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oil [ɔɪl]
sustantivo
1. aceite (m) (for cooking, lubricating); petróleo (m) (petroleum)
- to pour oil on troubled waters (sentido figurado) -> calmar los ánimos
- oil company -> compañía (f) petrolera
- oil drum -> bidón (m) de petróleo
- oil lamp -> lámpara (f) de aceite
- oil paint -> pintura (f) al óleo
- oil painting -> óleo (m)
- he's/she's no oil painting (sentido figurado humorístico) -> no es ninguna belleza
- oil refinery -> refinería (f) de petróleo
- oil rig -> plataforma (f) petrolífera
- oil slick -> marea (f) negra
- oil tanker -> petrolero (m)
- oil well -> pozo (m) petrolífero or de petróleo
verbo transitivo
2. engrasar, lubricar (machine)
- to oil the wheels (sentido figurado) -> allanar el terreno
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oil [oil-plat-form]
1. Aceitar, engrasar; untar con aceite; de aquí, hacer liso, suave y agradable.
2. Ungir, olear, lubricar.
va.
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