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gasolinera

nounBeginner

What does “gasolinera” mean in English?

  1. the petrol station

    the petrol station (fem)

Example sentences

  • Voy a la gasolinera.

    I'm going to the petrol station.

  • La gasolinera está abierta 24 horas.

    The petrol station is open 24/7.

  • Echo gasolina en la gasolinera.

    I fill up at the petrol station.

How to use it

Gasolinera means 'petrol station' / 'gas station'. Feminine: la gasolinera. Compound: gasolina + -era (place suffix).

Common mistake

Use the verb echar (to put in / pour) for filling petrol: 'echar gasolina'. Don't use poner (which is more general 'put').

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Reference

This entry’s teaching guidance follows A New Reference Grammar of Modern Spanish (Butt, Benjamin & Moreira Rodríguez, Routledge), 1.