машина — meaning in English
mashina
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English meaning
- automobile noun A wheeled motor vehicle built to carry a driver and a few passengers under its own power.
- car noun A road vehicle with an engine, wheels, and seats, used to carry a small number of people.
- machine noun A device with moving parts that uses energy to perform a task.
- machinery noun Machines considered together, especially the equipment used in a factory or industry.
Senses
машина is used for these senses in English:
- automobile (US, Canada, Philippines, AU, NZ) A type of motor vehicle designed to move on the ground under its own stored power and intended to carry a driver, a small number of additional passengers, and a very limited amount of other load.
- car A wheeled vehicle that moves independently, with at least three wheels, powered mechanically, steered by a driver and mostly for personal transportation but relatively smaller than a truck/lorry and a bus.
- machine A device that directs and controls energy, often in the form of movement or electricity, to produce a certain effect.
- machine (dated) A vehicle operated mechanically, such as an automobile or an airplane.
- machine Especially, the group that controls a political or similar organization; a combination of persons acting together for a common purpose, with the agencies which they use.
- machine (historical) A contrivance in the Ancient Greek theatre for indicating a change of scene, by means of which a god might cross the stage or deliver a divine message; the deus ex machina.
- machinery The machines constituting a production apparatus, in a plant etc., collectively.
car — full definition
- noun A road vehicle with an engine, wheels, and seats, used to carry a small number of people.
- noun A separate section of a train, such as a passenger or dining car.