Meaning
barrel, cask
- a cylindrical container made of wood or metal
- a unit of volume, especially for petroleum
In a sentence
I vignaioli conservano il vino rosso in barili di quercia.
The winemakers store the red wine in oak barrels.
Il prezzo del barile di petrolio è sceso sui mercati internazionali.
The price of a barrel of oil fell on international markets.
Invece di collaborare, i dirigenti hanno cercato di scaricare il barile.
Instead of cooperating, the managers tried to pass the buck.
Word forms (2)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| barile | masculine · singular |
| barili | masculine · plural |
Usage notes
- Standard metric plural is 'barili'.
- In finance and commodities, 'il prezzo del barile' refers to crude oil pricing.