Usage examples of "oil sand" in English with translation to French

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For you to come out and say that kind of thing now would just be pouring oil on the fire. Que tu viennes et dises maintenant cette sorte de chose équivaudrait à jeter de l'huile sur le feu.

We made a sand castle. Nous avons fait un château de sable.

The hinges are really squeaky. Could you oil them please? Les gonds grincent vraiment. Peux-tu les huiler, s'il te plait ?

He hides his head in the sand, like an ostrich. Il se cache la tête dans le sable, comme une autruche.

Shall I check the oil? Je vérifie l'huile ?

Dry sand absorbs water. Le sable sec absorbe l'eau.

Didn't you know that oil floats on water? Ne saviez-vous pas que l'huile flotte sur l'eau ?

As far as the eye could reach, nothing was to be seen but sand. Aussi loin qu'il puisse voir il n'y avait que du sable.

The price of oil is down this week. Le prix du pétrole est en baisse cette semaine.

Glass is made from sand. Le verre est fait à partir de sable.

Oil is extracted from olives. L'huile est extraite des olives.

As far as the eye can reach, nothing is to be seen but sand. À perte de vue, on ne peut rien voir d 'autre que du sable.

Oil and water won't blend with each other. L'huile et l'eau ne sont pas miscibles.

There was nothing but sand as far as the eye could see. Il n'y avait rien d'autre que du sable, aussi loin que l'œil pouvait voir.

Japan depends on other countries for oil. Le Japon dépend d'autres pays pour son pétrole.

I like to walk barefoot on the beach through the sand. J'aime marcher pieds nus sur la plage, à travers le sable.

Some scientists predict that the world oil reserves will be used up within a century. Certains scientifiques prévoient que les réserves mondiales de pétroles seront épuisées d'ici un siècle.

Don't bury your head in the sand. Ne te détourne pas du problème !

We'd like to order 18 tonnes of olive oil. Nous voudrions commander 18 tonnes d'huile d'olive.

Stop hiding your head in the sand. Arrête de te cacher la tête dans le sable.

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