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The Dutch word for oil is
olie





oil

Dutch Definition


oil
     1. olie
     2. oliën, smeren



Translations for oil and their definitions

oliën
     1. v. to oil, lubricate
     2. n. plural of olie


olie ©
     1. n-f. any natural or industrial oil
     2. n-f. petroleum in particular
     3. v. first-person singular present indicative of oliën
     4. v. imperative of oliën


smeren
     1. v. to smear, to rub a substance
     2. v. to make, to butter
           Ik zag twee beren broodjes smeren. - I saw two bears buttering breadrolls.
     3. v. to grease, to oil, etc. (to make run more smoothly)
           Je fiets moet nodig gesmeerd worden. - Your bicycle badly needs to be oiled.
     4. v. to corrupt, to pay off, to bribe
     5. n. plural of smeer


aardolie
     1. n-f. petroleum, fossil crude oil
     2. n-f. A particular variety or composition of petroleum.


petroleum
     1. n-m. petroleum


invetten
     1. to grease


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