oil field in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for oil field in the English»French Dictionary

work oil-field, land, mine, seam

exploiter

Translations for oil field in the French»English Dictionary

champ pétrolifère ou de pétrole

oil field

Translations for oil field in the English»French Dictionary

I.field [Brit fiːld, Am fild] N

1. field (gen):

field FARM, GEOG

champ m (of de)

ice/lava/snow field

champ de glace/de lave/de neige

2. field SPORTS (ground):

field

terrain m

football/sports field

terrain de football/de sport

to take to the field team:

arriver sur le terrain

3. field U (competitors):

field SPORTS (athletes)

concurrents mpl

field (horses)

partants mpl

field (horses)

champ m

field HUNT

chasseurs mpl (à courre)

to lead or be ahead of the field SPORTS

mener le peloton

to lead or be ahead of the field fig

être en tête

4. field (area of knowledge):

field

domaine m (of de)

it's outside his field

ça ne rélève pas de sa compétence

5. field LING:

field

champ m sémantique

6. field (real environment):

to test sth in the field

faire des essais de qc sur le terrain

to work in the field

travailler sur le terrain

7. field MIL:

the field of battle

le champ de bataille

to die in the field

tomber or mourir au champ d'honneur

to take the field

se mettre en campagne

to hold the field

se maintenir sur ses positions

to hold the field fig theory:

dominer

8. field (range):

field

champ m

field of force ELEC

champ de force

field of vision or view

champ de vision

field of fire MIL

secteur m de tir

9. field:

field COMPUT, MATH, PHYS

champ m

10. field:

field ART, HERALD

champ m

11. field (airfield):

field

terrain m d'aviation

II.field [Brit fiːld, Am fild] VB trans

1. field SPORTS:

field ball

attraper, réceptionner

2. field SPORTS (gen) (select):

field team, player

faire jouer

field candidate

présenter

3. field (put at disposal):

field equipment, nurses, soldiers

mettre [qn/qc] en action

4. field (respond to):

field questions

répondre à

III.field [Brit fiːld, Am fild] VB intr SPORTS

field

jouer dans l'équipe de défense

IV.field [Brit fiːld, Am fild]

to play the field

sortir avec tout le monde

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 field in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for oil field in the English»French Dictionary

I.field [fi:ld] N

1. field (open land) a. MIL, ELEC, COMPUT:

field

champ m

2. field (sphere of activity):

field

domaine m

3. field SPORTS (ground):

field

terrain m

4. field + sing/pl vb (contestants in competition):

field

concurrents mpl

she beat off a large field to get the job

elle a battu de nombreux candidats pour avoir le job

II.field [fi:ld] VB trans SPORTS

1. field (return):

field ball

attraper et relancer

field fig questions

répondre à

2. field (send):

field team

faire jouer

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

Numerous businesses provide support services to oil field operations.

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At times, he would have to leave in the middle of a concert if he was paged to work in the oil field.

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The oil field was discovered in 1976 and is wide and long.

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But the refinery and oil field closed in 1921 because northern markets were too small to justify the costly operations.

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Total productive area of the oil field is approximately one square mile.

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When hydrocarbons are concentrated in a trap, an oil field forms, from which the liquid can be extracted by drilling and pumping.

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The oil field has a total surface of 1.800 square kilometres.

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The chain extends to those who are in charge of managing the whole oil field, on a timescale of decades.

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B3 oil field is currently in production and has a 2006 production of 1.9 million bbl/year.

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