oil-producing country in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for oil-producing country in the English»Spanish Dictionary

coal-producing/oil-producing country

país m productor de carbón/petróleo

Translations for oil-producing country in the Spanish»English Dictionary

el país puntero en la minería del cobre

the leading copper-producing country

Translations for oil-producing country in the English»Spanish Dictionary

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

country <pl countries> [Am ˈkəntri, Brit ˈkʌntri] N

1.1. country C (nation):

country

país m

1.2. country C (people):

country

pueblo m

to go to the country Brit POL

consultar al electorado

to go to the country Brit POL

llamar or convocar (a) elecciones

1.3. country C (native land):

country

patria f

to fight for one's country

luchar por su (or mi etc.) patria

2. country U (rural area):

the country

el campo

they live in the country

viven en el campo

across country

a campo traviesa

across country

a campo través

across country attr life

rural

across country people

del campo

across country cottage

de campo

country lane

camino m rural

country park

parque m periurbano

country road

carretera f rural

country town

población f rural

3. country U (region):

country

terreno m

country

territorio m

unknown/familiar country

terreno desconocido/conocido

cattle-farming country

región f ganadera

it's good walking country

es una zona buena para el excursionismo

4. country U MUS:

country

country m

country

música f country

to play/sing country

tocar/cantar (música) country

oil-producing country in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for oil-producing country in the English»Spanish Dictionary

oil-producing country N

oil-producing country

país m productor de petróleo

Translations for oil-producing country in the English»Spanish Dictionary

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

I.country [ˈkʌntri] -ies N

1. country no pl (rural area):

country

campo m

2. country:

country (political unit)

país m

country (native land)

patria f

3. country (area of land):

country

territorio m

4. country MUS:

country

(música f) country m

II.country [ˈkʌntri] -ies ADJ

1. country (rural):

country

del campo

country life, manners

rural

2. country MUS:

country music

country

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

He had previously ruled the oil-producing country from 1979 until he lost an election in 1992.

www.skynews.com.au

Not every oil-producing country is boosting its demands on oil partners.

money.cnn.com

Two competing governments backed by militias are scrambling for control of the oil-producing country.

uk.reuters.com

The oil-producing country says it plans a network of nuclear power stations.

www.updatednews.ca

Yes, we are a major oil-producing country.

www.huffingtonpost.ca

Particularly, we are for the time being a wealthy oil-producing country (but also rich in fish resources and hydro-electric energy).

www.socialistproject.ca

News about the pollution of the sea, river or any water supply, or about any oil-producing country.

newsinfo.inquirer.net