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.

The plane's engine wouldn't start this morning.

I need a new engine for my old truck.

Turn off the engine before getting out of the car.

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This word is part of lesson 27.