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Machine
appliance

Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

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machine [maʃin] N f

1. machine TECH (appareil):

machine
machine
taper une lettre à la machine
to type a letter
coudre un ourlet à la machine
to machine-sew a hem
lavable en machine
machine-washable
langage machine COMPUT
machine language
je ne suis pas une machine!
I'm not a machine!
la civilisation de la machine
the age of the machine

2. machine (moteur):

machine
engine
salle des machines
engine room
faire machine arrière NAUT
to go astern
faire machine arrière fig
to back-pedal

3. machine (système):

machine
machine
la machine sociale/administrative/économique
the social/administrative/economic machine

4. machine (lavage) inf:

faire deux machines (de linge)
to do two loads of washing

Phrases:

machine agricole
agricultural machine
machine de bureau
piece of office equipment
machines de bureau
office equipment uncountable
machine à calculer
calculating machine
machine composée
compound machine
machine à coudre
sewing machine
machine à écrire
typewriter
machine infernale (engin explosif)
infernal machine
machine infernale (bombe)
time bomb
machine à laver
washing machine
machine à laver la vaisselle
dishwasher
machine à pain
bread maker
machine à repasser
press, ironing machine
machine simple
simple machine
machine à sous
fruit machine Brit
machine à sous
slot machine
machine à sous
one-armed bandit
machine à traire
milking machine
machine à tricoter
knitting machine
machine à traitement de texte, machine de traitement de texte
word processor
machine à vapeur
steam engine
machine volante
flying machine

machine-outil <pl machines-outils> [maʃinuti] N f

machine-outil
machine tool

machiner [maʃine] VB trans

machiner complot
to hatch
machiner trahison
to plot
English
English
French
French
machine tool
machine-outil f
publicity machine
machine f publicitaire
machine code
code m machine
specific code
langage m machine
machine language
langage m machine
machine
machine f (for doing à faire)
sewing/washing machine
machine à coudre/à laver
to operate a machine
faire fonctionner une machine
by machine
à la machine
machine fig
machine f
publicity/electoral machine
machine publicitaire/électorale
the Conservative Party machine
la machine administrative du parti conservateur
fruit machine
machine f à sous

in the PONS Dictionary

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machine [maʃin] N f

machine (appareil):

machine
appliance
machine à café
coffee machine
machine à coudre/à sous
sewing/slot machine
machine à écrire
typewriter
machine à laver
washing machine
machine à laver
washer Am
écrire/taper à la machine
to type

Phrases:

faire machine arrière
to backpedal

machine-outil <machines-outils> [maʃinuti] N f

machine-outil
machine tool

Machin(e) [maʃɛ̃, in] N m(f) inf

Machin(e)
what's-his-name(her-name) m (f)
s'autodétruire machine, cassette, personne
to self-destruct
English
English
French
French
machine tool
machine-outil f
adding-machine
machine f à calculer
one-armed bandit
machine f à sous
coffee machine
machine f à café
typesetter
machine f à composer
typewriter
machine f à écrire
in the PONS Dictionary
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machine [maʃin] N f (appareil)

machine
appliance
machine à café
coffee machine
machine à coudre/à sous
sewing/slot machine
machine à écrire
typewriter
machine à laver
washing machine
machine à laver
washer
écrire/taper à la machine
to type

machine-outil <machines-outils> [maʃinuti] N f

machine-outil
machine tool

Machin(e) [maʃɛ͂, in] N m(f) inf

Machin(e)
what's-his-name(-her-name) m (f)
éjecter machine
to eject
English
English
French
French
machine tool
machine-outil f
popper
machine f à pop-corn
coffee machine
machine f à café
typewriter
machine f à écrire
adding machine
machine f à calculer
franking machine
machine f à affranchir

GEA Glossary of Refrigeration Technology

machine frigorifique

machine frigorifique
refrigerating machine
Présent
jemachine
tumachines
il/elle/onmachine
nousmachinons
vousmachinez
ils/ellesmachinent
Imparfait
jemachinais
tumachinais
il/elle/onmachinait
nousmachinions
vousmachiniez
ils/ellesmachinaient
Passé simple
jemachinai
tumachinas
il/elle/onmachina
nousmachinâmes
vousmachinâtes
ils/ellesmachinèrent
Futur simple
jemachinerai
tumachineras
il/elle/onmachinera
nousmachinerons
vousmachinerez
ils/ellesmachineront
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Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

programmer une machine à laver sur qc
to set a washing machine to sth
tricoté à la main/à la machine
hand-/machine-knitted
mettre une machine/un appareil en marche
to start up a machine/device
écrire à la main/machine/au stylo
to write by hand/on a typewriter/in pen
être doté d'une solide ossature machine
to have a sturdy frame(work)

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

L'ameublissement de la neige se fait par deux vis hélicoïdales (vis sans fin) horizontales à aubes, qui séparent la neige du congère et l'amènent vers le centre de la machine.
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Avec un système adapté, deux machines peuvent imprimer recto-verso, l’un à la suite de l’autre.
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Dans un communiqué commun, elle préviennent conjointement qu'« une société qui invente "la machine à chasser le jeune" se trompe de chemin ».
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Concrètement, une instruction machine spécifie une certaine adresse.
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L'interface graphique propose un accès à la machine plus proche des objets ordinaires que l'interface en ligne de commande existant jusque-là.
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