What does gasolina in Portuguese mean?

What is the meaning of the word gasolina in Portuguese? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use gasolina in Portuguese.

The word gasolina in Portuguese means gasoline, gasolina, gasolina, encher com gasolina, bebedor de gasolina, posto de gasolina, movido a gasolina, mistura de gasolina com álcool, motor a gasolina, injetar gasolina, gasolina premium, bomba de gasolina, gasolina simples. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word gasolina

gasoline

substantivo feminino (combustível) (US)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

gasolina

noun (vehicle fuel)

(substantivo feminino: Substantivo exclusivamente feminino. Ex. "atriz", "menina", etc. Aqui encaixam-se também os substantivos compostos compostos. Ex. "batata frita", "garrafa d'água", etc.)
It smelled like gasoline in the garage. Tim ran out of petrol and had to call the breakdown company.

gasolina

noun (US, colloquial, abbreviation (gasoline: petrol)

(substantivo feminino: Substantivo exclusivamente feminino. Ex. "atriz", "menina", etc. Aqui encaixam-se também os substantivos compostos compostos. Ex. "batata frita", "garrafa d'água", etc.)
John botou uns vinte dólares de gasolina no carro.
John put some twenty dollars' worth of gas into his truck.

encher com gasolina

verbal expression (informal (petrol tank: fill) (tanque de veículo)

Make sure you fill up with petrol before we get to the motorway.

bebedor de gasolina

noun (slang (vehicle: uses lot of fuel)

Esse carro é bebedor de gasolina, faz 10 quilômetros por galão ou menos na cidade.
The car is a gas guzzler, getting 15 miles per gallon or less in the city.

posto de gasolina

noun (sells gasoline for cars) (BRA)

(substantivo masculino: Substantivo exclusivamente masculino. Ex. "ator", "menino", etc. Aqui encaixam-se também os substantivos compostos compostos. Ex. "carrinho de mão", "guarda-chuva", etc.)
Onde fica o posto de gasolina mais próximo? Estou quase sem. Parei num posto para abastecer e olhar a pressão dos pneus.
Where's the nearest gas station? I'm almost on empty. I stopped at a petrol station to buy petrol and check my tyre pressure.

movido a gasolina

adjective (powered by gas)

(locução adjetiva: Duas palavras juntas com função adjetiva. Normalmente, preposição+substantivo; preposição+advérbio.Ex. (estrada) de ferro = férrea; (dor) no abdômen = abdominal, etc.)
I predict that within my lifetime the gas-driven automobile will be obsolete.

mistura de gasolina com álcool

noun (US (fuel: gasoline and ethanol) (combustível)

(expressão: Para as expressões idiomáticas, ditados populares, expressões em geral. Ex. "gato escaldado tem medo de água fria"; "cara de pau".)

motor a gasolina

noun (motor that runs on petrol)

The gasoline engines in cars are one of the causes of global warming. Our lawn mower has a petrol engine.

injetar gasolina

transitive verb (slang (engine: give bursts of gasoline)

(locução verbal: Conjunto de verbo auxiliar (normalmente 'ser', 'estar', 'ter', 'haver') e verbo principal (normalmente no infinitivo, gerúndio ou particípio).)
Sometimes you need to goose the engine to get it started in cold weather.

gasolina premium

noun (US (high-performance petrol) (gasolina de alta performance)

High performance cars usually run on premium gas.

bomba de gasolina

noun (gasoline dispenser)

(substantivo feminino: Substantivo exclusivamente feminino. Ex. "atriz", "menina", etc. Aqui encaixam-se também os substantivos compostos compostos. Ex. "batata frita", "garrafa d'água", etc.)
William parou ao lado da bomba de gasolina, desceu do carro e começou a encher o tanque.
William pulled up beside the pump, got out of the car, and began to fill the tank.

gasolina simples

noun (UK, dated (low-grade leaded fuel)

(substantivo feminino: Substantivo exclusivamente feminino. Ex. "atriz", "menina", etc. Aqui encaixam-se também os substantivos compostos compostos. Ex. "batata frita", "garrafa d'água", etc.)

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