petrol

pet·rol  (ptrl)

n. Chiefly British

Gasoline.

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[French (essence de) pétrole, (essence of) petroleum, gasoline, from Old French petrole, petroleum, from Medieval Latin petrleum; see petroleum.]

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petrol [ˈpɛtrəl]

n

(Chemistry / Elements & Compounds) any one of various volatile flammable liquid mixtures of hydrocarbons, mainly hexane, heptane, and octane, obtained from petroleum and used as a solvent and a fuel for internal-combustion engines. Usually petrol also contains additives such as antiknock compounds and corrosion inhibitors US and Canadian name gasoline

[via French from Medieval Latin petroleum]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

petrol - a volatile flammable mixture of hydrocarbons (hexane and heptane and octane etc.) derived from petroleum; used mainly as a fuel in internal-combustion engines gasolene, gasoline, gas gasohol - a gasoline substitute consisting of 90% gasoline and 10% grain alcohol from corn leaded gasoline, leaded petrol - gasoline treated with a lead compound to reduce motor knocks; "combustion of leaded gasoline released lead into the air where it could cause lead poisoning" fuel - a substance that can be consumed to produce energy; "more fuel is needed during the winter months"; "they developed alternative fuels for aircraft" hydrocarbon - an organic compound containing only carbon and hydrogen napalm - gasoline jelled with aluminum soaps; highly incendiary liquid used in fire bombs and flamethrowers unleaded gasoline, unleaded petrol - gasoline that has not been treated with a lead compound

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petrol

noun fuel, gas (U.S. & Canad.), gasoline (U.S. & Canad.), juice (informal) Motorists will be rationed to thirty litres of petrol a month.

Translations

petrol [ˈpetrəl] (Brit)

A. N → gasolina f, nafta f (Arg), bencina f (Chile); (for lighter) → bencina f
4-star petrol → gasolina f súper
to run out of petrol → quedarse sin gasolina

B. CPD petrol bomb N → bomba f de gasolina
petrol can N → bidón m de gasolina
petrol engine N → motor m de gasolina
petrol (filler) cap N → tapón m del depósito
petrol gauge N → indicador m de nivel de gasolina
petrol pump N (at garage) → surtidor m de gasolina; (in engine) → bomba f de gasolina
petrol station N → gasolinera f, estación f de servicio, bencinera f (Chile), surtidor m (Bol), grifo m (Peru)
petrol tank N → depósito m de gasolina
petrol tanker N → camión m cisterna

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petrol [ˈpɛtrəl]

n (British) → essence f unleaded petrol

modif [fumes] → d'essence; [price] → de l'essence
petrol bomb n → cocktail m Molotov
petrol can n (British) → bidon m à essence
petrol cap n → bouchon m de réservoir d'essence
petrol engine n (British) → moteur m à essence

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petrol

n (Brit) → Benzin nt

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petrol in cpds → Benzin-;

petrol bomb

n → Benzinbombe f, → Molotowcocktail m

petrol can

n → Reservekanister m

petrol cap

n → Tankdeckel m

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petrol:

petrol pump

n (in engine) → Benzinpumpe f; (at garage) → Zapfsäule f

petrol station

n → Tankstelle f

petrol tank

n → Benzintank m

petrol tanker

n → (Benzin)tankwagen m

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petrol [ˈpɛtr/əl] (Brit)

1. n → benzina
high-octane petrol → (benzina) super f inv
to be heavy on petrol (car) → bere molta benzina
to run out of petrol → restare senza benzina

2. adj (leak, stain) → di benzina

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petrol [ˈpɛtr/əl] (Brit)

1. n → benzina
high-octane petrol → (benzina) super f inv
to be heavy on petrol (car) → bere molta benzina
to run out of petrol → restare senza benzina

2. adj (leak, stain) → di benzina

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petrol

n petrol [ˈpetrəl]

(Americangasorgasoline) a liquid got from petroleum, used as fuel for motor cars etc I'll stop at the next garage and buy more petrol; (also adjective ) a petrol engine. petrol بِترول бензин benzín(ový) benzin; benzin- das Benzin, Benzin-... βενζίνη gasolina bensiin بنزین bensiini (à) essence בֶּנזִין पेट्रोल benzin benzin bensin bensín benzina ガソリン 휘발유, 가솔린 benzinas benzīns petrol benzine bensin benzyna gasolina benzină бензин benzín; benzínový bencin za motorje benzin bensin น้ำมันปิโตรเลียม benzin 汽油 бензин; моторне пальне پٹرول xăng 汽油

n petroleum [pəˈtrəuliəm]

oil in its raw, unrefined form, which is found in natural wells below the earth's surface and from which petrol, paraffin etc are obtained. petroleum نَفْط، بِتْرول нефт ropa råolie das Erdöl πετρέλαιο petróleo nafta نفت خام raakaöljy pétrole נֶפט पेट्रोलियम nafta kőolaj minyak tanah jarð-/hráolía petrolio 石油 석유 nafta nafta petroleum aardolie råolje ropa naftowa petróleo ţiţei; petrol нефть ropa nafta nafta råolja, petroleum น้ำมันดิบ petrol 石油 нафта خام پٹرول dầu mỏ 石油

petroleum jelly

a soft substance got from petroleum, used eg in ointments. petroleumjellie هُلام вазелиново масло vazelína (z ropy) vaseline das Vaselin βαζελίνη vaselina vaseliin مرهم وازلین vaseliini vaseline וָזֶלִין पेट्रोलियम जेली vazelin vazelin vaselin vaselín vaselina ワセリン 바셀린 vazelinas vazelīns jeli petroleum petrolatum vaselin wazelina vaselina vaselină вазелин vazelína (z ropy) vazelin vazelin vaselin ขี้ผึ้งปิโตรเลียม vazelin 凡士林 вазелін پٹروليم جيلي جو مرہم وغيرہ ميں استعمال ہوتي ہے mỡ bò 凡士林

petrol pump

an apparatus at a petrol station which pumps petrol into cars etc, and which measures the amount of petrol it pumps. petrolpomp مِضَخَّة نَفْط помпа benzínová pumpa benzinpumpe die Zapfsäule αντλία βενζίνης bomba/surtidor de gasolina bensiinipump دستگاه پمپاژ بنزین bensiinipumppu pompe à essence מַשׁאֵבַת דֶּלֶק पेंट्रोल पम्प benzinska pumpa benzinkút pompa bensin bensíndæla pompa di benzina ガソリンポンプ 급유 펌프 degalinės kolonėlė, benzino siurblys degvielas pildne; degvielas iepildes skaitītājs pam minyak benzinepomp bensinpumpe pompa benzynowa, dystrubutor bomba de gasolina pompă de benzină бензонасос benzínová pumpa črpalka za bencin benzinska pumpa bensinpump หัวจ่ายน้ำมัน benzin pompası 汽油泵 бензонасос پٹرول پمپ bơm xăng 汽油泵

petrol station

a garage where petrol is sold. petrolstasie, vulstasie مَحَطَّة بَنْزين бензиностанция benzínová stanice benzintank; tankstation die Tankstelle πρατήριο βενζίνης gasolinera bensiinijaam پمپ بنزین bensiiniasema station-service תַּחֲנַת דלק पेट्रोल उपलब्ध कराने का स्थान benzinska stanica benzinkút pompa bensin bensínstöð stazione di rifornimento ガソリンスタンド 쥬유소 degalinė degvielas uzpildes stacija stesen minyak benzinestation bensinstasjon stacja benzynowa bomba de gasolina staţie de benzină бензоколонка benzínová stanica bencinska črpalka benzinska pumpa bensinstation สถานีบริการน้ำมัน benzin istasyonu 加油站 бензозаправка پٹرول اسٹيشن trạm xăng 加油站

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petrol → بنزين benzín benzin Benzin βενζίνη gasolina bensiini essence benzin benzina ガソリン 휘발유 benzine bensin benzyna gasolina бензин bensin น้ำมันเติมรถ benzin xăng 汽油