petróleo

/peˈtɾoleo/, [peˈt̪ɾo.le.o]

oil, petroleum


Examples
  • Arabia Saudita es muy rica en petróleo.

    Saudi Arabia is very rich in oil.

  • Algún día nos quedaremos sin petróleo.

    We will run short of oil some day.

  • Los países luchan por OPD: oro, petróleo y drogas.

    Countries fight for GOD: gold, oil, and drugs.

  • Hizo una fortuna en petróleo.

    He made a fortune in oil.

  • Estados Unidos tiene petróleo en abundancia.

    America abounds in oil.

  • Nuestra reserva de petróleo se está agotando.

    Our stock of oil is running out.

  • Llegará el día en el que se agotará todo el petróleo.

    The time may come when people will have used up all the oil.

  • El dióxido de carbono es un gas que se produce cada vez que se quema un combustible como el carbón, petróleo o gas natural.

    Carbon dioxide is a gas that is produced every time a fuel such as coal, oil, or natural gas is burned.

  • El petróleo corrió a través de una tubería gorda.

    The oil ran through a thick pipe.

  • El descubrimiento del petróleo fue un afortunado accidente.

    The discovery of oil was a lucky accident.

  • No estamos escasos de petróleo en este país.

    We are not short of oil in this country.

  • Los suministros de petróleo no son infinitos.

    The oil supplies are not infinite.

  • ¡Este pozo de petróleo me va a hacer rico!

    This oil well is going to make me rich.

  • El petróleo circuló a través del oleoducto.

    The oil ran through a thick pipe.

  • El mundo necesita desarrollar nuevas fuentes de energía en lugar del petróleo.

    The world needs to develop new energy sources in place of oil.

  • Vivo en un país donde el costo de un litro de petróleo es más barato que un litro de agua.

    I live in a country where the cost of a liter of petrol is cheaper than of a liter of water.

  • El petróleo empezará a escasear algún día.

    We will run short of oil some day.

  • Japón depende de los países árabes para el petróleo.

    Japan depends on Arab countries for oil.

  • El agua fue contaminada con petróleo.

    The water was contaminated with oil.

  • Algún día se nos agotará el petróleo.

    We will run short of oil some day.


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