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la bencina

gasoline, petrol

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noun · feminine Rare #47,534
gasoline, petrol Common in Chile and some other Latin American countries; called “gasolina” in many regions.
SP: El auto necesita bencina.
EN: The car needs gas.

Vivo en un país donde un litro de bencina es más barato que un litro de agua.

I live in a country where a liter of gasoline is cheaper than a liter of water.

Nos quedamos sin bencina en medio del cruce.

We ran out of gas in the middle of the intersection.

El auto consume mucha bencina.

The car consumes a lot of gasoline.

Estoy sin bencina.

I'm out of gas.

Me quedé sin bencina.

I ran out of gas.

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vencida b e n ˈθ i d a