What does machine in French mean?

What is the meaning of the word machine in French? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use machine in French.

The word machine in French means machine, machine, robot, engines, thing, stuffed shirt, what's-his-name, what's-her-name, do, machinate, using a machine, on a machine, machinery breakdown, back-pedal, shift into reverse, go into reverse, put a wash on, put a load of washing on, put a load on, put a wash on, user interface, fire a machine up, put a load on, machine language, machine wash, franking machine, coffee machine, coffee maker, coffee machine, calculator, rolling machine, cigar rolling machine, carding machine, wool carding machine, wool carder, digital-control system, digital-control machine, sewing machine, screw machine, cutting machine, typewriter, ice machine, ice maker, ice maker, printing press, washing machine, bread maker, paper machine, boring machine, duplicating machine, time machine, one-armed bandit, milking machine, knitting machine, steam engine, grape harvesting machine, grape harvester, war machine, infernal machine, machine tool, typewriter ribbon, washing machine drum, typewritten, type, type, type a letter. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word machine

machine

nom féminin (engin, appareil)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
L'ingénieur a conçu une machine capable d'effectuer le travail de trois personnes.
The engineer designed a machine that could do the work of three people.

machine

nom féminin (figuré (organisation) (figurative)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Il a été submergé par la machine bureaucratique.
He was overwhelmed by the bureaucratic machine.

robot

nom féminin (figuré (personne agissant mécaniquement) (figurative)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Je ne suis pas une machine ! Ron est une machine ; il fait autant de travail que trois personnes.
Ron is a machine; he does as much work as three people.

engines

nom féminin pluriel (ensemble de la propulsion d'un navire) (of a ship)

(plural noun: Noun always used in plural form--for example, "jeans," "scissors.")
Le mécanicien poussa les machines sur ordre du capitaine.
The ship's mechanic pushed the engines on the captain's orders.

thing

nom masculin (familier (truc, chose)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Je me demande à quoi peut bien servir ce machin !
I wonder what this doohickey is for!

stuffed shirt

nom masculin (péjoratif (personne qui suscite de l'indifférence) (figurative, pejorative)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Je n'irai pas à cette assemblée, il n'y aura que des vieux machins !
I won't be going to that meeting; it will just be full of stuffed shirts!

what's-his-name, what's-her-name

(familier (nom de personne indéterminée) (informal)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Tu devrais demander à Machin, il devrait savoir ça lui !
You should ask what's-his-name; he should know that!

do

verbe transitif (familier (faire, fabriquer)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")

machinate

verbe transitif (familier, figuré (manigancer)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")

using a machine, on a machine

locution adverbiale (pas manuellement)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")
Cette opération s'effectue aujourd'hui à la machine.

machinery breakdown

nom masculin (casse mécanique)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

back-pedal

locution verbale (figuré (annuler un processus) (figurative)

(intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.")

shift into reverse, go into reverse

locution verbale (navire : passer la marche arrière)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")

put a wash on, put a load of washing on

locution verbale (laver du linge à la machine) (UK)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")

put a load on, put a wash on

locution verbale (laver du linge) (UK, laundry)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Tu as du linge à laver ? Parce que je vais faire une machine, là.
Have you got any washing that needs doing? I'm putting a load on.

user interface

nom féminin (dispositif interactif)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
L'interface homme-machine doit permettre à l'homme de communiquer avec un ordinateur.

fire a machine up

locution verbale (figuré (faire fonctionner une machine) (figurative)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")

put a load on

locution verbale (mettre du linge à laver) (laundry)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Il faut que je lance une machine, je n'ai plus de sous-vêtements.

machine language

nom masculin (langage proche du processeur) (computer code)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le langage machine, ou code machine, est dépendant du processeur.

machine wash

nom masculin (lavage en machine à laver)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

franking machine

nom féminin (appareil imprimant un timbre)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les entreprises envoyant beaucoup de courrier possèdent une machine à affranchir.

coffee machine, coffee maker

nom féminin (cafetière électrique)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
J'ai besoin d'une nouvelle machine à café pour mon petit déjeuner.

coffee machine

nom féminin (distributeur de café)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Une machine à café est installée dans le hall.

calculator

nom féminin (calculatrice)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

rolling machine, cigar rolling machine

nom féminin (machine pour mettre une robe au cigare)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

carding machine, wool carding machine, wool carder

nom féminin (machine à démêler, nettoyer la laine)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

digital-control system, digital-control machine

nom féminin (appareil-outil dirigé par ordinateur)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les chaînes de montage utilisent souvent des machines à commande numérique pour plus de précision.

sewing machine

nom féminin (machine pour coudre)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Avec cette machine à coudre, je pourrais reprendre les ourlets de pantalon.

screw machine

nom féminin (machine à usiner des pièces)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

cutting machine

nom féminin (machine à débiter, partager)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

typewriter

nom féminin (vieilli (machine pour taper des lettres)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Marie et Christian ont commencé leur travail de secrétaire avec une machine à écrire.

ice machine, ice maker

nom féminin (machine produisant de l'eau glacée)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

ice maker

nom féminin (machine fabriquant des glaçons) (machine)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

printing press

nom féminin (machine à reproduire un texte, un dessin)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

washing machine

nom féminin (lave-linge)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
J'aimerais une machine à laver à hublot.

bread maker

nom féminin (machine pour pétrir et cuire le pain)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

paper machine

nom féminin (machine-outil d'imprimerie)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

boring machine

nom féminin (machine pour faire des trous)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

duplicating machine

nom féminin (machine à reproduire un texte)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

time machine

nom féminin (recherche dans le passé)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

one-armed bandit

nom féminin (bandit manchot, machine de casino)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Ce soir, il jouera aux machines à sous.

milking machine

nom féminin (dispositif de traite automatique) (dairy farming)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

knitting machine

nom féminin (machine pour tricoter)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

steam engine

nom féminin (moteur à combustion externe)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les premiers trains étaient tractés par des machines à vapeur.

grape harvesting machine, grape harvester

nom féminin (appareil destiné à la récolte du raisin) (agriculture)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les plus grands domaines n'utilisent pas de machine à vendanger, ils récoltent manuellement.

war machine

nom masculin (engin de guerre)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

infernal machine

nom féminin (bombe) (explosive device)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

machine tool

nom féminin (équipement mécanique)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les machines-outils facilitent les travaux manuels.

typewriter ribbon

nom masculin (vieilli (bande d'encre)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

washing machine drum

nom masculin (réceptacle où se lave le linge)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

typewritten

locution adjectivale (rédigé avec une machine)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Cette lettre tapée à la machine lui donne un côté vieux jeu.

type

locution verbale (utiliser une machine à écrire)

(intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.")
On entendait le cliquetis de quelqu'un qui tape à la machine.

type

locution verbale (écrire avec une machine à écrire)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
La secrétaire avait encore une dizaine de lettres à taper à la machine.

type a letter

locution verbale (utiliser une machine à écrire)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Avant l'apparition des ordinateurs, les secrétaires tapaient les lettres à la machine.

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