Meaning

5 senses

  1. (countable, uncountable)Liquid fat.

    Öl

    ма́слоmáslo

    олі́яolíja, ма́слоmáslo

  2. (countable, uncountable)Petroleum-based liquid used as fuel or lubricant.

  3. (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

  4. (countable)An oil painting.

    a dark oil consisting mainly of hydrocarbons

  5. (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 sentences

  1. This country is rich in oil.

    Ця країна багата на нафту. — deniko

    ruЭта страна богата нефтью. — odexed

    deDieses Land ist reich an Öl. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

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  2. The world is running out of oil.

    У світі закінчується нафта. — deniko

    ruВ мире заканчивается нефть. — odexed

    deDer Welt geht das Öl aus. — Zaghawa

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  3. The price of oil is going up.

    Ціна на нафту зростає. — sakhnik

    ruЦена на нефть растёт. — marafon

    deDer Preis von Erdöl steigt. — Esperantostern

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  4. Japan depends on foreign countries for oil.

    Японія залежить від зарубіжних країн в питаннях поставки нафти. — ChickenKiev

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  5. Put a little oil into the pan.

    Покладіть трохи олії на сковороду. — Ahha

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 3
liquid fat:
petroleum-based liquid:
oil produced from plants:
Русский
By meaning 3
liquid fat:
petroleum-based liquid:
oil produced from plants:
Deutsch
By meaning 3
liquid fat:
petroleum-based liquid:
oil produced from plants:

Origin

From Middle English oyle, oile (“olive oil”), borrowed from Old French oile, from Latin ol

From 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: oils
Singularoil
Pluraloils

regular

Synonyms

8 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

269 related words
Relatedoilyoiler
Derivedolive oilA2abrasin oilabsinthe oiladd oilalmond oilavocado oilbaby oilbanana oilbean oilbeard oilbeech oilben oilbig oilbio-oilbirch oilbone oilbromoilbronzing oilbunker oilbutter oilbutteroilcajuput oilcamelina oilcanola oil

Lessons for this word

1 lessons

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

See also

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