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♦ engine /ˈɛndʒɪn/n.1 (mecc.) motore; macchina: four-stroke engine, motore a quattro tempi; internal-combustion engine, motore a combustione interna; motore a scoppio; diesel engine, motore diesel; diesel; the invention of the steam engine, l'invenzione della macchina a vapore; to start (o to switch on) the engine, accendere il motore; to switch off the engine, spegnere il motore4 (fig.) elemento trainante: Entrepreneurs are a major engine of economic growth, gli imprenditori sono un importante elemento trainante dello sviluppo dell'economia5 (comput.) motore6 (stor.) macchina da guerra● (mecc.) engine block, monoblocco ( di motore) □ (ferr.) engine cab, cabina del macchinista □ (ferr., GB) engine driver, macchinista □ (naut.) engine hatchway, boccaporto delle macchine □ engine house, rimessa delle autopompe □ (mecc.) engine lathe, tornio parallelo per filettare □ (aeron.) engine mounting pylon, castello motore □ (ferr.) engine pit, buca per la riparazione delle locomotive □ (mecc.) engine power, potenza del motore □ (autom., mecc.) engine reconditioning, revisione del motore □ ( anche naut.) engine room, sala (delle) macchine □ (naut.) engine-room personnel, personale di macchina □ (autom., mecc.) engine size (o displacement), cilindrata ( del motore) □ (autom.) engine starter, motorino d'avviamento □ (autom., aeron.) engine trouble, guai al motore □ (autom., mecc.) engine tuning, messa a punto del motore NOTA D'USO: - motor o engine?-.
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starter — I. noun Date: 1622 1. a person who initiates or sets going: as a. an official who gives the signal to begin a race b. one who dispatches vehicles 2. a. one that engages in a competition; especially a member of a starting lineup b. one that begins … New Collegiate Dictionary
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