Oil, petroleum - Petróleo (The 2036th Most Common Spanish Word)

The translation for Oil, petroleum in Spanish is Petróleo. This word often comes up when talking about food, transport & travel. It can be used as noun. It is the 2036th most commonly used word in Spanish, classified as a B1 word. Tap on the speaker icon to listen to their pronunciations, and you can also see example sentences for context below. Discover all of the 3000 most common Spanish words with over 60,000 example sentences, pronunciations, and various practice types by downloading our app today.

Pronunciation

English: oil, petroleum

Spanish: petróleo

Examples


Oil is necessary to run various machines.	El petróleo es necesario para hacer funcionar diversas máquinas.
Until recently we took oil for granted.	Hasta hace poco dábamos por sentado el petróleo.
Supplies of oil are not infinite.	Los suministros de petróleo no son infinitos.
The discovery of oil was a lucky accident.	El descubrimiento del petróleo fue un afortunado accidente.
Japan imports a large quantity of oil.	Japón importa una gran cantidad de petróleo.
Japan imports great quantities of crude oil.	Japón importa una gran cantidad de petróleo.
Japan has to import oil.	Japón debe importar petróleo.
The water was polluted with oil.	El agua fue contaminada con petróleo.

The fog reeked of oil.	La rana apestaba a petróleo.
Algeria sells oil and gas.	Argelia vende petróleo y gas.
What's Algeria's oil production capacity	¿Cuál es la capacidad productora de petróleo de Argelia
Algeria's oil production capacity is limited.	La capacidad productiva de petróleo de Argelia está limitada.
Algeria has a huge reserve of oil.	Argelia tiene una enorme reserva de petróleo.
Oil has been discovered under the North Sea.	Se ha descubierto petróleo bajo el fondo del Mar del Norte.
Our stock of oil is running out.	Nuestra reserva de petróleo se está agotando.
However, the oil was made here under a protective atmosphere.	Sin embargo, el petróleo se hizo aquí bajo una atmósfera protectora.
In terms of value, the chief mineral product is petroleum.	En términos de valor, el principal producto mineral es el petróleo.
The Arctic is rich in coal, oil and minerals.	El Ártico es rico en carbón, petróleo y minerales.
There are also deposits of oil, coal and natural gas.	Existen también yacimientos de petróleo, carbón y gas natural.
Definition English: Residue generated from combustion of coal or petroleum.	Definición Español: Residuos generados por la combustión de carbón o petróleo.
The fuel for this may be gas, oil or pulverized coal.	El combustible para esto puede ser gas, petróleo o carbón pulverizado.