Listen: US - UK
Pocket Oxford Italian Dictionary © 2006 Oxford University Press:oil /ɔɪl/ noun olio m;
(petroleum) petrolio m;
(for heating) nafta f transitive verb oliare Subscribe to the Oxford Concise or Unabridged dictionary for more translations, meanings and examples. ' oil' found in these entries: oil: WordReference English-Italian Dictionary © 2009| Principal Translations/Traduzioni principali |
| oil | n | (petroleum) | petrolio nm | | Saudi Arabia has a lot of oil. | | L'Arabia Saudita possiede molto petrolio. |
| oil | n | (lubricant) per lubrificare | olio, lubrificante nm | | He sprayed some oil on the door hinge to stop it from squeaking. | | Ha messo dell'olio sul cardine della porta per farla smettere di cigolare. |
| oil | n | (lubricant: car, etc.) per auto | olio nm | | We need to change the car's oil. | | Dobbiamo cambiare l'olio all'auto. |
| oil | n | (for cooking, food) | olio nm | | He put a small amount of oil in the pan. | | Lui ha messo una piccola quantità di olio nella padella. | | | | Additional Translations |
| oil | adj | (of oil) | dell'olio agg |
| | | all'olio agg |
| | | a olio agg | | The oil can was empty. | | Il recipiente dell'olio era vuoto. | | New: I panini all'olio sono i miei preferiti. | | New: I nostri nonni usavano la lampada a olio per illuminare. |
| oil | adj | (of petroleum) | petrolio nm | | Oil distillates are used as fuels. | | I distillati del petrolio vengono usati come combustibili. |
| oil | n | (a greasy substance) | olio per capelli nm | | Hair oil stains collars. | | L'olio per capelli macchia i colletti delle camicie. |
| oil | n | (oil based paint) | colore a olio nm | | The famous artist mainly paints mostly with oils. | | Il famoso artista dipinge soprattutto con colori a olio. |
| oil | n | (Holy Oil) | olio santo nm | | The priest anointed the dying man with oil. | | Il prete ha unto l'uomo agonizzante con olio santo. |
| oil | vtr | (lubricate) | oliare vtr ⇒ |
| | | lubrificare vtr ⇒ | | He oiled the door because it was squeaking. | | Ha oliato la porta perché cigolava. | | Suggest improvements for "oil" above. | | Report an error |
| Compound Forms/Forme composte |
| almond oil | | | olio di mandorle |
| animal oil | | | olio animale |
| avocado oil | | | olio di avocado |
| base oil | | | olio base |
| bergamot oil | | | olio di bergamotto |
| burning oil | | | olio combustibile |
| butter oil | | | olio di burro |
| castor oil | n | (oil of castor bean) | olio di ricino nm | | Grandmother was convinced that a dose of nasty-tasting castor oil would cure any stomach ailment. | | L'olio di ricino possiede forti qualità lassative. |
| clove oil | | | olio di garofano |
| coal oil | | | kerosene |
| coal oil | | | petrolio |
| coconut oil | n | (oil extracted from coconuts) | olio di cocco nm | | Concern about saturated fats has caused a decline in the use of coconut oil in cooking. | | L'olio di cocco viene usato per preparare creme abbronzanti. |
| cod-liver oil | | | olio di fegato di merluzzo |
| colza oil | | | olio di colza nm |
| cooking oil | | | olio da cucina nm |
| cooking oil | | | olio per cucinare nm |
| corn oil | n | (cooking oil made from corn) | olio di semi di mais nm | | Corn oil, or maize oil, is mainly used for cooking. | | L'olio di semi di mais è uno degli oli più usati per friggere. |
| cottonseed oil | | | olio di cotone |
| crude oil | | | petrolio greggio |
| cutting oil | | | olio da taglio |
| diesel oil | | | gasolio nf |
| edible oil | | | olio edibile |
| eucalyptus oil | | | olio di eucalipto |
| fish oil | | | olio di pesce |
| flax seed oil | | | olio di semi di lino nm |
| flaxseed oil | n | (linseed: oil used in artists' paints) | olio di semi di lino nm | | When is used to treat wood or in paint, flaxseed oil is more commonly called linseed oil. |
| | | olio di lino nm | | L'olio di lino si ottiene per spremitura a freddo dei semi seguita da un'estrazione mediante solventi opportuni. |
| fuel oil | | | olio combustibile |
| furnace oil | | | nafta; olio combustibile |
| garlic oil | | | essenza d'aglio |
| gas oil | | | gasolio |
| good oil | | | petrolio |
| hair oil | n | (men's hairstyling product) | brillantina nf | | Jared spiked his hair with hair oil. | | Usava sempre la brillantina per avere capelli lucidi e perfettamente in ordine. |
| heavy oil | | | olio pesante |
| hemp oil | | | olio di canapa |
| hempseed oil | | | olio di semi di canapa |
| holy oil | | | olio santo |
| in oil | | pittura | a olio |
| lamp oil | | | lampada a olio |
| lamp oil | | | cherosene |
| lamp oil | | | petrolio |
| lavender oil | | | olio di lavanda |
| lemon oil | | | essenza di limone |
| lemon oil | | | limone essenza |
| light oil | | | olio leggero |
| like oil and vinegar | | | come l'olio e l'aceto |
| linseed oil | | | olio di lino |
| lube oil | | | olio lubrificante |
| lubricating oil | | | olio lubrificante |
| mineral oil | | | olio minerale |
| motor oil | | | olio motore |
| mustard oil | | | olio di senape |
| nut oil | | | olio di noce |
| nut-oil | | | olio di noce |
| oil and vinegar | | | olio e aceto |
| oil bath | | | olio da bagno |
| oil burner | | | bruciatore a olio |
| oil can | | | latta d'olio |
| oil color | | US | colore a olio |
| oil demand | | | fabbisogno di petrolio |
| oil dip | | cucina | pinzimonio nm |
| oil drum | | | barile nm |
| oil engine | | | motore a olio |
| oil field | | | area petrolifera nf |
| oil field | | | giacimento petrolifero nm |
| oil fuel | | | combustibile nm |
| oil furnace | | | fornace a olio |
| oil gas | | | gasolio nm |
| oil heater | | | stufa a petrolio |
| oil heating | | | riscaldamento a petrolio |
| oil lamp | | | lampada a olio |
| oil mill | | | frantoio nm |
| oil paint | | | vernice a olio |
| oil painter | | | pittore a olio |
| oil painting | | | pittura a olio |
| oil painting | | pittura | olio nm |
| oil paints | | | pitture a olio |
| oil palm | | | palma da olio |
| oil pan | | US | coppa dell'olio |
| oil pipeline | | | oleodotto nm |
| oil plant | | | piattaforma petrolifera |
| oil press | | | torchio per olio |
| oil refinery | | | raffineria di petrolio |
| oil rig | | | impianto di trivellazione |
| oil shale | | | argillite petrolifera |
| oil slick | | | chiazza di petrolio |
| oil tanker | | | petroliera nf |
| oil well | | | pozzo di petrolio |
| oil-bearing | | | che contiene olio |
| oil-burning | | | a olio |
| oil-colour | | | colore a olio |
| oil-containing | | | che contiene olio |
| oil-cooled | | | raffreddato a olio |
| oil-filled | | | riempito d'olio |
| oil-fired | | | alimentato a olio |
| oil-heat | | | riscaldato a olio |
| oil-mill | | | frantoio nm |
| oil-plant | | | piattaforma petrolifera |
| oil-producing | | | produttori di petrolio |
| oil-refining | | | raffinazione del petrolio | | | Next 100 | | Report an error | Forum discussions with the word(s) 'oil' in the title: Discussioni nei forum nel cui titolo è presente la parola 'oil':
In other languages: Spanish | French | Portuguese | German | Russian | Polish | Romanian | Czech | Greek | Turkish | Chinese | Japanese | Korean | Arabic
Add WordReference search box to your Google homepage:
| |
Google.com |
| Italiano: |
 |
| Universal: |
 |
|