oil slick in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for oil slick in the English»Spanish Dictionary

oil slick N

oil slick

marea f negra

oil slick

mancha f de petróleo

Translations for oil slick in the English»Spanish Dictionary

oil slick

marea f negra

Translations for oil slick in the Spanish»English Dictionary

mancha de petróleo

oil slick

marea negra

oil slick

Translations for oil slick in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.slick <slicker slickest> [Am slɪk, Brit slɪk] ADJ

1.1. slick (superficial):

slick book/program

ingenioso pero insustancial

1.2. slick:

slick person (glib)

de mucha labia

slick (clever)

hábil

slick reply

fácil

1.3. slick (professional, smart):

slick performance/production

muy logrado

slick performance/production

muy pulido

he's a slick dresser

viste con mucho estilo

2.1. slick (slippery):

slick Am

resbaladizo

slick Am

resbaloso LatAm

2.2. slick (glossy):

slick hair

lacio y brillante

II.slick [Am slɪk, Brit slɪk] N

1. slick (smooth patch):

slick

superficie f resbaladiza

oil slick

marea f negra

2. slick:

slick MOTOR, SPORTS

neumático m sin dibujo

III.slick [Am slɪk, Brit slɪk] VB trans

to slick one's hair down

alisarse el pelo

his sleek, slicked-back hair

su pelo lacio y brillante peinado hacia atrás

I.oil [Am ɔɪl, Brit ɔɪl] N

1.1. oil U (petroleum):

oil

petróleo m

to strike oil inf

dar con una mina de oro or con la gallina de los huevos de oro inf

to strike oil lit (reach oil)

encontrar petróleo

the oil industry

la industria petrolera

oil pollution

contaminación f petrolífera or de petróleo

1.2. oil U (lubricant):

oil

aceite m

to change/check the oil

cambiar/revisar el (nivel del) aceite

to pour oil on troubled waters

tratar de apaciguar los ánimos

attr oil change

cambio m de aceite

oil filter

filtro m del aceite

oil level

nivel m del aceite

oil pressure

presión m del aceite

1.3. oil U:

fuel oil

fuel-oil m

fuel oil

gasoil m

1.4. oil U (for domestic heating):

oil

gasóleo m de calefacción

oil

gasoil m de calefacción

oil

fuel(-oil) m doméstico

1.5. oil U (for domestic lamps, stoves):

oil

queroseno m

oil

kerosene m

oil

parafina f LatAm

to burn the midnight oil

quemarse las cejas

2.1. oil U or C FOOD:

oil

aceite m

oil and vinegar dressing

vinagreta f

2.2. oil U or C (essence):

oil

esencia f

3.1. oil C (painting):

oil

óleo m

a collection of oils

una colección de óleos

3.2. oil <oils, pl > (paints):

he paints in oils

pinta al óleo

a portrait in oils

un retrato al óleo

II.oil [Am ɔɪl, Brit ɔɪl] VB trans

1. oil:

oil machine/hinge

lubricar

oil machine/hinge

aceitar

oil machine/hinge

engrasar

oil wood/bat

darle aceite a

2. oil <oiled, pp >:

oiled sl (drunk)

borracho

oiled sl (drunk)

cocido inf

See also oil painting

oil painting N

1. oil painting C (picture):

oil painting

óleo m

he's no oil painting

no es ninguna belleza or ningún Adonis

2. oil painting U (medium):

oil painting

pintura f al óleo

oil slick in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for oil slick in the English»Spanish Dictionary

oil slick N

oil slick

marea f negra

Translations for oil slick in the Spanish»English Dictionary

marea negra

oil slick [or spill]

Translations for oil slick in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.slick [slɪk] -er, -est ADJ

1. slick performance:

slick

pulido, -a

2. slick person:

slick

hábil

slick pej

astuto

II.slick [slɪk] -er, -est N

1. slick (oil):

slick

marea f negra

2. slick Am (magazine):

slick

revista f ilustrada

I.oil [ɔɪl] N

1. oil (lubricant):

oil

aceite m

sunflower oil

aceite de girasol

2. oil no pl (petroleum):

oil

petróleo m

to strike oil

encontrar petróleo

to strike oil fig

encontrar una mina de oro

3. oil (grease):

oil

grasa f

4. oil pl (oil-based paint):

oil

óleo m

to paint in oils

pintar al óleo

Phrases:

to burn the midnight oil

quemarse las pestañas

to pour oil on troubled waters

calmar los ánimos

to pour oil on troubled waters

poner paz

II.oil [ɔɪl] VB trans

oil

engrasar

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

She made six vigorous depth charge attacks and sighted first a periscope wake followed by an oil slick.

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On lap 148, he spun in an oil slick, and dropped out of the race.

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The main containment and dispersement of the oil slick at sea was completed within six weeks.

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After two hours, a large oil slick appeared.

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They were known for their iridescent (like an oil slick with an incredible translucent quality and a phantasmagoric depth of color) glazes.

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An earlier oil slick had already reached the coast.

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At 1513, she sighted an oil slick 1 mile by one-half mile, but contact was lost at 700 yards and never regained.

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Four minutes later a small oil slick began coming to the surface.

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A massive oil slick threatened a popular tourist beach in New Caledonia.

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Per hour one ship can clean up to 140 m of ocean surface polluted with a 2 mm oil slick.

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