Féminin
machine
(Anglais)
- (feminine) machine, device
- (feminine, figuratively) machine (combination of persons acting together for a common purpose, with the agencies which they use)
- (feminine) engine
- (feminine, slang) machine (a person who is very efficient)
- (Quebec, dated, feminine) car
Fréquence
Prononcé comme (IPA)
/ma.ʃin/
Étymologie (Anglais)
In summary
Inherited from Middle French machine, borrowed from Latin machina (“a machine, engine, contrivance, device, stratagem, trick”), itself a borrowing from Doric Ancient Greek μᾱχᾰνᾱ́ (mākhănā́). Not to be confused with machin, which means "thing".
Related words
machine locomotive
méchanique
mach
machinierie
machine simple
Clientélisme
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