gasoline
A flammable liquid consisting of a mixture of refined petroleum hydrocarbons, mainly…A flammable liquid consisting of a mixture of refined petroleum hydrocarbons, mainly used as a motor fuel; petrol.
» There's a great demand for gasoline.
Es besteht ein großer Bedarf an Benzin.
Є виликий попит на бензин.
Meaning
4 senses(Canada, Philippines, US, uncountable, usually)A flammable liquid consisting of a mixture of refined petroleum hydrocarbons, mainly used as a motor fuel; petrol.
You can't put gasoline in this car. This car takes diesel fuel.
Benzin
бензи́нbenzín
бензи́нbenzýn
a volatile flammable mixture of hydrocarbons (hexane and heptane and octane etc.) derived from petroleum; used mainly as a fuel in internal-combustion engines
(countable, usually)Any specific kind of this fuel.
He was trying to invent a cleaner-burning gasoline.
The refinery produces a wide range of gasolines.
газоли́нgazolín
(slang, uncountable, usually)Marijuana, especially very potent or of high quality.
(slang, uncountable, usually)An alcoholic beverage made of vodka and energy drink.
Examples
118 sentencesThere's a great demand for gasoline.
Є виликий попит на бензин.
deEs besteht ein großer Bedarf an Benzin.
Gasoline is no longer a cheap fuel.
Бензин більше не дешеве паливо.
Gasoline is used for fuel.
Бензин використовується в якості палива.
ruБензин используется в качестве топлива.
deBenzin wird als Treibstoff verwendet.
Tom had to stop for gasoline.
How much do you pay for gasoline?
ruСколько ты платишь за бензин?
Translations
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Forms
plural: gasolinesSynonyms
3 synonymsWord family
16 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable