English-Portuguese translations for oil slick

• maré negra
  O terceiro grande problema foi o da maré negra. The third major problem was the problem of the oil slick.
  Segue-se na ordem do dia a declaração da Comissão sobre a maré negra em França. The next item is the Commission statement on the oil slick off the French coast.
  A França não dispunha de barcos anti­poluição suficientes para fazer face à maré negra. France did not have enough anti-pollution vessels to deal with this oil slick.

Definition of oil slick

• A thin film of oil floating on the surface of water, especially one that has leaked or been discharged from a ship etc

Related words

• oil so.'s palm
• soil one’s pants
• make someone's blood boil
• for one that is missing there's no spoiling a wedding