engine
A large construction used in warfare, such as a battering ram, catapult etcA large construction used in warfare, such as a battering ram, catapult etc.
» How can I start the engine?
Wie kann ich den Motor starten?
Как мне завести мотор?
Як можна завести мотор?
Meaning
12 sensesA large construction used in warfare, such as a battering ram, catapult etc.
an instrument or machine that is used in warfare, such as a battering ram, catapult, artillery piece, etc.
A complex mechanical device which converts energy into useful motion or physical effects.
Motor, Triebwerk, Antrieb
дви́гательdvígatelʹ, мото́рmotór
двигу́нdvyhún, мото́рmotór
motor that converts thermal energy to mechanical work
A person or group of people which influence a larger group; a driving force.
Motor
дви́гательdvígatelʹ
The part of a car or other vehicle which provides the force for motion, now especially one powered by internal combustion.
A self-powered vehicle used for moving cars along a track.
a wheeled vehicle consisting of a self-propelled engine that is used to draw trains along railway tracks
A self-powered vehicle used for moving cars along a track.
(usually)A locomotive.
A software or hardware system responsible for a specific technical task (usually with qualifying word).
a graphics engine
a physics engine
движо́кdvižók
Anything used to effect a purpose; any device or contrivance; an agent.
something used to achieve a purpose
(archaic)A tool; a utensil or implement.
(obsolete)Ingenuity; cunning, trickery, guile.
(obsolete)The result of cunning; something ingenious, a contrivance; (in negative senses) a plot, a scheme.
(obsolete)Natural talent; genius.
Examples
489 sentencesHow can I start the engine?
Як можна завести мотор?
ruКак мне завести мотор?
deWie kann ich den Motor starten?
The car has a new engine.
У машини новий двигун.
ruУ машины новый двигатель.
deDas Auto hat einen neuen Motor.
Something is wrong with the engine.
Із двигуном щось не так.
ruЧто-то не так с двигателем.
Tom started the engine.
Том завів мотор.
ruТом завёл мотор.
deTom startete den Motor.
The engine won't start.
Мотор не заводиться.
ruДвигатель не заводится.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English engyn, from Anglo-Norman engine, Old French engin (“skill, cleverness,From Middle English engyn, from Anglo-Norman engine, Old French engin (“skill, cleverness, war machine”), from Latin ingenium (“innate or natural quality, nature, genius, a genius, an invention, (in Late Latin) a war-engine, battering-ram”), related to ingignō (“to instil by birth, implant, produce in”). Compare gin, ingenious, engineer.
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Forms
plural: enginesSynonyms
5 synonyms- a wheeled vehicle consisting of a self-propelled engine that is used to draw trains along railway tracks:locomotivelocomotive enginerailway locomotive
Word family
43 related wordsCollocations
12 patterns- started the engine
- engine running running
- off the engine
- the engine running
- turn the engine
- search engine
- engine running
- the engine off
- the engine started
- with the engine
- get the engine
- the engine won't