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machine (EN)
sostantivo, verbo

sostantivo “machine”

sing. machine, pl. machines
  1. macchina
    The factory is full of machines that assemble cars.
  2. computer
    She spends most of her day working on her machine.
  3. segreteria telefonica
    I called him, but I got his machine instead.
  4. macchina (organizzazione politica)
    The political machine helped him get elected to office.
  5. una persona che svolge un determinato compito in modo efficiente, instancabile o spietato
    He is a scoring machine; he leads the league in points.
  6. lavatrice
    Please put the clothes in the machine.

verbo “machine”

infinito machine; lui machines; pass. machined; p.p. machined; ger. machining
  1. lavorare con una macchina
    The engineer machined the metal parts to precise dimensions.