oil

el aceite

noun

oil
[ɔɪl]
sustantivo
1aceite (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
2engrasar, lubricar (machine)
  • to oil the wheels (sentido figurado) -> allanar el terreno

oil [oil-plat-form]
1Aceitar, engrasar; untar con aceite; de aquí, hacer liso, suave y agradable.
2Ungir, olear, lubricar.
va.

oil [ɔɪl]
noun
1 also (Aut) aceite; (m) (holy oil) crisma; (f) santo óleo; (m)
to check the oil (Aut) etc revisar el nivel del aceite
to pour oil on troubled waters calmar los ánimos
to pour oil on the flames echar más leña al fuego
The Chancellor scrapped MIRAS, thereby pouring yet more oil on the flames of the house boom In this view, giving shaky banks new powers would just pour oil on the flames
2 (Geol) (as mineral) petróleo; (m)
to strike oil encontrar petróleo; encontrar un filón
3 (Art) óleo; (m)
an oil by Rembrandt un óleo de Rembrandt; to paint in oils pintar al óleo
verb:transitive
lubricar; engrasar
to oil the wheels allanar el terreno
to be well oiled (informal) ir a la vela; (informal)
modifier
oil change (n) (Aut) cambio de aceite; (m)
oil colours (n) (Art) óleos; (m)
oil deposits (n) (Geol) yacimientos de petróleo; (m)
oil filter (n) (Aut) filtro de aceite; (m)
oil gauge (n) (Aut) indicador de(l) aceite; (m)
oil industry (n) industria del petróleo; (f)
oil lamp (n) lámpara de aceite; (f) quinqué; (m)
oil level (n) nivel del aceite; (m)
oil paint (n) (Art) óleo; (m) pintura al óleo; (f)
...De Kooning's remark that oil paint was made to convey flesh
oil painting (n) (Art) pintura al óleo; (f)
she's no oil painting (informal) no es ninguna belleza
oil pipeline (n) oleoducto; (m)
oil platform (n) plataforma petrolífera; (f)
oil pollution (n) contaminación petrolífera; (f)
oil pressure (n) (Aut) presión del aceite; (f)
oil refinery (n) refinería de petróleo; (f)
oil rig (n) torre de perforación; (f) (Náut) plataforma de perforación submarina; (f)
oil slick (n) (large) marea negra; (f) (small) mancha de petróleo; (f) capa de petróleo (en el agua); (f)
oil spill (n) (act) fuga de petróleo; (f) (substance)
oil slick See culture box in entry oil.
oil stove (n) (for cooking) cocina de petróleo; (f) (for heating) estufa de petróleo; (f)
oil tanker (n) petrolero; (m)
oil terminal (n) terminal petrolífera; (f)
oil well (n) pozo de petróleo; (m)

Verb Conjugation for "oil"

Imperative
  • oil
  • you oil
  • he/she oils
  • we oil
  • you oil
  • they oil
Preterite
  • I oiled
  • you oiled
  • he/she oiled
  • we oiled
  • you oiled
  • they oiled
Present Continuous
  • I am oiling
  • you are oiling
  • he/she is oiling
  • we are oiling
  • you are oiling
  • they are oiling
Present Perfect
  • I have oiled
  • you have oiled
  • he/she has oiled
  • we have oiled
  • you have oiled
  • they have oiled
Past Continuous
  • I was oiling
  • you were oiling
  • he/she was oiling
  • we were oiling
  • you were oiling
  • they were oiling
Past Perfect
  • I had oiled
  • you had oiled
  • he/she had oiled
  • we had oiled
  • you had oiled
  • they had oiled
Future
  • I will oil
  • you will oil
  • he/she will oil
  • we will oil
  • you will oil
  • they will oil
Future Perfect
  • I will have oiled
  • you will have oiled
  • he/she will have oiled
  • we will have oiled
  • you will have oiled
  • they will have oiled
Future Continuous
  • I will be oiling
  • you will be oiling
  • he/she will be oiling
  • we will be oiling
  • you will be oiling
  • they will be oiling
Present Perfect Continuous
  • I have been oiling
  • you have been oiling
  • he/she has been oiling
  • we have been oiling
  • you have been oiling
  • they have been oiling
Future Perfect Continuous
  • I will have been oiling
  • you will have been oiling
  • he/she will have been oiling
  • we will have been oiling
  • you will have been oiling
  • they will have been oiling
Past Perfect Continuous
  • I had been oiling
  • you had been oiling
  • he/she had been oiling
  • we had been oiling
  • you had been oiling
  • they had been oiling
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