le

masculine

/pe.tʁɔl/

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Translation

oil, petroleum, crude oil

Word origin

From Medieval Latin petroleum ('rock oil'), from Greek petra ('rock') and Latin oleum ('oil'). English 'petrol' and 'petroleum' come from the same compound.

Origin: Latin
Root: petroleum
English cognates: petrol, petroleum

Grammar

Gendermasculine

Pluralpétroles

Examples

The price of oil went up again last week.

This country lives mainly on oil.

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Oil is spilling into the sea after the accident.

The oil companies make millions.

He has worked in the oil business for twenty years.

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This word is part of lesson 55.