petróleo

/peˈtɾoleo/, [peˈt̪ɾo.le.o]

oil, petroleum


Examples
  • Ese país es rico en petróleo.

    That country abounds in oil.

  • En Arabia abunda el petróleo.

    Arabia abounds in oil.

  • Japón importa una gran cantidad de petróleo.

    Japan imports a large quantity of oil.

  • Hay poco petróleo en Japón.

    There is little oil in Japan.

  • No tenemos escasez de petróleo en este país.

    We are not short of oil in this country.

  • Es sólo recientemente que el petróleo comenzó a utilizarse como material para hacer productos químicos.

    It is only recently that crude oil has come to be used to make chemical products.

  • Se ha descubierto petróleo bajo el fondo del Mar del Norte.

    Oil has been discovered under the North Sea.

  • Algunos científicos predicen que las reservas mundiales de petróleo se acabarán dentro de un siglo.

    Some scientists predict that the world oil reserves will be used up within a century.

  • El petróleo es escaso en este país.

    Oil is scarce in this country.

  • El petróleo puede que no dure otros cien años.

    Oil may not last for another hundred years.

  • Japón debe importar petróleo.

    Japan has to import oil.

  • 400,000 galones de petróleo se derramaron fuera del oleoducto.

    400,000 gallons of oil have spilled out of the pipeline.


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