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masculine

/funθjonaˈmjento/

Line drawing of funcionamiento
Coloured illustration of funcionamiento
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Translation

functioning, operation, working

Word origin

From funcionar ('to function'), from función, from Latin functio ('performance, execution'), from fungi ('to perform'). English 'function' comes from the same root.

Origin
Latin
Root
functio
English cognates
function, functional

Grammar

Gendermasculine
Pluralfuncionamientos

Examples

técnico .

The technician checked the working of the machine.

buen .

The proper functioning of the system depends on everyone.

manual aparato.

The manual explains how the device operates.

Notamos fallo .

We noticed a fault in the operation of the engine.

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