e extraí-lo do solo?hit/strike oil (=to find oil when you are digging for it)· The engineers drilled down a few hundred metres until they hit oil.Os engenheiros perfuraram algumas centenas de metros até encontrar petróleo.· The Ohio Oil Company struck oil on May 3rd.A Ohio Oil Company encontrou petróleo no dia 3 de maio.drill for oil· Plans to drill for oil off the New South Wales coast have recently been revived.Os planos de perfuração em busca de petróleo na costa de Nova Gales do Sul foram recentemente retomados.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.Os EUA não produzem petróleo suficiente para atender às próprias necessidades.extract oil formalformal (=to take oil out of an area)· the difficult process of extracting the oilo difícil processo de extração do petróleoadjectivesadjetivoscrude oil (=oil in its natural state)· the price of crude oilo preço do petróleo brutorefined oil (=oil that has been treated by an industrial process)· They had exported refined oil.Eles haviam exportado petróleo refinado.offshore oil (=found under the sea, not far from the coast)· The company has the technical capabilities to produce offshore oil.A empresa tem capacidade técnica para produzir petróleo offshore.heavy/light oil· 2,000 barrels of heavy oil are produced a day.São produzidos 2.000 barris de óleo pesado por dia.· The oil corporation announced the discovery of another field of light oil.A corporação petrolífera anunciou a descoberta de mais um campo de óleo leve.oil + NOUNoil + SUBSTANTIVOoil prices· The increase in oil prices has prompted warnings of a global recession.O aumento nos preços do petróleo gerou alertas sobre uma recessão global.the oil industry· He works in in the oil industry.Ele trabalha na indústria do petróleo.an oil company· YPF was the state oil company in Argentina.A YPF era a empresa estatal de petróleo da Argentina.an oil producer (=a country which produces oil)· The Soviet Union is the world's largest oil producer.A União Soviética é o maior produtor de petróleo do mundo.an oil refinery (=a place where oil is treated by an industrial process)· an oil refinery in Perthuma refinaria de petróleo em Perthoil production· a fall in US oil productionuma queda na produção de petróleo dos EUAan oil spill (=situation in which oil comes out of a ship or other container into the sea)· a terrible oil spill near the Shetland Islandsum terrível derramamento de óleo próximo às Ilhas 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.O mundo está enfrentando uma crise do 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 Seauma plataforma de petróleo no Mar do Norte
Ver todas as traduções1natural substance under the ground [uncountable] the thick dark liquid from under the ground from which petrol is producedlíquido espesso e escuro extraído do subsolo do qual se produz a gasolina; petróleo: a rise in the price of oiluma alta no preço do petróleo the importance of protecting our oil suppliesa importância de proteger nossas reservas de petróleo an oil refinery (=factory where oil is made purer)uma refinaria de petróleo (=fábrica onde o petróleo é purificado)2fuel [uncountable] a smooth thick liquid that is used to make machines run easily or is burned to produce heatlíquido suave e espesso usado para fazer máquinas funcionarem com facilidade ou queimado para produzir calor; óleo: Check the oil level in your car every week.Verifique o nível de óleo do seu carro toda semana. The heating system runs on oil.O sistema de aquecimento funciona a óleo.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 e espesso obtido de plantas ou de alguns animais, usado especialmente na culinária ou na fabricação de produtos de beleza; óleo: cooking oilóleo de cozinhaolive/vegetable/sunflower etc oil coconut oil shampooshampoo de óleo de coco Fish oils are supposed to help relieve arthritis.Os óleos de peixe supostamente ajudam a aliviar a artrite. → castor oil, cod-liver oil, linseed oil4paint oils [plural] paints that contain oiltintas que contêm óleo SYN oil paintsin oils I usually paint in oils (=using oils).Geralmente pinto a óleo (=usando tintas a óleo). → burn the midnight oil at burn1(20), → pour oil on troubled waters at pour(8)COLLOCATIONSCOLOCAÇÕESverbsverbosdiscover/find oil· Oil was discovered in Saudi Arabia in 1938.O petróleo foi descoberto na Arábia Saudita em 1938.· How does a company go about finding oil and getting it from the ground?Como uma empresa faz para encontrar petróleo e extraí-lo do solo?hit/strike oil (=to find oil when you are digging for it)· The engineers drilled down a few hundred metres until they hit oil.Os engenheiros perfuraram algumas centenas de metros até encontrar petróleo.· The Ohio Oil Company struck oil on May 3rd.A Ohio Oil Company encontrou petróleo no dia 3 de maio.drill for oil· Plans to drill for oil off the New South Wales coast have recently been revived.Os planos de perfuração em busca de petróleo na costa de Nova Gales do Sul foram recentemente retomados.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.Os EUA não produzem petróleo suficiente para atender às próprias necessidades.extract oil formalformal (=to take oil out of an area)· the difficult process of extracting the oilo difícil processo de extração do petróleoadjectivesadjetivoscrude oil (=oil in its natural state)· the price of crude oilo preço do petróleo brutorefined oil (=oil that has been treated by an industrial process)· They had exported refined oil.Eles haviam exportado petróleo refinado.offshore oil (=found under the sea, not far from the coast)· The company has the technical capabilities to produce offshore oil.A empresa tem capacidade técnica para produzir petróleo offshore.heavy/light oil· 2,000 barrels of heavy oil are produced a day.São produzidos 2.000 barris de óleo pesado por dia.· The oil corporation announced the discovery of another field of light oil.A corporação petrolífera anunciou a descoberta de mais um campo de óleo leve.oil + NOUNoil + SUBSTANTIVOoil prices· The increase in oil prices has prompted warnings of a global recession.O aumento nos preços do petróleo gerou alertas sobre uma recessão global.the oil industry· He works in in the oil industry.Ele trabalha na indústria do petróleo.an oil company· YPF was the state oil company in Argentina.A YPF era a empresa estatal de petróleo da Argentina.an oil producer (=a country which produces oil)· The Soviet Union is the world's largest oil producer.A União Soviética é o maior produtor de petróleo do mundo.an oil refinery (=a place where oil is treated by an industrial process)· an oil refinery in Perthuma refinaria de petróleo em Perthoil production· a fall in US oil productionuma queda na produção de petróleo dos EUAan oil spill (=situation in which oil comes out of a ship or other container into the sea)· a terrible oil spill near the Shetland Islandsum terrível derramamento de óleo próximo às Ilhas 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.O mundo está enfrentando uma crise do 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 Seauma plataforma de petróleo no Mar do 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 smoothlycolocar óleo em uma peça de máquina ou em algo que se move, para ajudá-la a funcionar com mais suavidade: The bicycle chain needs oiling.A corrente da bicicleta precisa ser lubrificada.2to put oil or cream onto your skin, for example to protect you from the sunpassar óleo ou creme na pele, por exemplo, para se proteger do sol: I asked Simon to oil my back for me.Pedi a Simon que passasse óleo nas minhas costas.3oil the wheels British English to help something to be done in business or politics successfully and easilyajudar a que algo seja realizado com sucesso e facilidade nos negócios ou na política
1to put oil onto part of a machine or part of something that moves, to help it to move or work more smoothlycolocar óleo em uma peça de máquina ou em algo que se move, para ajudá-la a funcionar com mais suavidade: The bicycle chain needs oiling.A corrente da bicicleta precisa ser lubrificada.2to put oil or cream onto your skin, for example to protect you from the sunpassar óleo ou creme na pele, por exemplo, para se proteger do sol: I asked Simon to oil my back for me.Pedi a Simon que passasse óleo nas minhas costas.3oil the wheels British English to help something to be done in business or politics successfully and easilyajudar a que algo seja realizado com sucesso e facilidade nos negócios ou na política