pétrole
French → English
noun//pe.tʁɔl//
(energy) Oil: petroleum or hydrocarbons used as fuel in the global economy
Le pétrole du Proche-Orient est devenu la base de l'économie mondiale au XXe siècle.
(English) Near East oil became the basis of the global economy in the 20th century.
Perez Alfonso appelait le pétrole « la merde du diable » à cause de son impact.
(English) Perez Alfonso called oil "the devil's excrement" because of its impact.
Entry ID: fr:en:pétrole · Source: refined · Type: vocabulary