"machine" meaning in French

See machine in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ma.ʃin/ Audio: Fr-machine.ogg , LL-Q150 (fra)-DenisdeShawi-machine.wav , LL-Q150 (fra)-LoquaxFR-machine.wav , LL-Q150 (fra)-Poslovitch-machine.wav , LL-Q150 (fra)-WikiLucas00-machine.wav Forms: machines [plural]
Etymology: Inherited from Middle French machine, borrowed from Latin machina (“a machine, engine, contrivance, device, stratagem, trick”), itself a borrowing from Doric Ancient Greek μᾱχᾰνᾱ́ (mākhănā́). Not to be confused with machin, which means "thing". Etymology templates: {{yesno||i|I}} I, {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|fr|frm|machine|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Middle French machine, {{inh+|fr|frm|machine}} Inherited from Middle French machine, {{bor|fr|la|machina||a machine, engine, contrivance, device, stratagem, trick}} Latin machina (“a machine, engine, contrivance, device, stratagem, trick”), {{der|fr|grc|μᾱχᾰνᾱ́}} Ancient Greek μᾱχᾰνᾱ́ (mākhănā́) Head templates: {{fr-noun|f}} machine f (plural machines)
  1. machine, device Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-machine-fr-noun-yp81emFZ
  2. (figuratively) machine (combination of persons acting together for a common purpose, with the agencies which they use) Tags: feminine, figuratively
    Sense id: en-machine-fr-noun-G2kwZuuV Categories (other): French terms with collocations, French entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 1 44 1 5 48
  3. engine Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-machine-fr-noun-7Z9vJQaG Categories (other): French terms with collocations
  4. (slang) machine (a person who is very efficient) Tags: feminine, slang
    Sense id: en-machine-fr-noun-zK7tuFlo
  5. (Quebec, Acadia, dated) car Tags: Quebec, dated, feminine Synonyms: voiture, char
    Sense id: en-machine-fr-noun-KylhpDGy Categories (other): Acadian French, Quebec French, French entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 1 44 1 5 48
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: mécanique, mécanisme

Inflected forms

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      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/8/85/LL-Q150_%28fra%29-Poslovitch-machine.wav/LL-Q150_%28fra%29-Poslovitch-machine.wav.ogg"
    },
    {
      "audio": "LL-Q150 (fra)-WikiLucas00-machine.wav",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/e/e2/LL-Q150_%28fra%29-WikiLucas00-machine.wav/LL-Q150_%28fra%29-WikiLucas00-machine.wav.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/e/e2/LL-Q150_%28fra%29-WikiLucas00-machine.wav/LL-Q150_%28fra%29-WikiLucas00-machine.wav.ogg"
    }
  ],
  "word": "machine"
}

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This page is a part of the kaikki.org machine-readable French dictionary. This dictionary is based on structured data extracted on 2025-12-23 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2025-12-02 using wiktextract (6fdc867 and 9905b1f). The data shown on this site has been post-processed and various details (e.g., extra categories) removed, some information disambiguated, and additional data merged from other sources. See the raw data download page for the unprocessed wiktextract data.

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