perder aceite: meaning & examples

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Language: Spanish

Meanings:

  • 1.

    SpainLatin Americaneutral
    • Literal: to leak oil; used of machines, engines, or containers that are releasing oil unintentionally.

    Examples

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    • El motor del coche está perdiendo aceite y debemos llevarlo al taller cuanto antes.

      The car engine is leaking oil, and we must take it to the workshop as soon as possible.

    • He notado que la máquina pierde aceite, probablemente un sello está dañado.

      I’ve noticed the machine is leaking oil; probably a seal is damaged.

    • Durante la inspección, el técnico detectó que la caldera estaba perdiendo aceite lentamente.

      During the inspection, the technician detected that the boiler was slowly leaking oil.

    • Si la moto sigue perdiendo aceite, puede causar un daño grave al motor.

      If the motorcycle keeps leaking oil, it could cause serious engine damage.

  • 2.

    Spaininformalcolloquial
    • Figurative: to begin to deteriorate or lose effectiveness gradually, especially by showing visible faults or signs of failure.

    Examples

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    • El equipo empezó a perder aceite después de tantos años sin mantenimiento adecuado.

      The equipment began to deteriorate after so many years without proper maintenance.

    • La empresa está perdiendo aceite y sus ventas caen mes tras mes sin una estrategia clara.

      The company is losing effectiveness and its sales drop month after month without a clear strategy.

    • Aunque al principio todo marchaba bien, el proyecto empezó a perder aceite y finalmente se canceló.

      Although at first everything was fine, the project began to lose momentum and was eventually canceled.

Examples:

  • ES: Le di unos pocos golpes y empezó a perder aceite, pensamos que no era seguro
    EN: I... I gave it a few bangs and it started dripping oil -and we obviously thought that was not safe to have.
  • ES: Y entonces nosotros... el coche empezó a perder aceite.
    EN: And then we... the car started leaking oil.
  • ES: Mira pensé que me lo había lavado todo... pero en diez minutos de bicicleta, empecé a perder aceite.
    EN: Look, I... I thought I washed it out, but 10 minutes into soulcycle, I started leaking oil.

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