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Gasoline

Noun CEFR C1 Standard
ˈɡæs.ə.liːn

Definitions

  1. A flammable liquid consisting of a mixture of refined petroleum hydrocarbons, mainly used as a motor fuel; petrol.
  2. Any specific kind of this fuel.
  3. Marijuana, especially very potent or of high quality.
  4. An alcoholic beverage made of vodka and energy drink.

Equivalents

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Afrikaanspetrol
Azərbaycan dilibenzin
Беларускаябензін
Българскибензин
Češtinabenzín
Danskbenzin
Esperantobenzino
Gaeilgepeitreal
Gàidhligpeatral
Galegogasolina
ગુજરાતીપેટ્રોલ
עבריתבנזין
Magyarbenzin
Հայերենբենզին
Bahasa Indonesiabensinpremium
Íslenskabensín
Italianobenzina
ქართულიბენზინი
Қазақ тілібензин
ភាសាខ្មែរប្រេងសាំងសាំង
Lietuviųbenzinas
Te Reo Māorihinu
Македонскибензин
Монголбензин
Bahasa Melayubensinpetrol
မြန်မာဓာတ်ဆီ
Nederlandsbenzinenaft
Portuguêsgasolina
Românăbenzina
Русскийбензин
Slovenčinabenzín
Svenskabensin
Kiswahilipetroli
Tagaloggasolina
Türkçebenzin
ئۇيغۇرچەبېنزىن
Українськабензин

Examples

You can't put gasoline in this car. This car takes diesel fuel.”
“[…] naphtha of specific gravity exceeding eighty degrees […] and of the kind usually known as gasoline, shall be subject to a tax of five per centum ad valorem.”
“So you punched out a window for ventilation. Was that before or after you noticed you were standing in a lake of gasoline?”
Localities across New Jersey imposed curfews to prevent looting. In Monmouth, Ocean and other counties, people waited for hours for gasoline at the few stations that had electricity. Supermarket shelves were stripped bare.”
“He was trying to invent a cleaner-burning gasoline.”
The refinery produces a wide range of gasolines.”

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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