Meaning
5 senses(countable, uncountable)Liquid fat.
Öl
ма́слоmáslo
олі́яolíja, ма́слоmáslo
(countable, uncountable)Petroleum-based liquid used as fuel or lubricant.
(countable, uncountable)Petroleum.
Oil is found in countries such as Saudi Arabia and is transported all over the world.
Erdöl, Öl, Petroleum
нефтьneftʹ, петро́леумpetróleum
на́фтаnáfta
(countable)An oil painting.
a dark oil consisting mainly of hydrocarbons
(countable, uncountable)Oil paint.
I prefer to paint in oil
Pflanzenöl
расти́тельное ма́слоrastítelʹnoje máslo
олі́яolíja, росли́нна олі́яroslýnna olíja
oil paint containing pigment that is used by an artist
Examples
1232 sentencesThis country is rich in oil.
Ця країна багата на нафту.
ruЭта страна богата нефтью.
deDieses Land ist reich an Öl.
The world is running out of oil.
У світі закінчується нафта.
ruВ мире заканчивается нефть.
deDer Welt geht das Öl aus.
The price of oil is going up.
Ціна на нафту зростає.
ruЦена на нефть растёт.
deDer Preis von Erdöl steigt.
Japan depends on foreign countries for oil.
Японія залежить від зарубіжних країн в питаннях поставки нафти.
Put a little oil into the pan.
Покладіть трохи олії на сковороду.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English oyle, oile (“olive oil”), borrowed from Old French oile, from Latin olFrom Middle English oyle, oile (“olive oil”), borrowed from Old French oile, from Latin oleum (“oil, olive oil”), from Ancient Greek ἔλαιον (élaion, “olive oil”), from ἐλαία (elaía, “olive”). Compare Proto-Slavic *lojь. More at olive. Doublet of oleum. Supplanted Middle English ele (“oil”), from Old English ele (“oil”), also from Latin.
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Forms
plural: oilsSynonyms
8 synonyms- oil paint containing pigment that is used by an artist:oil coloroil colour
- any of a group of liquid edible fats that are obtained from plants:vegetable oil
- a dark oil consisting mainly of hydrocarbons:petroleumcrude oilcruderock oilfossil oil
Word family
269 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
Collocations
10 patterns- olive oil
- check the oil
- an an oil
- the oil level
- oil level
- of olive oil
- price of oil
- changed the oil
- oil filter
- oil change