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Meaning of crude oil | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

Unrefined oil; as it is found underground, consisting mainly of hydrocarbons.

uncountable, usually

Equivalents

Català cru
Dansk råolie
Deutsch Erdöl Rohöl
Ελληνικά αργό πετρέλαιο
Esperanto nafto
Español crudo
فارسی نفت خام
Suomi raakaöljy vuoriöljy
Français pétrole brut
Gaeilge amhola
Magyar nyersolaj
Bahasa Indonesia minyak mentah
Íslenska hráolía
Italiano greggio
日本語 原油
ქართული გაუწმენდავი ნავთობი ნედლი ნავთობი
한국어 원유
Nederlands aardolie ruwe olie
Polski ropa ropa naftowa
Português crude petróleo bruto petróleo cru
Română țiței neprelucrat
Русский неочищенная нефть сырая нефть
Svenska råolja
Kiswahili mafuta ghafi
తెలుగు ముడి చమురు
Tagalog krudo
Türkçe ham petrol yer yağı

Examples

“Further west, in Pembrokeshire, the Esso Petroleum Co. refinery at Milford Haven, opened last November, is designed to berth the world's largest tankers and to process, initially, 4,500,000 tons of crude oil a year.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

crude sap Crudelli Crudely Cruden Bay Crudeness crudening

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