petrol

petrol(
peh
-
trol
)
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
noun
1. (fuel)
Regionalism used in the United Kingdom
(United Kingdom)
a. la gasolina
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(F)
We ran out of petrol and our car broke down on the highway.Se nos acabó la gasolina y nuestro carro se averió en la autopista.
b. la bencina
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(F)
Regionalism used in Chile
(Chile)
We stopped to get more petrol for our road trip.Paramos para echar más bencina para nuestro viaje por carretera.
c. la nafta
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(F)
(River Plate)
Do you heat your home with oil or petrol?¿Calientas tu casa con petróleo o nafta?
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