maquinaria
maquinaria(
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kee
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ryah
)A feminine noun is almost always used with feminine articles and adjectives (e.g. la mujer bonita, la luna llena).
1. (group of machines)
2. (mechanical components)
a. mechanism
Abrí el reloj para ver cómo funciona la maquinaria.I opened the watch to see how the mechanism works.
3. (figurative) (system)
A phrase used as a figure of speech or a word that is symbolic in meaning; metaphorical (e.g., carrot, bean).
a. machine (figurative)
A phrase used as a figure of speech or a word that is symbolic in meaning; metaphorical (e.g., carrot, bean).
El petróleo es el combustible que alimenta a la maquinaria de guerra.Oil is the fuel that keeps the war machine going.
maquinariaNoun
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling or idea (e.g. man, dog, house).
1. (aparatos)
a. machinery
2. (mecanismo; de reloj, aparato)
a. mechanism
3. (de estado, partido)
a. machinery
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