No. 10,939 in Spanish

diesel

Diesel: A type of fuel used in diesel engines.

In a sentence

El motor funciona con diesel.
The engine runs on diesel.
In this sentence, 'diesel' refers to the type of fuel used by the engine.
El precio del diesel ha subido esta semana.
The price of diesel has increased this week.
Here, 'diesel' represents the commodity, specifically the fuel bought from suppliers.
Tienen un generador diesel para emergencias.
They have a diesel generator for emergencies.
In this usage, 'diesel' describes the type of generator, indicating it uses diesel fuel to operate.

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