"oelen" in English ölen {v.t.} to oil to lubricate to lube Detailed translations for "oelen" ölen{transitive verb} ölen to oil Sonst müsste man Sie ölen wie den Blechmann. Source: opensubtitles.org Corpus by OPUS Request review That's good, otherwise they'd have to oil you like the Tin Man. ölen(also: schmieren, abschmieren) to lubricate ölen(also: schmieren, abschmieren) to lube