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

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The hinges are really squeaky. Could you oil them please? Las bisagras rechinan mucho. ¿Las podrías lubricar, por favor?

Tom filled wheelbarrow with sand. Tom llenó la carretilla con arena.

Didn't you know that oil floats on water? ¿No sabías que el aceite flota sobre el agua?

The sand on the beach was white. La arena en la playa era blanca.

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 don't like sand. It's coarse and rough and irritating and it gets everywhere. No me gusta la arena. Es basta, áspera e irritante, y se mete por todas partes.

That country abounds in oil. Ese país es rico en petróleo.

I got some sand in my eye. Tengo arena en el ojo.

Saudi Arabia is very rich in oil. Arabia Saudita es muy rica en petróleo.

We made a sand castle. Hicimos un castillo de arena.

Oil is extracted from olives. El aceite es extraído de las olivas.

We found the footprints in the sand. Encontramos las huellas en la arena.

I am filling this bottle with oil. Estoy llenando esta botella con aceite.

He hides his head in the sand, like an ostrich. Él esconde la cabeza en la arena como un avestruz.

The time may come when people will have used up all the oil. Llegará el día en el que se agotará todo el petróleo.

Dry sand absorbs water. La arena seca absorbe el agua.

Oil is scarce in this country. El petróleo es escaso en este país.

I'll show you how to separate gold from sand. Te mostraré cómo separar el oro de la arena.

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.

The bottle was filled with what looked like sand. La botella estaba llena de algo que se veía como arena.

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