What does huile in French mean?

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

The word huile in French means oil, oil, oil, oil painting, bigwig, big cheese, oil, be swimming in oil, go swimmingly, oil sump, oil bath, oil tank, well-oiled, everything's just fine, create ripples, cooking oil, animal oil, groundnut oil, avocado oil, olive oil, extra virgin olive oil, safflower oil, coconut oil, rapeseed oil, elbow grease, cod liver oil, cooking oil, linseed oil, massage oil, motor oil, engine oil, palm oil, liquid paraffin, castor oil, shale oil, soy oil, salad oil, sunflower oil, waste oil, used oil, essential oil, hydraulic fluid, mineral oil, engine oil, holy oil, sunscreen, sun cream, cooking oil, oil on canvas, vegetable oil, oil gauge, oil gauge, oil lamp, calm sea, add fuel to the fire, oil mill, oil level, oil palm, oil paints, oil pump, pompe à l'huile, sardine in oil, sardines in oil. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word huile

oil

nom féminin (matière grasse végétale) (cookery)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Ajoutez un filet d'huile d'olive sur votre salade.
Add a trickle of olive oil to your salad.

oil

nom féminin (lubrifiant) (lubricant)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Il a remis de l'huile dans son moteur.
He added oil to his engine.

oil

nom féminin (Art (substance pour peindre) (often plural)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Ça m'intéresserait d'apprendre la peinture à l'huile.
I would be interested to learn how to paint with oils.

oil painting

nom féminin (Art (tableau : peinture à l'huile)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La Joconde est l'une des huiles les plus connues au monde.
The Mona Lisa is one of the most famous oil paintings in the world.

bigwig, big cheese

nom féminin (familier (personnalité importante) (informal, figurative)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Il y avait de grandes huiles à la préfecture aujourd'hui.
There were some bigwigs at the prefecture today.

oil

verbe transitif (graisser, lubrifier)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Ces gonds grincent, il faut les huiler.
These hinges are squeaking, you need to oil them.

be swimming in oil

locution verbale (péjoratif (reposer dans trop d'huile) (figurative)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Nous n'aimons pas les pâtes qui baignent dans l'huile.

go swimmingly

locution verbale (figuré, familier (se dérouler sans accroc) (figurative)

Pour une fois que tout baigne dans l'huile, réjouissons-nous !

oil sump, oil bath, oil tank

nom masculin (lubrifiant)

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

well-oiled

locution adjectivale (figuré (qui fonctionne bien) (figurative)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Rien ne perturbait jamais la mécanisme bien huilée mise en place par le directeur.

everything's just fine

(familier, figuré (tout va bien)

create ripples

locution verbale (se propager)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")

cooking oil

nom féminin (huile comestible)

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

animal oil

nom féminin (huile issue de graisse animale)

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

groundnut oil

nom féminin (huile issue de l'arachide)

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

avocado oil

nom féminin (huile extraite d'avocats)

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

olive oil

nom féminin (huile à base d'olives)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
L'huile d'olives est beaucoup utilisée dans la cuisine méditerranéenne.

extra virgin olive oil

nom féminin (huile à base d'olives fraîches)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
L'huile d'olive extra vierge s'obtient par première pression à froid.

safflower oil

nom féminin (huile alimentaire)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
L'huile de carthame est une huile alimentaire.

coconut oil

nom féminin (huile végétale) (vegetable fat)

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

rapeseed oil

nom féminin (huile végétale)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
L'huile de colza diluée est efficace contre les cochenilles.

elbow grease

nom féminin (figuré (travail manuel) (figurative)

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

cod liver oil

nom féminin (huile extraite du foie des morues)

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

cooking oil

nom féminin (huile pour faire frire les aliments)

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

linseed oil

nom féminin (huile de graines de lin)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
L'huile de lin est aussi utilisée pour protéger le bois.

massage oil

nom féminin (huile pour masser)

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

motor oil, engine oil

nom féminin (huile pour moteur)

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

palm oil

nom féminin (huile issue de la palme)

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

liquid paraffin

nom féminin (dérivé du pétrole) (UK)

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

castor oil

nom féminin (huile issue du ricin)

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

shale oil

nom féminin (pétrole) (fuel)

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

soy oil

nom féminin (huile alimentaire)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
L'huile de soja est une huile végétale extraite du soja.

salad oil

nom féminin (huile pour usage à froid) (condiment)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
L'huile d'arachide est utilisée comme huile de table.

sunflower oil

nom féminin (huile issue du tournesol)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Je fais ma sauce avec de l'huile de tournesol.

waste oil, used oil

nom féminin (huile moteur usagée)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
L'huile de vidange doit être éliminée dans une filière dédiée.

essential oil

nom féminin (essence, distillat végétal)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Une décoction d'huile essentielle d'eucalyptus dégage le nez.

hydraulic fluid

nom féminin (huile minérale) (in machinery)

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

mineral oil

nom féminin (huile dérivée du pétrole)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les huiles minérales proviennent du pétrole et des schistes bitumineux.

engine oil

nom féminin (huile pour moteurs) (lubricant)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Il y a toujours dans le coffre de la voiture un bidon d'huile moteur.

holy oil

nom féminin (religion : huile bénie)

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

sunscreen, sun cream

nom féminin (protection contre le soleil)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Pour se protéger des rayons du soleil, il est prudent d'utiliser une huile solaire.

cooking oil

nom féminin (huile désodorisée pour cuisson)

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

oil on canvas

nom féminin (peinture utilisant des pigments) (painting)

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

vegetable oil

nom féminin (huile de plante oléagineuse)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les huiles végétales peuvent servir de carburant.

oil gauge

nom féminin (testeur de niveau d'huile)

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

oil gauge

nom féminin (indicateur de niveau d'huile) (of a vehicle)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Je vérifie la jauge de niveau d'huile avant chaque grand trajet.

oil lamp

nom féminin (lampe faisant brûler de l'huile)

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

calm sea

nom féminin (figuré (mer calme)

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

add fuel to the fire

locution verbale (figuré, péjoratif (faire empirer les choses) (figurative)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")

oil mill

nom masculin (moulin produisant de l'huile)

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

oil level

nom masculin (véhicule : quantité d'huile présente)

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

oil palm

nom masculin (arbre) (tree)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La culture intensive des palmiers à huile, dont on obtient l'huile de palme, détruit la forêt asiatique.

oil paints

nom féminin (type de peinture)

(plural noun: Noun always used in plural form--for example, "jeans," "scissors.")

oil pump

nom féminin (équipement automobile)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La pompe à huile assure la lubrification du moteur.

pompe à l'huile

nom féminin (dessert de Noël) (dessert: French)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La pompe à huile est une brioche traditionnelle de Provence.

sardine in oil

nom féminin (petit poisson en conserve) (usually plural)

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

sardines in oil

nom féminin pluriel (sardines en conserve)

(plural noun: Noun always used in plural form--for example, "jeans," "scissors.")
Les sardines à l'huile se trouvent en conserve.

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