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feminine

/ˈmakina/

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Translation

machine

Word origin

From Latin 'machina', from Greek 'mekhane' ('device, contrivance'). The same root gives English machine and mechanic.

Origin: Greek
Root: mekhane
English cognates: machine, mechanic

Grammar

Genderfeminine

Pluralmáquinas

Examples

The coffee machine is broken again.

Construyeron .

They built a machine capable of lifting a lot of weight.

, .

He works like a machine, without stopping for a minute.

I bought a second-hand sewing machine online.

The factory runs on very large and fast machines.

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This word is part of lesson 18.