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diesel

 
('zəl, -səl) pronunciation
n.
  1. A diesel engine.
  2. A vehicle powered by a diesel engine.
  3. The type of gasoline designed to power a diesel engine.
intr.v., -seled, -sel·ing, -sels.
  1. To continue running after the ignition has been turned off, as when an open throttle supplies fuel to an engine that is still sufficiently hot to ignite it.
  2. To drive a diesel-powered vehicle: We dieseled through the countryside.
  3. To refuel a diesel-powered vehicle. Often used with up.

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IN BRIEF: A vehicle driven by an internal combustion engine that burns fuel oil by using heat produced by compressing air.

pronunciation The diesel she drove across the country had a powerful engine.

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  • Driving and Repair - dieseling: abnormal self-ignition in which engine continues running after ignition is turned off


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Dansk (Danish)
n. - dieselmotor, dieselkøretøj, dieselolie

idioms:

  • diesel engine    dieselmotor

Nederlands (Dutch)
diesel (auto met dieselmotor), diesel(olie)

Français (French)
n. - diesel

idioms:

  • diesel engine    (Aut) moteur diesel, (Rail) motrice

Deutsch (German)
n. - Diesel, Dieselkraftstoff

idioms:

  • diesel engine    Dieselmotor

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - κινητήρας εσωτερικής καύσης, μηχανή ντίζελ, πετρέλαιο ντίζελ

idioms:

  • diesel engine    κινητήρας εσωτερικής καύσης, μηχανή ντίζελ

Italiano (Italian)
gasolio

idioms:

  • diesel engine    motore a gasolio

Português (Portuguese)
n. - diesel (m)

idioms:

  • diesel engine    motor (m) a diesel

Русский (Russian)
дизель

idioms:

  • diesel engine    дизельный двигатель

Español (Spanish)
n. - diesel

idioms:

  • diesel engine    motor diesel

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - diesel

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
柴油机

idioms:

  • diesel engine    柴油内燃机, 狄塞尔内燃机

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 柴油機

idioms:

  • diesel engine    柴油內燃機, 狄塞爾內燃機

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 디젤 기관

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - ディーゼル, ディーゼル機関車
adj. - ディーゼルエンジンの

idioms:

  • diesel engine    ディーゼルエンジン, ディーゼル機関

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) الديزل, وقود ثقيل ( يستخدم فقط لمحركات الديزل)‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮סוג של מנוע בעירה פנימית, דיזל, דלק למנוע דיזל‬


 
 

 

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