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machines

/məˈʃiːnz/

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noun

Machines, appareils

A device that directs and controls energy, often in the form of movement or electricity, to produce a certain effect.

Examples :

"The factory uses machines to assemble the toys quickly. "

L'usine utilise des machines pour assembler les jouets rapidement.

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noun

Véhicule

A vehicle operated mechanically, such as an automobile or an airplane.

Examples :

"The machines in the factory are used to assemble cars. "

Les véhicules de l'usine servent à assembler des voitures.

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noun

Répondeur, (par extension) messagerie vocale

(abbreviation) An answering machine or, by extension, voice mail.

Examples :

"I called you earlier, but all I got was the machine."

Je t'ai appelé plus tôt, mais je suis tombé sur le répondeur.

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noun

Ordinateur

Examples :

"The students used the school's machines to finish their research papers. "

Les étudiants ont utilisé les ordinateurs de l'école pour terminer leurs travaux de recherche.

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noun

Machines, organisations

A person or organisation that seemingly acts like a machine, being particularly efficient, single-minded, or unemotional.

Examples :

"Bruce Campbell was a "demon-killing machine" because he made quick work of killing demons."

Bruce Campbell était une « machine à tuer des démons » car il a rapidement éliminé les démons.

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La machine, appareil

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.

Examples :

""The school's student government was run by powerful machines that decided all the club funding." "

Le gouvernement étudiant de l'école était dirigé par de puissantes machines qui décidaient de tous les financements des clubs.

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Agent surnaturel, être surhumain

Supernatural agency in a poem, or a superhuman being introduced to perform some exploit.

Examples :

"In Milton's Paradise Lost, the "machines" of God and Satan, in the form of angels and demons, drive the epic's grand battles and fateful decisions. "

Dans Le Paradis perdu de Milton, les « agents surnaturels » de Dieu et de Satan, sous la forme d'anges et de démons, mènent les grandes batailles et les décisions fatidiques de l'épopée.

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Machine politique, appareil

The system of special interest groups that supports a political party, especially in urban areas.

Examples :

""For many years, the local political machines controlled who got jobs and contracts in the city." "

Pendant de nombreuses années, les machines politiques locales contrôlaient qui obtenait des emplois et des contrats dans la ville.

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Pénis, verge

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Machine, machinerie

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.

Examples :

"In his play, the director used elaborate machines, lowering an actress dressed as a goddess from the ceiling to deliver the crucial message that resolved the conflict, a classic example of deus ex machina. "

Dans sa pièce, le metteur en scène a utilisé des machines élaborées, abaissant une actrice vêtue en déesse du plafond pour délivrer le message crucial qui a résolu le conflit, un exemple classique de deus ex machina.

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Baignoire roulante, machine de bain

A bathing machine.

Examples :

"In the 18th century, people used machines to change into their swimsuits privately on the beach. "

Au XVIIIe siècle, les gens utilisaient des machines de bain pour se changer en privé sur la plage.

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verb

Fabriquer à la machine

To make by machinery.

Examples :

"The factory machines thousands of plastic toys every day. "

L'usine fabrique des milliers de jouets en plastique chaque jour à la machine.

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verb

Usiner

To shape or finish by machinery.

Examples :

"The factory machines metal into precise engine parts. "

L'usine usine le métal pour en faire des pièces de moteur précises.

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