Translation of "oil spill" to French

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Dictionary translations for "oil spill"

oil spill noun

pl. oil spills

le déversement d'hydrocarbures m (environment)

Contexts with "oil spill"

I have not eaten any seafood since the recent oil spill. Je n'ai pas mangé de produits de la mer depuis la dernière marée noire.

Gambling site lets users bet on which species will go extinct because of the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. Un site de paris en ligne laisse les usagers parier sur quelles espèces animales s'éteindront à cause de la fuite de pétrole dans le Golfe du Mexique.

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.

The guilt he felt over the affair made him spill his guts to his wife. La culpabilité qu'il ressentait au sujet de cette aventure l'a poussé à tout déballer à sa femme.

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

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