English-Portuguese translations for diesel

• Brasilia) diesel
• diesel
  Assim, amanhã direi: ‘e diesel’. Therefore, I shall say tomorrow: and diesel.
  Tantos motores diesel de grande cilindrada e beberrões. So many huge diesel-guzzling engines.
  O gás é também muito mais barato e muito mais limpo do que a gasolina ou o diesel. Also gas is much cheaper and much cleaner than petrol or diesel.
• gasóleo
  Os impostos sobre o gasóleo é uma dessas áreas.Diesel fuel tax is one such area.
  A questão da tributação do gasóleo também é interessante. The issue of tax on diesel fuel is also interesting.
  Qual aumento dos combustíveis (gasóleo e, sublinhe-se, a gasolina)? What about the rising fuel prices (diesel and especially petrol)?
• óleo diesel

Definition of diesel

• A fuel derived from petroleum but heavier than gasoline/petrol. Used to power diesel engines which burn this fuel using the heat produced when air is compressed
• A rider who has an even energy output, without bursts of speed
• A particular cannabis hybrid
• To ignite a substance by using the heat generated by compression

Examples

• The only reason the VW bug has a solenoid is to prevent it from dieseling.

Related words

• diesel-electric
• biodiesel
• dieselization
• petrodiesel
• dieselisation
• diesel-powered
• Dieselgate
• diesel engine
• diesel locomotive