el aceite

oil

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oil Usually refers to cooking oil or other liquid oil; depending on context, it can also mean motor oil. The article is part of the fixed noun phrase.

SP: El aceite proviene de las aceitunas.

EN: Oil comes from olives.

El agua es más pesada que el aceite.

Water is heavier than oil.

El aceite no se mezcla con el agua.

Oil doesn't mix with water.

Eso se debe a que es tan resbaladizo como el aceite.

That's because it's as slippery as oil.

— Decision to Leave (2022)

Yanni comprobó el aceite de nuevo.

Yanni checked the oil again.

El papel absorbe el aceite.

The paper absorbs the oil.

El agua no se mezcla con el aceite.

Water doesn't mix with oil.

El aceite proviene de las aceitunas.

Oil comes from olives.

El agua y el aceite son dos líquidos de diferente tipo.

Water and oil are two different types of liquids.

Madre, he traído el aceite.

Mother, I have brought the oil.

— La strada (1954)

Sólo le cambiamos el aceite.

We only changed the oil.

— Song Sung Blue - Canción para dos (2025)