English–French

“refinery” in French

French

Pronunciation

IPA/ʁafinəʁi/

Example

La raffinerie transforme le pétrole en carburant.

The refinery processes oil into fuel.

Illustration for raffinerie (refinery)

How to say “refinery” in French

“Refinery” in French is raffinerie.

A maze of towers, pipes, and processing units turning a crude input into several marketable outputs.

Full entry for raffinerie: usage tips, similar words and word origin

Example sentences with raffinerie

La raffinerie locale a été fermée pour maintenance.

The local refinery was closed for maintenance.

Tips for using raffinerie

  • The usual phrase for an oil refinery is raffinerie de pétrole, with de introducing the material being processed.

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