petrol
To fill or supply with petrolTo fill or supply (a vehicle, etc.) with petrol.
Meaning
1 senses(dated)To fill or supply (a vehicle, etc.) with petrol.
Examples
152 sentencesTom pulled into a petrol station.
Том заїхав на заправку. — deniko
Large cars use lots of petrol.
Великі машини споживають багато бензину. — deniko
deGroße Autos verbrauchen viel Benzin. — Hans07
We don't have any petrol left.
У нас більше не лишилося бензину. — deniko
The price of petrol is rising.
Ціна на бензин росте. — Lumo
ruЦены на бензин растут. — afyodor
deDer Benzinpreis steigt. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
It looks like we're out of petrol.
Схоже, у нас закінчився бензин. — deniko
ruУ нас, похоже, бензин закончился. — marafon
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
petrols, petroling, petroled, petroledWord family
8 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle