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oil1

/ɔɪl/

Translation

n [c, u]
aceite
olive oil
aceite de oliva
sunflower oil
aceite de girasol
n [u]
petróleo
an oil company
una empresa petrolera
Véase tb: crude (oil); essential oil; olive oil
(Definition of oil nn from the Diccionario Cambridge Compact English-Spanish © Cambridge University Press and Ediciones SM 2011)

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