machine
(=equipment) machine f
→ I put the coin in the machine and pulled the lever ...
by machine à la machine
→ ... a color photograph of the sort produced by machine
(=organization, system) machine f , appareil m
→ the company's publicity machine
(=person) machine f
to become a machine devenir une machine, devenir une vraie machine
→ I've got to stop or I might turn into a machine ...
→ He has dedicated himself to his work and become just a writing machine.
(=sew)
[+garment, material, seam, cuff, hem] coudre à la machine
→ I machined the cuffs, but the collar was done by hand.
(=produce by machine) usiner → The components are machined in a factory ... → The work of machining a part is very slow.
adding machine
n machine f à calculer
answering machine
n
(=answerphone) répondeur m (téléphonique)
answer machine
n
(=answerphone) répondeur m (téléphonique)
automatic ticketing machine
n billetterie f automatique
cash machine
n distributeur m de billets, distributeur m automatique de billets
change machine
n distributeur m de monnaie
cigarette machine
n distributeur m de (paquets de) cigarettes
coffee machine
n
(in cafe)
percolateur m
→ a 1910 Gaggia coffee machine
(=domestic appliance) cafetière f (électrique), machine f à café
→ All rooms have a television and video, kettle, coffee machine
(=vending machine) machine f à café
copy machine
n photocopieuse f
dialysis machine
n rein m artificiel
drum machine
n boîte f à rythme
duplicating machine , duplicator
n duplicateur m
flying machine
n machine f volante
front-loading washing machine
n lave-linge m à chargement frontal
fruit machine
n (British) machine f à sous
karaoke machine
n karaoké m
kidney machine
n rein m artificiel
→ She's been on a kidney machine for years.
knitting machine
n machine f à tricoter
life-support machine
n (British) appareil m d'assistance respiratoire
to be on a life-support machine être sous assistance respiratoire
He's on a life support machine. Il est sous assistance respiratoire.
→ He is in a coma and on a life-support machine.
machine-assisted translation
n traduction f assistée par ordinateur
machine code
n (COMPUTING) code m machine
machine error
n erreur f technique
machine gun
n mitrailleuse f
→ The two sides joined battle once again using artillery, mortars and heavy machine guns.
machine intelligence
n intelligence f artificielle
machine language
n (COMPUTING) langage m machine
machine operator
n opérateur (-trice) m/f
machine-readable
adj (COMPUTING) exploitable par une machine
machine shop
n atelier m d'usinage
machine-stitch
vt piquer à la machine
machine tool
n machine-outil f
machine translation
n traduction f automatique
machine washable , machine-washable
adj
[garment] lavable en machine
milking machine
n trayeuse f
multimedia machine
n ordinateur m multimédia
→ ... the next generation of computers will be `multimedia machines' that allow users to control and manipulate sound, video, text and graphics.
pinball machine
n flipper m
propaganda machine
n machine f de propagande
→ The western propaganda machine treats the conflict as a `civil war'.
rowing machine
n rameur m
sewing machine
n machine f à coudre
slot machine
n
(for gambling)
machine f à sous
(=vending machine) distributeur m , distributeur m automatique
stamp machine
n distributeur m de timbres-poste
sub-machine gun , sub-machine-gun, submachine gun
n mitraillette f
tape machine
n (British)
(=tape recorder) magnétophone m
telephone answering machine
n répondeur m (téléphonique)
threshing machine
n batteuse f
ticket machine
n distributeur m de titres de transport
time machine
n machine f à remonter le temps
vending machine
n distributeur m automatique
washing machine
n lave-linge m inv , machine f à laver
weighing machine
n (for people)
balance f , (for heavy loads)
bascule f