el
masculine
/moˈtoɾ/
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Translation
motor, engine
Word origin
From Latin motor ('mover'), from movere ('to move'). The same root gives English motor and motion.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- motor
- English cognates
- motor, motion
Grammar
Gendermasculine
Pluralmotores
Examples
.
The car's engine makes a very strange noise.
.
My father fixes car engines in the village.
arrancaba .
The plane's engine wouldn't start this morning.
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I need a new engine for my old truck.
Apaga .
Turn off the engine before getting out of the car.
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