English to Afrikaans Meaning of oil - olie


Oil :
olie

olie, vet, slaai-olie, smeermiddel, donker lantern, olyf olie

olie, salf, vet

oliegeoliedehet olieolies
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Definitions of oil in English
Noun(1) a slippery or viscous liquid or liquefiable substance not miscible with water(2) oil paint containing pigment that is used by an artist(3) a dark oil consisting mainly of hydrocarbons(4) any of a group of liquid edible fats that are obtained from plants
Verb(1) cover with oil, as if by rubbing(2) administer an oil or ointment to; often in a religious ceremony of blessing
Examples of oil in English
(1) engine oil(2) With the exception of petroleum oil , all export and import trade was left to the private sector.(3) All these wonderful print images are first painted on canvas with oil or acrylic.(4) potatoes fried in vegetable oil(5) We have to drastically reduce the burning of fossil fuels, coal, oil and gas, so we need more wind farms to produce cleaner electricity.(6) oil prices are rising(7) After being steamed on water with light soybean oil , spring onion and ginger, the fish is bland and delicate.(8) The one exception to the blockade against animal fat is fish oil .(9) A former theatre boss is setting up a factory to turn used cooking oil into eco-friendly fuel for cars.(10) When we come back, oil is fueling an economic boom in Equatorial Guinea.(11) The State more than pays its way through income derived from oil , commercial fishing, tourism, mining and logging.(12) I can fill a tooth temporarily with zinc oxide and clove oil if the dentist is out of town.(13) Creative energy flows free when the acrylic, oil , tempera and watercolors are brought out.(14) And only last August, 300,000 litres of light crude oil was spilled into the harbour by the tanker Laura D' Amato.(15) Western civilization is now predicated on oil and the plastics derived from it.(16) Jeng executes his landscapes in crayon and oil , as opposed to the more traditional Chinese ink.
Related Phrases of oil
(1) olive oil ::
olyf olie
(2) crude oil ::
ru-olie
(3) vegetable oil ::
groente olie
(4) oil painting ::
olieverf skildery
(5) fuel oil ::
olie
(6) oil rig ::
olie-tuig
(7) oil well ::
olie goed
(8) oil lamp ::
olielamp
(9) castor oil ::
kasterolie
(10) canola oil ::
Canola olie
Synonyms
Noun
1. lubricant ::
smeermiddel
3. bath oil ::
bad olie
4. crude oil ::
ru-olie
5. oil colour ::
olieverf
6. vegetable oil ::
groente olie
Verb
7. lubricate ::
smeer
8. anele ::
Anele
Different Forms
oil, oiled, oiling, oils
Word Example from TV Shows
Yes, I relish the thought of a stranger
covering my body with oil and rubbing it.

Yes, I relish the thought of a stranger covering my body with OIL and rubbing it.

The Big Bang Theory Season 4, Episode 24

...I told Amy that her hair
reminded me of a duck caught in an oil spill.

...I told Amy that her hair reminded me of a duck caught in an OIL spill.

The Big Bang Theory Season 8, Episode 4

Spearmint-and-green-tea-scented bath oil
promotes relaxation.

Spearmint-and-green-tea-scented bath OIL promotes relaxation.

The Big Bang Theory Season 2, Episode 11

Dried potatoes, vegetable oil,

Dried potatoes, vegetable OIL,

The Big Bang Theory Season 5, Episode 24

Then I rubbed all the wood with tung oil
so it was rich and dark.

Then I rubbed all the wood with tung OIL so it was rich and dark.

Breaking Bad Season 3, Episode 9

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