Machines (en. Machines)

/ma.ʃin/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishFrench

noun

Mechanized device that performs a task.

Washing machines make it easier to clean clothes.

Les machines à laver facilitent le nettoyage des vêtements.

Any set of elements working together to accomplish a task.

The machines in this factory operate 24 hours a day.

Les machines dans cette usine fonctionnent 24 heures sur 24.

Complex technical device.

A computer is a machine capable of processing information.

Un ordinateur est une machine capable de traiter des informations.

From Latin 'machina', meaning 'device, engine'.

to start a machine

To start a machine so that it operates.

mettre en marche une machine

coffee machine

Device used to prepare coffee.

machine à café

war machines

Military engines designed for combat.

machines de guerre

mechanical

Science that studies the movements of bodies under the action of forces.

mécanique

automation

Use of machines to perform tasks without human intervention.

automatisation

robot

Machine capable of performing programmed actions.

robot

Referring to a very skilled or talented person in a field.

That player is a machine on the field.

Ce joueur est une machine sur le terrain.

A stoic personality or character who excels in their work.

She is a real machine in her work, never tired.

Elle est une vraie machine dans son travail, jamais fatiguée.