Usage examples of "oil lamp" in English with translation to Spanish

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My sister didn't own up to breaking the lamp, instead she made up some story about aliens coming to Earth with the objective of destroying every piece of yellow furniture. Mi hermana no se hizo cargo de romper la lámpara, ella inventó una historia sobre alienígenas que vienen a la Tierra con el objetivo de destruir todo mueble de color amarillo.
The hinges are really squeaky. Could you oil them please? Las bisagras rechinan mucho. ¿Las podrías lubricar, por favor?
The lamp hung from the ceiling. La lámpara colgaba del techo.
Didn't you know that oil floats on water? ¿No sabías que el aceite flota sobre el agua?
Touch the base of the lamp once to turn it on and twice to turn it off. Toque la base de la lámpara una vez para prenderla y dos veces para apagarla.
In the meantime, cut the bread into cubes and fry them in hot oil. Mientras tanto, corte el pan en cubos y fríalos en aceite hirviendo.
I'm going to sit on the bench over there, next to the street lamp. Me voy a sentar en aquella banca, al lado de la farola.
That country abounds in oil. Ese país es rico en petróleo.
The lamp is hanging from the ceiling. La lámpara cuelga del techo.
Saudi Arabia is very rich in oil. Arabia Saudita es muy rica en petróleo.
The lamp is grey. La lámpara es gris.
Oil is extracted from olives. El aceite es extraído de las olivas.
The red lamp lights up in case of danger. La luz roja se enciende en caso de peligro.
I am filling this bottle with oil. Estoy llenando esta botella con aceite.
The lamp was suspended from the branch of a tree. La lámpara se colgaba de la rama de un árbol.
The time may come when people will have used up all the oil. Llegará el día en el que se agotará todo el petróleo.
Edison invented the electric lamp. Edison inventó la lámpara eléctrica.
Oil is scarce in this country. El petróleo es escaso en este país.
He hung a lamp from the ceiling. Él colgó una lámpara del techo.
Some scientists predict that the world oil reserves will be used up within a century. Algunos científicos predicen que las reservas mundiales de petróleo se acabarán dentro de un siglo.
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