English-Spanish translations for oil slick

• marea negra
  El tercer gran problema fue el de la marea negra. The third major problem was the problem of the oil slick.
  De conformidad con el orden del día, se procede a la declaración de la Comisión sobre la marea negra en Francia. The next item is the Commission statement on the oil slick off the French coast.
  A menos que esto se resuelva, no sólo estaremos condenados a una marea negra, sino a una sucesión de mareas negras durante meses y años. Unless this is resolved, we will be condemned not only to an oil slick but to a succession of oil slicks for months and years to come.

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
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