machine

[US]/məˈʃiːn/
[UK]/məˈʃiːn/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. mechanisches Gerät; eine Person, die eine Maschine bedient; Organisation
vt. mit einer Maschine herstellen
Word Forms
Pluralmachines
Partizip Perfektmachined
3. Person Singularmachines
Partizip Präsensmachining
Präteritummachined

Phrases & Collocations

washing machine

Waschmaschine

vending machine

Automaten

sewing machine

Nähmaschine

coffee machine

Kaffeemaschine

slot machine

Spielautomat

Example Sentences

The machine is down.

Die Maschine ist ausgefallen.

the machine of government

die Maschine der Regierung

machine repairs; machine politics.

Maschinenreparaturen; Maschinenpolitik.

The trouble is in the machine itself.

Das Problem liegt in der Maschine selbst.

to set a machine in motion

eine Maschine in Bewegung setzen

This machine is of bad design.

Diese Maschine ist schlecht konstruiert.

Take a machine apart.

Eine Maschine auseinandernehmen.

The machine kept running.

Die Maschine lief weiter.

This old machine is shot.

Diese alte Maschine ist hinüber.

a machine in going order.

eine Maschine in Betriebszustand.

in the far distance a machine droned.

In der fernen Ferne summte eine Maschine.

a burst of machine-gun fire.

Ein MG-Salven.

man and machine in perfect harmony.

Mensch und Maschine in perfekter Harmonie.

a machine which was a miracle of design.

eine Maschine, die ein Wunderwerk des Designs war.

a machine-gun style of speaking.

Eine Art des Sprechens im Stil eines Maschinengewehrs.

This machine is made in China .

Diese Maschine wird in China hergestellt.

Real-world Examples

There's a vending machine in the lobby.

Source: Modern Family - Season 07

Destroying the machines that are coming for our jobs would be nuts.

Source: Past years' graduate entrance exam English reading true questions.

The specific one is that Labour's propaganda machine is not working.

Source: The Economist (Summary)

A robot is a machine that works automatically.

Source: Recite for the King Volume 2 (All 70 Lessons)

How about one of those voice distorting machines?

Source: 2 Broke Girls Season 4

" Simply fabulous, " he whispered, indicating the automatic ticket machines, " Wonderfully ingenious."

Source: Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

You'd end up with a perpetual motion machine for gene editing.

Source: TED Talks (Audio Version) May 2016 Collection

A ventilator is a machine that helps a patient breathe.

Source: Grandparents' Vocabulary Lesson

I bought the washing machine in instalments.

Source: New Concept English: Vocabulary On-the-Go, Book One.

Do you think I'm a machine, without feelings?

Source: Jane Eyre (Abridged Version)

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