1.
grease stain; oily grime
Dirt made of cooking oil or machine oil that clings to a surface. Most often used of kitchen grime on stoves, range hoods, and dishes, and of oil marks on clothing.
キッチンの油汚れがひどい。
The grease in the kitchen is terrible.
重曹で油汚れを落とした。
I removed the grease with baking soda.
換気扇の油汚れは、時間がたつほど落ちにくくなる。
Grease on a ventilation fan gets harder to remove the longer it sits.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 油汚れを落とす: to remove grease
- 油汚れがひどい: the grease is bad
- 油汚れ用洗剤: degreasing detergent
- 油汚れがこびりつく: for grease to become caked on
SIMILAR WORDS:
- 汚れ: dirt, stain — the general word for any kind of soiling
- 水垢: water scale — mineral deposits from water, which need an acid cleaner rather than the alkaline cleaners used on grease