1 a working arrangement of wheels, levers or other parts, driven eg by human power, electricity etc, or operating electronically, producing power and/or motion for a particular purpose: “a sewing-machine.”
machine

2 a vehicle, especially a motorbike: “That's a fine machine you have!”
machine

1 to shape, make or finish with a power-driven tool: “The articles are machined to a smooth finish.”
machinaal bewerken

2 to sew with a sewing-machine: “You should machine the seams.”
met de machine naaien

ma'chinery (Zelfstandig naamwoord)

1 machines in general: “Many products are made by machinery rather than by hand.”
machines

2 the workings or processes: “the machinery of government.”
apparaat

ma'chinist (Zelfstandig naamwoord)

a person skilled in the use of machines, eg a sewing-machine, or electrical tools: “She's a machinist in a clothes factory.”
machineman, machinenaaister

ma'chine-gun (Zelfstandig naamwoord)

an automatic gun that fires very rapidly.
machinegeweer
: “He machine-gunned a crowd of defenceless villagers.”
mitrailleren

machine tool

a power-driven machine that shapes metal, wood, or plastics by cutting, pressing, or drilling.
machinaal aangedreven werktuig


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to machine	bewerken (ww.) ; verspanen (ww.)
the machine	het apparaat ; de computer ; de machine (v) ; de toestel (m)
machine	automaat ; bewerken met machine ; de pers laten lopen ; liftmachine ; machinaal bewerken ; machine ; machine, computer ; vervaardigen langs machinale weg

Bronnen: Vlietstra; interglot; KDE opensourcesoftware; MWB; Autowoordenboek; Download IATE, European Union, 2017.; kde.nl/node/386




EN: apparatus
EN: appliance
EN: contraption
EN: contrivance
EN: device
EN: domestic device
EN: electrical device
EN: engine
EN: gadget
EN: mechanism