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diésel

diesel

noun DYEH-sel Rare
Travel & Places Transportation

Origin: Named after Rudolf Diesel, German engineer (1858–1913).

Also means

diesel fuel

Usage Note

Diésel (also diesel) refers both to the fuel and to a diesel engine or vehicle: un motor diésel, llenar de diésel. The RAE recommends the accent diésel to indicate stress on the first syllable in Spanish. In everyday speech, gasoil is a competing term in Spain.

Examples

"El camión funciona con motor diésel."

Natural Translation

The truck runs on a diesel engine.

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