Translation for "burning oil" to german
Translation examples
It was dark and full of the scent of burning oil.
Drinnen war es düster und roch nach brennendem Öl.
The tavern smelt of burning oil and stale sweat.
Die Schenke roch nach brennendem Öl und altem Schweiß.
The burning oil made no sound as it shimmered and glowed for its brief life.
Das brennende Öl wogte und waberte lautlos.
But it is an ocean of burning oil I am cast adrift upon, no sea's repose;
Doch ich treibe in einem Ozean aus brennendem Öl, nicht in einem erholsamen Meer.
My only chance lay with the burning oil in the lamps at the foot of the stairs.
Meine einzige Chance war das brennende Öl in den Lampen am Fuß der Treppe.
Ahead, the cloud of burning oil stood over the landscape like an angry father.
Wie ein zürnender Gottvater ragte die Wolke von brennendem Öl über dem Land auf.
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