crude oil

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

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

uncountable, usually

Equivalents

Españolcrudo

Françaispétrole brut

DeutschErdöl Rohöl

24 more languages

Catalàcru

Ελληνικάαργό πετρέλαιο

Esperantonafto

فارسینفت خام

Suomiraakaöljy vuoriöljy

Gaeilgeamhola

Magyarnyersolaj

Bahasa Indonesiaminyak mentah

Íslenskahráolía

Italianogreggio

日本語原油

ქართულიგაუწმენდავი ნავთობი ნედლი ნავთობი

한국어원유

Nederlandsaardolie ruwe olie

Polskiropa ropa naftowa

Portuguêscrude petróleo bruto petróleo cru

Românățiței neprelucrat

Русскийнеочищенная нефть сырая нефть

Svenskaråolja

Kiswahilimafuta ghafi

తెలుగుముడి చమురు

Tagalogkrudo

Türkçeham 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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