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Old June 05, 2008, 04:20 AM
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petróleo -masculine noun (el), crude oil. Look up petróleo in the dictionary

Petróleo es una fuente de energía no renovable.
Oil is a non-renewable energy source.
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Old June 05, 2008, 01:41 PM
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El petróleo es una fuente de energía no renovable.
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Tienes toda la razón. Yo me equivoqué al escribirlo. Gracias!
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Petróleo is not always petrol. Am I right? As you can also use petrol for gasolina.
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Petrol or gas (in the States) is gasolina.
Petróleo is oil, guapísimo.
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Americans don't usually use petrol; that's British. We use gas or gasoline.
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Petróleo is crude oil or just oil.
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No hablemos de gasolina.....con los precios de hoy en dia I get depressed....I just filled up my mini van and paid US$80.00 ouch!!!!!
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I payed yesterday 66 € (aprox 102 $) for 50 liters (aprox 13 galons), so don't say anything
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