No. 9,376 in French

diesel

Diesel: A type of fuel derived from petroleum, used in diesel engines.

In a sentence

Le moteur de ce camion fonctionne au diesel.
The engine of this truck runs on diesel.
Here, 'diesel' refers to the type of fuel used by the engine of the truck.
Marcel préfère les voitures diesel pour leur efficacité énergétique.
Marcel prefers diesel cars for their fuel efficiency.
In this sentence, 'diesel' is used as an adjective to describe cars that use diesel fuel.
Le prix du diesel a augmenté la semaine dernière.
The price of diesel increased last week.
'Diesel' in this example denotes the commodity, specifically the fuel itself, whose price is being referenced.

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