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

Noun

a volatile flammable liquid obtained from petroleum and used as a fuel for internal-combustion engines [see 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

Translations

petrol [ˈpɛtrəl] (BRIT) n → gasolina;

(for lighter) → bencina;

two/four-star petrol → gasolina normal/súper

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petrol [ˈpɛtrəl] n (Brit) → essence f;

I've run out of petrol → je suis en panne d'essence

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petrol [ˈpɛtrəl] (Brit) n → Benzin nt;

two-star petrol → Normalbenzin nt;

four-star petrol → Super(benzin) nt;

unleaded petrol → bleifreies or unverbleites Benzin

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petrol [ˈpɛtrəl] n (BRIT) → benzina