Meaning
diesel
- diesel fuel or a diesel engine
- a motor vehicle powered by a diesel engine
In a sentence
La mia nuova automobile consuma poco carburante perché è diesel.
My new car uses little fuel because it is a diesel.
Preferisci noleggiare una macchina a benzina o una diesel?
Do you prefer to rent a petrol car or a diesel one?
Il prezzo del diesel non è diminuito questa settimana.
The price of diesel did not go down this week.
Word forms (3)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| diesel | masculine · singular |
| diesel | masculine · plural |
| diesel | masculine · plural |
Usage notes
- Foreign loanword; it is masculine and invariable in the plural ('i diesel').