oil

I 1. [ɔɪl]

nome

1) (for fuel) petrolio m.; (for lubrication) olio m.

crude oil — (petrolio) greggio

engine oil — olio per motori

heating oil — olio combustibile, nafta

to check the oil — aut. controllare il livello dell'olio

to change the oil — aut. cambiare l'olio, fare il cambio dell'olio

to strike oil — trovare il petrolio; fig. trovare una miniera d'oro

2) (for cooking) olio m.

3) art. (medium, picture) olio m.

oil colour — colore a olio

to work in oils — dipingere a olio

4) cosmet. olio m.

oil of lemon — essenza di limone

2.

modificatore [deposit, producer, reserves, refinery] di petrolio; [prices] del petrolio; [company, crisis, industry] petrolifero

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to pour oil on troubled waters — gettare acqua sul fuoco

II [ɔɪl]

verbo transitivo

1) mecc. oliare, lubrificare [mechanism]

2) gastr. ungere [pan]

3) cosmet. ungere, cospargere di olio [skin]

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to oil the wheels — facilitare le cose

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[oil] 1. noun

(a usually thick liquid that will not mix with water, obtained from plants, animals and minerals: olive oil; whale oil; vegetable oil; cooking oil; He put some oil on the hinges of the door; The car's engine is in need of oil.) olio

2. verb

(to put oil on or into: The machine will work better if it's oiled.) oliare, ingrassare

- oils

- oily
- oilfield
- oil paint
- oil painting
- oil palm
- oil-rig
- oil-tanker
- oil-well
- strike oil

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I 1. [ɔɪl]

nome

1) (for fuel) petrolio m.; (for lubrication) olio m.

crude oil — (petrolio) greggio

engine oil — olio per motori

heating oil — olio combustibile, nafta

to check the oil — aut. controllare il livello dell'olio

to change the oil — aut. cambiare l'olio, fare il cambio dell'olio

to strike oil — trovare il petrolio; fig. trovare una miniera d'oro

2) (for cooking) olio m.

3) art. (medium, picture) olio m.

oil colour — colore a olio

to work in oils — dipingere a olio

4) cosmet. olio m.

oil of lemon — essenza di limone

2.

modificatore [deposit, producer, reserves, refinery] di petrolio; [prices] del petrolio; [company, crisis, industry] petrolifero

••

to pour oil on troubled waters — gettare acqua sul fuoco

II [ɔɪl]

verbo transitivo

1) mecc. oliare, lubrificare [mechanism]

2) gastr. ungere [pan]

3) cosmet. ungere, cospargere di olio [skin]

••

to oil the wheels — facilitare le cose