petrol
A fluid consisting of a mixture of refined petroleum hydrocarbons, primarily…A fluid consisting of a mixture of refined petroleum hydrocarbons, primarily consisting of octane, commonly used as a motor fuel.
» Tom pulled into a petrol station.
Том заїхав на заправку.
Meaning
2 senses(Commonwealth, uncountable, usually)A fluid consisting of a mixture of refined petroleum hydrocarbons, primarily consisting of octane, commonly used as a motor fuel.
a volatile flammable mixture of hydrocarbons (hexane and heptane and octane etc.) derived from petroleum; used mainly as a fuel in internal-combustion engines
(informal, uncountable, usually)A motor vehicle powered by petrol (as opposed to diesel).
Examples
152 sentencesTom pulled into a petrol station.
Том заїхав на заправку.
Large cars use lots of petrol.
Великі машини споживають багато бензину.
deGroße Autos verbrauchen viel Benzin.
We don't have any petrol left.
У нас більше не лишилося бензину.
The price of petrol is rising.
Ціна на бензин росте.
ruЦены на бензин растут.
deDer Benzinpreis steigt.
It looks like we're out of petrol.
Схоже, у нас закінчився бензин.
ruУ нас, похоже, бензин закончился.
Origin
Borrowed from French (essence de) pétrole, from Medieval Latin petroleum, from Ancient GreBorrowed from French (essence de) pétrole, from Medieval Latin petroleum, from Ancient Greek πετρέλαιον (petrélaion, “oil of the rock”), from πέτρα (pétra, “stone, rock”)+ ἔλαιον (élaion, “olive oil, any oily substance”). Doublet of petroleum.
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Forms
plural: petrols| Singular | petrol |
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uncountable
Synonyms
3 synonymsWord family
24 related wordsLessons for this word
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