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PRONUNCIATION OF OIL EMBARGO

oil embargo  [ɔɪl ɪmˈbɑːɡəʊ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF OIL EMBARGO

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Oil embargo is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES OIL EMBARGO MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of oil embargo in the English dictionary

The definition of oil embargo in the dictionary is a prohibition of the trade of petroleum from one country to another.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH OIL EMBARGO


Argo
ˈɑːɡəʊ
argot
ˈɑːɡəʊ
asiago
ˌæzɪˈɑːɡəʊ
botargo
bəˈtɑːɡəʊ
cagot
ˈkɑːɡəʊ
cargo
ˈkɑːɡəʊ
Chicago
ʃɪˈkɑːɡəʊ
embargo
ɛmˈbɑːɡəʊ
Fargo
ˈfɑːɡəʊ
farrago
fəˈrɑːɡəʊ
galago
ɡəˈlɑːɡəʊ
kago
ˈkɑːɡəʊ
largo
ˈlɑːɡəʊ
Otago
ɒˈtɑːɡəʊ
pargo
ˈpɑːɡəʊ
preembargo
ˌpriːɪmˈbɑːɡəʊ
Santiago
ˌsæntɪˈɑːɡəʊ
supercargo
ˌsuːpəˈkɑːɡəʊ
virago
vɪˈrɑːɡəʊ
vorago
vəˈrɑːɡəʊ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE OIL EMBARGO

oil beetle
oil cake
oil change
oil colour
oil cooler
oil deposits
oil drill
oil drum
oil filter
oil find
oil gauge
oil hardening
oil industry
oil installation
oil lamp
oil level
oil men
oil minister
oil of cloves
oil of turpentine

WORDS THAT END LIKE OIL EMBARGO

air cargo
albergo
borgo
bulk cargo
deck cargo
economic embargo
ergo
forgo
overgo
sorgo
trade embargo
undergo
Virgo

Synonyms and antonyms of oil embargo in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «oil embargo» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF OIL EMBARGO

Find out the translation of oil embargo to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of oil embargo from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «oil embargo» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

石油禁运
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

embargo de petróleo
570 millions of speakers

English

oil embargo
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

तेल प्रतिबंध
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الحظر النفطي
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

нефтяное эмбарго
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

embargo de petróleo
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

তেল নিষেধাজ্ঞা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

embargo sur le pétrole
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Embargo minyak
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Öl-Embargo
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

原油禁輸措置
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

석유 금수 조치
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Embargo minyak
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

lệnh cấm vận dầu
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

எண்ணெய் விலக்கு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

तेल बंधन
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Petrol ambargosu
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

embargo petrolifero
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

embarga na ropę
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

нафтове ембарго
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

embargo asupra petrolului
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

εμπάργκο πετρελαίου
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

olieboikot
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

oljeembargo
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

oljeblokade
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of oil embargo

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «OIL EMBARGO»

The term «oil embargo» is regularly used and occupies the 56.827 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «OIL EMBARGO» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «oil embargo» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «oil embargo» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about oil embargo

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «OIL EMBARGO»

Discover the use of oil embargo in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to oil embargo and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Embargo: apartheid's oil secrets revealed
Embargo is the first book to provide a comprehensive overview of oil sanctions.
Richard Hengeveld, Jaap Rodenburg, Shipping Research Bureau (Amsterdam, Netherlands), 1995
2
The American Economy: Essays and primary source documents
America supplied 80 percent of Japan's oil until July 1941, when the American oil embargo forced Japan to enter the war with the goal of seizing the Indonesian oilfields. Fuel shortages seriously hampered Axis operations after 1944, and ...
3
The Seventies
Read the paragraphs about the events which led to the Arab oil embargo and its effects on the U.S. economy. On a separate sheet of paper, answer the questions that follow. The creation of the state of Israel on May 14, 1948, angered Arab ...
Mary E. Sterling, 1998
4
An Introduction to the Causes of War: Patterns of Interstate ...
Nevertheless, when the president left the country in the following weeks for the Newfoundland conference with Churchill, those in charge of approving disbursements from Japanese accounts used the occasion to institute a total oil embargo.
Greg Cashman, Leonard C. Robinson, 2007
5
From Mahan to Pearl Harbor: The Imperial Japanese Navy and ...
90 On 18 July, after Tokyo had demanded the Vichy regime's acquiescence, President Roosevelt worked out a program of sanctions. The debate within the administration boiled down to whether an oil embargo would provoke attack on Dutch ...
Sadao Asada, 2006
6
World Energy Resources
14.1.2 The OPEC Oil Embargo It was against the changing background of a rising tide of oil imports that the USA was clamped with an Oil Embargo by the OPEC on October 18, 1973 for allegedly allying itself with Israel in the Yom Kippur War ...
Charles Brown, 2002
7
Eurabia-paperback:
... the countries that they considered friendly to Israel: the United States, Denmark , and the Nether- lands. Oil-consuming countries were classified as friendly, neutral, or enemy. 3: Knitting the Threads Together 47 The Oil Embargo: The Trigger.
Bat Yeʼor, 2005
8
Gerald Ford and the Challenges of the 1970s
When the United States supplied Israel with military weapons and parts, the Arabs retaliated with a total oil embargo against America, reducing its oil supply by two million barrels daily. Although the war ended later that month, the Arabs ...
Yanek Mieczkowski, 2005
9
South Africa: Time Running Out : the Report of the Study ...
An oil embargo, its supporters contend, is easier to implement than comprehensive trade sanctions because oil is a single product and can be monitored from its points of origin outside South Africa. Oil is delivered by sea, making shipments ...
Study Commission on U.S. Policy toward Southern Africa (U.S.), 1981
10
Imported Oil and U.S. National Security
The 1973–1974 Oil Embargo Against the United States, the Netherlands, Portugal, and South Africa In October 1973, the Arab member states of OPEC imposed an oil embargo against the United States, the Netherlands, and Portugal for ...
Keith Crane, Andreas Goldthau, Michael Toman, 2009

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «OIL EMBARGO»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term oil embargo is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Sam Nunn: Deal makes it 'a lot harder for the Iranians to get a …
And we probably would not have had much enthusiasm for the oil embargo that our European allies have put on. “So we have to parse this a ... «Atlanta Journal Constitution, Jul 15»
2
Fed should raise rates before next slump hits
... not to mention the inflation and economic nightmare of the Arab oil embargo, but still it would be hard to blame Janet Yellen for feeling a bit of ... «South China Morning Post, Jul 15»
3
Here is why gold is in a multi-year bear market - historical price …
... Oil embargo of 1973, lifting curbs on gold ownership by the then President of USA Gerald Ford which allowed private citizens to own gold, ... «Economic Times, Jul 15»
4
Eliminating the oil embargo
The federal government's incomparablepassionwith universal climate control is throwing a roadblock into a major American breakthrough in ... «Supply House Times, Jul 15»
5
Share “What should United States do with 700M...”
The SPR was authorized by President Gerald Ford in 1975, shortly after the Arab oil embargo led to fuel shortages throughout the country. «NewsOK.com, Jul 15»
6
Jobless Claims Hit a Nixonian Low, Stocks Shrug
... and serious foreign competition in everything from cars to electronics to clothes; the Arab oil embargo had started just a month before. «Wall Street Journal, Jul 15»
7
Congress Eyes Sales From Nation's Oil Stockpile for Highway Funding
The U.S. government created the reserve after the oil embargo the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries imposed on the U.S. in ... «Wall Street Journal, Jul 15»
8
Opinion: Congress should vote no on Iran pact
The European oil embargo, international banking restrictions and efforts to segregate Iran from the global economy will be suspended. And the ... «NorthJersey.com, Jul 15»
9
The return of Iran to Western oil markets
The oil embargo imposed by the US in 2011 and halt of exports to Europe in 2012 caused a shortfall of 900 kbbld of production over 12 months, ... «OilVoice, Jul 15»
10
Nigeria's Light Sweet Crude Falls to US$50.10 a Barrel
Last week, Iran struck a nuclear deal with several world powers that, among other things, will end an oil embargo and allow the country to ... «AllAfrica.com, Jul 15»

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