Sentence examples of "oil slick sinking" in English

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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.
They abandoned the sinking ship. Ils abandonnèrent le navire en perdition.
The hinges are really squeaky. Could you oil them please? Les gonds grincent vraiment. Peux-tu les huiler, s'il te plait ?
The ship is sinking. Le bateau coule.
Shall I check the oil? Je vérifie l'huile ?
It's just like rats leaving a sinking ship. Juste comme des rats quittant un navire en perdition.
Didn't you know that oil floats on water? Ne saviez-vous pas que l'huile flotte sur l'eau ?
I escaped from the sinking boat with difficulty. Je me suis échappé à grand-peine du bateau qui sombrait.
The price of oil is down this week. Le prix du pétrole est en baisse cette semaine.
Oil is extracted from olives. L'huile est extraite des olives.
Oil and water won't blend with each other. L'huile et l'eau ne sont pas miscibles.
Japan depends on other countries for oil. Le Japon dépend d'autres pays pour son pétrole.
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.
We'd like to order 18 tonnes of olive oil. Nous voudrions commander 18 tonnes d'huile d'olive.
When refined, crude oil yields many products. Quand il est raffiné, le pétrole brut donne de nombreux produits.
A Transitional Council official told the press that he expects oil production to reach 1.6 million barrels per day within a year. Un fonctionnaire du Conseil de Transition a déclaré à la presse qu'il prévoit que la production de pétrole atteigne un million six cent mille barils par jour d'ici un an.
A new oil tanker was launched. On a lancé un nouveau pétrolier.
Arabia abounds in oil. L'Arabie est riche en pétrole.
One quality of oil is that it floats on water. Une des qualités de l'huile est qu'elle flotte sur l'eau.
Japan relies on Arab countries for oil. Le Japon se tourne vers les pays arabes pour le pétrole.
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