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"Motor" is a noun which is often translated as "el motor", and "engine" is a noun which is also often translated as "el motor". Learn more about the difference between "motor" and "engine" below.
motor(
mo
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duhr
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (mechanics)
2. (colloquial) (automobile) (United Kingdom)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Regionalism used in the United Kingdom
b. el carro (M) (Latin America)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Regionalism used in Latin America: all the countries in South America, Central America, and the Caribbean. Does not include Spain.
In this city, there are more bikes than motors.En esta ciudad, hay más bicicletas que carros.
c. el auto (M) (Southern Cone)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
The millionaire owns seven imported motors.El millonario es dueño de siete autos importados.
An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g., the big dog).
3. (anatomy)
a. motor
The patient's motor control is limited due to the accident.El control motor del paciente es limitado debido del accidente.
a. de automóvil
Our company sells motor parts and accessories for all vehicles.Nuestra empresa se dedica a la venta de accesorios y partes de automóvil para todo tipo de vehículos.
An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g., The man sneezed.).
5. (old-fashioned) (to travel by car)
A word or phrase that is seldom used in contemporary language and is recognized as being from another decade, (e.g., cat, groovy).
a. ir en coche
We motored up to see my parents in New York last weekend.Fuimos en coche para ver a mis padres en Nueva York el fin de semana pasado.
engine(
ehn
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jihn
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (mechanics)
2. (railway)
a. la locomotora (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
There was a delay because of a malfunction with the engine of the train.Hubo una demora por una avería en la locomotora del tren.
b. la máquina (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
She fixes the engines for the metro when they have problems.Arregla las máquinas del metro cuando tienen problemas.
3. (literary) (machine or instrument)
A word or phrase restricted in usage to literature or established writing (e.g., sex, once upon a time).
a. el ingenio (M) (literary)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
A word or phrase restricted in usage to literature or established writing (e.g., sex, once upon a time).
The catapult is a very old engine of war.La catapulta es un antiguo ingenio militar.
