engine oil

ˈɛndʒɪn ɔɪl

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Definition of engine oil - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

car maintenance

TECH.

liquid that lubricates, cools, and cleans engine parts

TECH.

Engine oil needs to be changed regularly.
You should check the engine oil before long trips.
Low engine oil can damage the engine.

lubricating oil

motor oil

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liquid that lubricates, cools, and cleans engine parts

Expressions with engine

kill the engine

turn off a vehicle's engine

He decided to kill the engine and take a break.

flood the engine

cause too much fuel in an engine

He accidentally flooded the engine while trying to start the car.

gun the engine

accelerate the engine quickly and forcefully

He gunned the engine and sped away.

engine of destruction

powerful machine designed to cause damage

The tank was an engine of destruction on the battlefield.

engine trouble

problems with an engine causing malfunction

The car stopped due to engine trouble.

fire engine

vehicle equipped for firefighting

The fire engine rushed to the burning building..

Expressions with oil

add oil

put oil into a machine or engine

Remember to add oil to the car engine.

oil up

apply oil to the body

She likes to oil up her skin after a shower..

oil down

reduce something to its essential elements

The report was oiled down to just the key points.

snake oil

any product with exaggerated marketing and questionable quality

The new gadget turned out to be snake oil.

burn the midnight oil

work or study late into the night

She had to burn the midnight oil to finish her project.

no oil painting

person who is not considered good-looking

He may be kind, but he's no oil painting.

oil and water

two things that cannot mix or coexist harmoniously

Their personalities are like oil and water.

oil the wheels

make a process run smoothly

He used his connections to oil the wheels of the project.

pour oil on troubled waters

calm or quieten a person or situation by reducing conflict

She tried to pour oil on troubled waters during the argument.

smooth as oil

adj.

very smooth and slippery

The surface of the marble was smooth as oil.

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add oil

maintenance

put oil into a machine or engine

motor oil

engine lubrication

oil for lubricating an internal-combustion engine

oil change

vehicle maintenance

replacement of old oil in a vehicle's engine

diesel

engine

internal-combustion engine burning heavy oil

oil consumption

technology

rate at which a machine or engine uses up its oil

oil cooler

automotive

device that cools engine oil

oil filter

engine maintenance

device removing impurities from engine oil

oil pan

automotive

part of an engine holding engine oil

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French:huile moteur, ...
German:Motoröl, ...
Italian:olio motore, ...
Spanish:aceite de motor, ...
Portuguese:óleo do motor, ...
Chinese:机油, ...
Japanese:エンジンオイル, ...
Arabic:زَيْت المُحَرِّك, ...
Hebrew:שֶׁמֶן מָנוֹעַ, ...
Russian:моторное масло, ...
Ukrainian:моторна олива, ...
Hindi:इंजन तेल, ...
Bengali:ইঞ্জিন তেল, ...
Catalan:oli de motor, ...
Czech:motorový olej, ...
Danish:motorolie, ...
Dutch:motorolie, ...
Greek:λάδι κινητήρα, ...
Hungarian:motorolaj, ...
Khmer:ប្រេងម៉ាស៊ីន, ...
Korean:엔진오일, ...
Persian:روغن موتور, ...
Polish:olej silnikowy, ...
Portuguese (BR):óleo de motor, ...
Romanian:ulei de motor, ...
Swedish:motorolja, ...
Thai:น้ำมันเครื่อง, ...
Turkish:motor yağı, ...
Vietnamese:dầu động cơ, ...

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