la
/ma.ʃin/
Translation
machine
Word origin
From Latin machina, borrowed from Doric Greek machana ('device, contrivance'). The same Greek root gives English machine, mechanic and mechanism.
- Origin
- Greek
- Root
- machana
- English cognates
- machine, mechanic, mechanism
Grammar
Examples
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The washing machine broke down this morning.
Cette .
This machine can produce a thousand parts per hour.
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The machine needs to be cleaned every week.
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The washing machine broke down yesterday.
Cette .
This machine produces about a thousand parts per hour.
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