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engine ['endʒɪn]1 noun∎ to sit with one's back to the engine être assis dans le sens opposé à ou inverse de la marche;∎ to sit facing the engine être assis dans le sens de la marche(c) (in computer game) moteur m(failure, trouble) de moteur ou machine►► Cars engine block bloc-moteur m;Cars engine bulkhead pare-feu m de moteur;Cars engine compartment compartiment m moteur;engine house bâtiment m des machines ou des moteurs; (for fire engines) dépôt m;Cars engine immobilizer (dispositif m) antidémarrage m;Technology engine mounting support m moteur;engine oil huile f à ou de moteur;Nautical engine room salle f des machines;Railways engine shed dépôt m (des locomotives); (circular) rotonde f -
2 engine
engine [ˈendʒɪn]* * *['endʒɪn]2) Railways ( locomotive) locomotive fdiesel/steam engine — locomotive diesel/à vapeur
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engine n1 ( motor) (in car, train, aeroplane, boat) moteur m ; ( in jet aircraft) réacteur m ; ( in ship) machines fpl ; steam engine machine f à vapeur ; jet engine moteur à réaction ;2 Rail ( locomotive) locomotive f ; diesel/steam engine locomotive diesel/à vapeur ; to sit facing/with one's back to the engine être assis dans le sens de la marche/dans le sens contraire à la marche. -
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['en‹in] 1. noun1) (a machine in which heat or other energy is used to produce motion: The car has a new engine.) moteur2) (a railway engine: He likes to sit in a seat facing the engine.) locomotive•- engineer 2. verb(to arrange by skill or by cunning means: He engineered my promotion.) être l'artisan de -
5 engine driver
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6 engine failure
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7 engine oil
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8 engine room
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9 engine shed
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10 engine-driver
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11 engine of growth
[con.] moteur de la croissanceEnglish-French dictionary of law, politics, economics & finance > engine of growth
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17 steam engine
(a moving engine for pulling a train, or a fixed engine, driven by steam.) locomotive à vapeur -
18 diesel engine
['di:zəl](an internal-combustion engine in lorries etc, in which a heavy form of oil is used.) moteur diesel -
19 outboard motor/engine
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20 diesel engine
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Engine — En gine ([e^]n j[i^]n), n. [F. engin skill, machine, engine, L. ingenium natural capacity, invention; in in + the root of gignere to produce. See {Genius}, and cf. {Ingenious}, {Gin} a snare.] 1. Note: (Pronounced, in this sense, [e^]n*j[=e]n .)… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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engine — c.1300, mechanical device, also skill, craft, from O.Fr. engin skill, cleverness, also trick, deceit, stratagem; war machine (12c.), from L. ingenium inborn qualities, talent (see INGENIOUS (Cf. ingenious)). At first meaning a trick or device, or … Etymology dictionary
engine — *machine, mechanism, machinery, apparatus, motor … New Dictionary of Synonyms
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Engine — This article is about a machine to convert energy into useful mechanical motion. For other uses of engine, see Engine (disambiguation). For other uses of motor, see Motor (disambiguation). A V6 internal combustion engine from a Mercedes car An… … Wikipedia