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das Öl (-e)
   oil

Rezept: Bayerischer Kartoffelsalat mit Öl und Essig
Recipe: Bavarian potato salad with oil and vinegar
BP verkauft für 7 Milliarden Dollar Öl- und Gasfelder an einen kleineren Konkurrenten.
BP is selling oil and gas fields to a smaller competitor for $7 billion.
Mit seinen Worten gießt er doch nur Öl ins Feuer.
With his words he's just adding fuel ("oil") to the fire.

Related:
das Erdöl petroleum
Öl und Essig oil and vinegar
das Olivenöl olive oil
der Öldruck oil pressure
die Ölheizung oil (central) heating

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