Noun
der Diesel
Pronunciation: [ˈdiːzl̩]
diesel (vehicle powered by a diesel engine)
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plural Diesel
Meanings
Noun
- diesel (vehicle powered by a diesel engine)
- a cocktail with equal parts beer and cola, thus named because of the colour of the mixture
- Coke mixed with beer
Example sentence
Er fährt einen alten Diesel.
He drives an old diesel.
Word forms
Noun
singular
der Diesel
plural
die Diesel
Noun
singular
das Diesel
plural
die Diesel
The four cases
Singular
Nominativeder Diesel
Accusativeden Diesel
Dativedem Diesel
Genitivedes Diesels
Plural
Nominativedie Diesel
Accusativedie Diesel
Dativeden Dieseln
Genitiveder Diesel
Usage
- einen Diesel fahren — Drive a vehicle with a diesel engine.
- Diesel tanken — Here Diesel names the fuel rather than the car.
Unser alter Diesel springt auch bei Kälte gut an.
Our old diesel starts well even in cold weather.