oil spill in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for oil spill in the English»French Dictionary

oil spill N

oil spill

déversement m accidentel d'hydrocarbures

Translations for oil spill in the English»French Dictionary

spill oil, rubbish, chemical

déverser (into dans, on(to) sur)

Translations for oil spill in the French»English Dictionary

déverser du pétrole/des produits chimiques (accidentellement)

to spill oil/chemicals (dans into)

Translations for oil spill in the English»French Dictionary

I.spill [Brit spɪl, Am spɪl] N

1. spill (accidental):

spill (of oil, etc)

déversement m accidentel

2. spill (fall):

spill (from bike, motorcycle)

accrochage m

spill (from horse)

chute f

to have or take a spill cyclist:

avoir un accrochage

to have or take a spill horse-rider:

faire une chute

3. spill (for lighting candles):

spill

allume-feu m inv

II.spill <pret, pp spilt or spilled> [Brit spɪl, Am spɪl] VB trans

1. spill (pour):

spill (overturn) liquid

renverser

spill (drip) liquid

laisser tomber

to spill sth from or out of a bottle/cup

renverser une bouteille/tasse

to spill sth on(to) or over surface, object, person

renverser qc sur

2. spill (disgorge):

spill oil, rubbish, chemical

déverser (into dans, on(to) sur)

to spill wind from a sail NAUT

étouffer une voile

III.spill <pret, pp spilt or spilled> [Brit spɪl, Am spɪl] VB intr (empty out)

spill contents, liquid, light, chemicals:

se répandre (onto sur, into dans)

to spill from or out of container

couler de

tears spilled down her cheeks

les larmes coulaient sur ses joues

to spill (out) into or onto the street fig crowds, people:

se répandre dans la rue

the wind spilled from the sail NAUT

la voile s'est déventée

IV.spill [Brit spɪl, Am spɪl]

(it's) no use crying over spilt milk

ça ne sert à rien de pleurer sur ce qui est fait

to spill the beans inf

vendre la mèche inf

to spill blood

verser le sang

See also thrill

I.thrill [Brit θrɪl, Am θrɪl] N

1. thrill (sensation):

thrill

frisson m

thrill

frémissement m

a thrill of pleasure

un frisson de plaisir

to feel or experience a thrill (of joy)

frissonner (de joie)

2. thrill (pleasure):

thrill

plaisir m (of doing de faire)

it was a thrill to meet her

cela a été un grand plaisir de la rencontrer

to get a thrill or one's thrills

se donner des sensations fortes (from or out of doing en faisant)

his victory gave me a thrill

sa victoire m'a vraiment fait plaisir

what a thrill!

quelle émotion!

II.thrill [Brit θrɪl, Am θrɪl] VB trans

thrill (with joy)

transporter [qn] de joie

thrill (with admiration) person, audience

transporter [qn] d'admiration

thrill readers, viewers

passionner

III.thrill [Brit θrɪl, Am θrɪl] VB intr

thrill

frissonner (at, to à)

IV.thrilled ADJ

thrilled

ravi, enchanté (with de, to do de faire, that que + subj)

thrilled to do

ravi de faire

thrilled that …

ravi que …

+ subj thrilled with

enchanté de

V.thrill [Brit θrɪl, Am θrɪl]

the thrills and spills of sth

les sensations fortes que procure qc

to be thrilled to bits inf

être absolument ravi, être aux anges

thrilled to bits inf with sth

absolument enchanté de qc

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

oil spill in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for oil spill in the English»French Dictionary

oil spill

déversement d'hydrocarbure

Translations for oil spill in the English»French Dictionary

I.spill [spɪl] N

1. spill (act of spilling):

spill

déversement m

oil spill

déversement d'hydrocarbure

to wipe up a spill

essuyer qc qui s'est renversé

2. spill inf (fall):

spill

chute f

to have a spill from sth

tomber de qc

II.spill <spilt, spilt [or Am, Aus spilled, spilled]> [spɪl] VB trans

spill

renverser

Phrases:

to spill the beans

vendre la mèche

III.spill [spɪl] VB intr

1. spill (flow):

spill

couler

2. spill (spread):

to spill into sth

se déverser dans qc

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

Among other requirements, the law mandates more stringent oil spill contingency planning by industry that included oiled wildlife emergency response.

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An oil spill, a cover-up and three eco-conscious bandits.

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Jet fuel, gasoline, petroleum storage tank bottoms, fuel oil, kerosene, and sorbent materials from oil spill cleanups were burned in the pit.

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However, it was not clear if states most affected by the oil spill would still lag behind others as tourism improves nationally.

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In addition to icebreaker duties, the new vessel will be fitted for emergency towing and oil spill response.

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Knowing that they're dealing with a tar sand crude oil spill would dramatically influence their response.

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The resulting activities that follow up an oil spill involving federal, state and private parties are co-ordinated by the USCG.

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By 2013, over 650 dolphins had been found stranded in the oil spill area, a four-fold increase over the historical average.

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It was the second time the company did such a large revision to its oil spill statistics.

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The ocean current and low level wind information gleaned from the space photos can help predict oceanic oil spill coverage and movement.

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