máquina

Significat

1. (feminine) machine
2. (feminine) machine
3. (feminine) computer
4. (feminine,figuratively) person or organisation that seemingly acts like a machine, being particularly efficient, single-minded, or unemotional

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má‧qui‧na

Gènere

♀️ Femení

Pronunciat com a (IPA)

/ˈma.ki.nɐ/

Etimologia

Borrowed from Latin machina (“a machine, engine, contrivance, device, stratagem, trick”), from Ancient Greek μαχανά (makhaná), Doric spelling of μηχανή (mēkhanḗ, “a machine, engine, contrivance, device”), from μῆχος (mêkhos, “means”), from Proto-Indo-European *meh₂gh- (“to be able to, to help; power, sorcerer”).

Sents

Um grande buraco no concreto sendo escavado por uma grande máquina de escavação .

A large hole in the concrete being dug by a large excavating machine.