Máquina (en. Machine)

/ˈmakina/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishSpanish

noun

Device that transforms one form of energy into mechanical work.

The coffee machine runs on electricity.

La máquina de café funciona con electricidad.

Set of interrelated elements that perform a specific task.

The machines in the factory increased production.

Las máquinas en la fábrica aumentaron la producción.

An apparatus that performs calculations or processes information.

My computer is a very powerful machine.

Mi computadora es una máquina muy potente.

From Latin 'machina', which means instrument or device.

war machine

Set of military resources to carry out a war.

máquina de guerra

vending machine

Device that distributes products using coins.

máquina expendedora

to be a machine

To have a lot of drive or energy to perform an activity.

ser una máquina

mechanism

Set of parts that form a machine.

mecanismo

automatic

That works by itself, without human intervention.

automático

engineering

The application of science and mathematics to design and build machines.

ingeniería

Refers to a person who is very good at something.

That player is a machine on the court.

Ese jugador es una máquina en la cancha.

Means that something works very well or efficiently.

This car is a machine, it keeps accelerating.

Este coche es una máquina, no para de acelerar.