| English | Spanish |
|---|---|
| oil [oiled, oiling, oils] (lubricate with oil) verb [UK: ɔɪl] [US: ˌɔɪl] | aceitarverboDrain the oil. = Vacia el aceite. |
| oil (oil produced from plants) noun [UK: ɔɪl] [US: ˌɔɪl] | aceite vegetalsustantivo |
| oil [oiled, oiling, oils] (to grease with oil for cooking) verb [UK: ɔɪl] [US: ˌɔɪl] | engrasarverboThis bicycle needs oiling. = Esta bicicleta necesita ser engrasada. |
| oil company (a company which trades, extracts or processes petroleum or oil) noun | compañía petrolerasustantivo petrolerasustantivo |
| oil lamp (a simple vessel used to produce light) noun [UK: ɔɪl læmp] [US: ˌɔɪl ˈlæmp] | candilsustantivo |
| oil mill (mill for crushing oil-bearing seeds) noun | almazarasustantivo |
| oil of wintergreen (aromatic oil) noun | aceite de Gaultheria procumbenssustantivo |
| oil palm (tree that produces palm oil) noun | palma aceiterasustantivo |
| oil pipeline noun | oleoductosustantivo |
| oil rig (oil-drilling platform) noun [UK: ɔɪl rɪɡ] [US: ˌɔɪl ˈrɪɡ] | plataforma petrolerasustantivo |
| oil slick (thin film of oil floating on the surface of water) noun [UK: ɔɪl slɪk] [US: ˌɔɪl sˈlɪk] | marea negrasustantivo |
| oil spill noun | derrame de petróleosustantivo |
| oil tanker [oil tankers] (Ship) noun [UK: ɔɪl ˈtæŋkə(r)] [US: ˌɔɪl ˈtæŋkər] | carrotanquesustantivo petrolerosustantivo |
| oil well [oil wells] (hole drilled into the earth from which petroleum is pumped) noun [UK: ɔɪl wel] [US: ˌɔɪl ˈwel] | pozo petrolerosustantivo pozo petrolíferosustantivo |
| oilcan (container) noun [UK: ˈɔɪlkæn] [US: ˈɔɪlkæn] | aceiterasustantivo |
| oily [oilier, oiliest] (covered with or containing oil) adjective [UK: ˈɔɪ.li] [US: ˌɔɪ.li] | aceitosoadjetivo |
| oilskin [oilskins] (cloth made from cotton treated to make it waterproof) noun [UK: ˈɔɪl.skɪn] [US: ˈɔɪl.skɪn] | hulesustantivo |
| a watched pot never boils (a process appears to go more slowly if one waits for it) phrase | desesperaphrase quien esperaphrase |
| airfoil (structure shaped to produce lift when moving in air) noun [UK: ˈerˈ.fɔɪl] [US: ˈer.ˈfɔɪl] | perfilsustantivo perfil aerodinámicosustantivo perfil alarsustantivo |
| aluminium foil (very thin, pliable, eaily torn sheet of aluminium) noun [UK: ˌæ.ljə.ˈmɪ.niəm fɔɪl] [US: ə.ˈluː.mə.nəm ˌfɔɪl] | papel aluminiosustantivo papel platasustantivo |
| boil [boils] (accumulation of pus) noun [UK: bɔɪl] [US: ˌbɔɪl] | diviesosustantivo forúnculosustantivo furúnculosustantivo |
| boil [boiled, boiling, boils] (cook in boiling water) verb [UK: bɔɪl] [US: ˌbɔɪl] | bullirverbo |
| boil [boiled, boiling, boils] (heat (a liquid) until it begins to turn into a gas) verb [UK: bɔɪl] [US: ˌbɔɪl] | hervirverboBoil one egg. = Hierve un huevo. |
| boil [boils] (point at which fluid begins to change to a vapour) noun [UK: bɔɪl] [US: ˌbɔɪl] | hervirsustantivo |
| boil down (To become reduced) verb [UK: bɔɪl daʊn] [US: ˌbɔɪl ˈdaʊn] | resumirseverbo |
| boil down (Used other than with a figurative or idiomatic meaning) verb [UK: bɔɪl daʊn] [US: ˌbɔɪl ˈdaʊn] | reducirverbo |
| boiled egg [boiled eggs] (boiled egg (generic)) noun [UK: bɔɪld eɡ] [US: ˌbɔɪld ˈeɡ] | huevo cocidosustantivo |
| boiled egg [boiled eggs] (hard-boiled egg) noun [UK: bɔɪld eɡ] [US: ˌbɔɪld ˈeɡ] | huevo durosustantivo huevo hervidosustantivo |
| boiled egg [boiled eggs] (soft-boiled egg) noun [UK: bɔɪld eɡ] [US: ˌbɔɪld ˈeɡ] | huevo pasadosustantivo |
| boiler [boilers] (device for heating circulating water) noun [UK: ˈbɔɪ.lə(r)] [US: ˌbɔɪ.lər] | calderasustantivo |