oil

huile

Matière grasse liquide utilisée pour cuisiner ou donner du goût aux aliments.

En anglais simple : A liquid fat used to cook food or add flavour to it.

• Heat the oil in a pan.
• She added olive oil to the salad.
• Can I use oil instead of butter?

Expressions courantes : olive oil, vegetable oil, cooking oil, oil and vinegar

huile, fioul

Liquide épais servant de combustible ou facilitant le mouvement des pièces d’une machine.

En anglais simple : A thick liquid used as fuel or to help machine parts move smoothly.

• The engine needs more oil.
• We use oil to heat the house.
• Have you checked the car's oil level?

Expressions courantes : engine oil, heating oil, oil change, oil tank

pétrole, brut

Liquide épais extrait du sous-sol, utilisé pour fabriquer des carburants, du plastique et d’autres produits.

En anglais simple : A thick liquid found underground and used to make fuels, plastics, and other products.

• Oil prices rose again.
• The company found oil beneath the sea.
• Several countries depend heavily on their oil exports.

Synonymes : petroleum, crude

Expressions courantes : crude oil, oil prices, oil well, oil reserves

huile, peinture à l’huile

Tableau réalisé avec des peintures dont les couleurs sont mélangées à de l’huile.

En anglais simple : A picture painted with colours made by mixing coloured substances with a thick liquid fat.

• The gallery bought a small oil.
• Her oils show quiet village scenes.
• An early oil by the artist sold yesterday.

Synonymes : oil painting

Expressions courantes : an original oil, oil on canvas, a small oil

huiler, lubrifier

Mettre de l’huile sur les pièces d’une machine pour faciliter leur mouvement.

En anglais simple : To put a slippery liquid on machine parts so they move easily.

• Please oil the door hinges.
• He oiled his bicycle chain yesterday.
• Have you oiled the moving parts recently?

Synonymes : lubricate

Expressions courantes : oil the hinges, oil a machine, oil the chain, oil the gears