crude oil in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for crude oil in the English»French Dictionary

crude oil N U

crude oil

pétrole m brut

Translations for crude oil in the French»English Dictionary

pétrole brut

crude oil

brut (pétrole)

crude (oil)

contrat de façonnage (industrie pétrolière)

contractual processing of crude oil

Translations for crude oil in the English»French Dictionary

I.crude [Brit kruːd, Am krud] N (oil)

crude

pétrole m brut

II.crude [Brit kruːd, Am krud] ADJ

1. crude (rough):

crude tool, method

rudimentaire

crude estimate

approximatif/-ive

2. crude (unsophisticated):

crude person, manners

fruste

crude attempt, belief, metaphor, expression

grossier/-ière

3. crude (vulgar, rude):

crude laughter, language, joke

grossier/-ière

crude person

vulgaire

4. crude (raw, unprocessed):

crude rubber, ore, data, statistic

brut

crude birth rate

taux m brut de natalité

I.oil [Brit ɔɪl, Am ɔɪl] N

1. oil:

oil (for fuel)

pétrole m

oil (for lubrication)

huile f

to check the oil MOTOR

vérifier le niveau d'huile

to change the oil MOTOR

faire la vidange

to strike oil lit

découvrir du pétrole

to strike oil fig

découvrir une mine d'or

to strike oil attr deposit, exporter, producer

de pétrole

to strike oil prices

du pétrole

to strike oil company, crisis, industry, exploration, production, terminal

pétrolier/-ière

to strike oil imports, reserves

pétrolier/-ière

an oil magnate

un magnat du pétrole

2. oil (for cooking):

oil

huile f

corn/sunflower oil

huile de maïs/tournesol

to cook with oil

cuisiner à l'huile

an oil and vinegar dressing

une vinaigrette

3. oil ART (medium):

oil

huile f U

to work in oils

peindre à l'huile

the portrait is (done) in oils

c'est un portrait à l'huile

4. oil ART (picture):

oil

huile f

5. oil (medicinal, beauty):

oil

huile f

essential oils

huiles fpl essentielles

oil of cloves/lemon

essence f de girofle/citron

6. oil Am (flattery):

oil inf

pommade f inf

oil inf

flatterie f

II.oil [Brit ɔɪl, Am ɔɪl] VB trans

1. oil (lubricate):

oil mechanism, parts

huiler, lubrifier

oil pan

huiler

2. oil (apply cosmetic to):

oil skin, hair

huiler

III.oiled ADJ

1. oiled:

oiled hair, moustache

huilé

oiled pistons, mechanism

huilé

oiled seabird, animal

mazouté

oiled cloth, paper, silk

huilé

Phrases:

well-oiled (drunk) inf

bien beurré inf

well-oiled (drunk) inf

ivre

IV.oil [Brit ɔɪl, Am ɔɪl]

oil and water do not mix

on ne peut pas marier l'eau et le feu

to oil the wheels

mettre de l'huile dans les rouages

to pour oil on troubled waters

apaiser les esprits

crude oil in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for crude oil in the English»French Dictionary

I.crude <-r, -st> [kru:d] ADJ

1. crude:

crude (rudimentary)

rudimentaire

crude (unsophisticated)

grossier(-ère)

2. crude (vulgar):

crude

vulgaire

II.crude [kru:d] N

crude

pétrole m brut

I.oil [ɔɪl] N

1. oil (lubricant, for cooking):

oil

huile f

to change the oil

faire la vidange

to check the oil

contrôler le niveau d'huile

to check the oil corn oil

huile de maïs

to cook with oil

cuisiner à l'huile

2. oil no pl (petroleum):

oil

pétrole m

to drill for oil

chercher du pétrole

3. oil (oil-based colours):

oils pl

huiles fpl

Phrases:

to burn the midnight oil

travailler jusqu'à tard dans la nuit

to mix like oil and water

mal se mélanger

II.oil [ɔɪl] VB trans

oil

huiler

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

The refinery processes around 4 million tonnes of crude oil annually.

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This is the rating that was achieved by the simple distillation of light crude oil.

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Total production of crude oil fell from a peak of day to an estimated in 2003.

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In addition, wharves handling crude oil and iron ore imports have been reconstructed or expanded.

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It has plenty of undeveloped mineral resources like coal, crude oil, lignite etc.

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Its capacity is now listed as crude oil.

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He draws upon specific examples of how technology will never replace natural energy sources like crude oil.

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The area is currently the site of significant heavy crude oil and natural gas production.

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It may contain higher concentrations of olefins, oxygen, and nitrogen than conventional crude oil.

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Oil refineries are large scale plants, processing about a hundred thousand to several hundred thousand barrels of crude oil a day.

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