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machine
machine(
muh
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shin
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (mechanics)
(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).
The new machine helps us do the work much faster.La nueva máquina nos ayuda a hacer el trabajo mucho más rápido.
b. el aparato (M)
(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).
I bought a machine that dices vegetables for you.Compré un aparato que te pica las verduras.
c. la lavadora (F) (for washing)
(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).
The clothes are in the machine. Will you hang them when they're done?La ropa está en la lavadora. ¿La tiendes cuando termine?
d. el lavarropas (M), la lavarropas (F) (for washing) (River Plate)
(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).
(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).
Have you put softener in the machine?¿Metiste suavizante al lavarropas?
2. (colloquial) (vehicle)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
a. la máquina (F) (car or motorcycle)
(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).
Your dad is in the garage working on the machine.Tu papá está en el garaje trabajando en la máquina.
b. el aparato (M) (airplane)
(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).
This Piper Cub is an incredible machine.Este Piper Cub es un aparato increíble.
a. el aparato (M)
(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).
My manager isn't bad, but he's just a product of the corporate machine.Mi gerente no es mala persona, solo que es un producto del aparato corporativo.
b. la maquinaria (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).
The campaign is part of the government's propaganda machine.La campaña es parte de la maquinaria propagandística del gobierno.
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
a. fabricar a máquina (tools or parts)
He machines specialized tools for carpenters.Fabrica a máquina herramientas especializadas para carpinteros.
b. coser a máquina (clothes)
This shirt will be a little more complicated job. You'll have to machine it.Esta camisa será una tarea un poco más complicada. La tendrás que coser a máquina.
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