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Meaning of machina | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1

[ˈmaː.kʰɪ.na]

Definitions

contrivance
declension-1
war machine, military engine, siege engine
declension-1
scaffold
declension-1
platform
declension-1
scheme, plan, machination
declension-1
mill
declension-1

Equivalents

العربية مُعِدَّات حِصَار

Bosanski интрига сплетка

Čeština machinace pleticha

Cymraeg magnel

Dansk krigsmaskine krigsmaskineri

Deutsch Belagerungsgerät Belagerungsmaschine Kampfmaschine Kriegsmaschine Kriegsmaschinerie Machenschaft Machination Rank Verschwörung

Ελληνικά δολοπλοκία μηχανή μηχανορραφία πλεκτάνη ραδιουργία σκευωρία

English Contrivance device Machination machine mechanism military engine mill plan platform Scaffold scheme siege engine war machine

Español arma de asedio maquinación

Eesti piiramismasin

Suomi masinointi piirityskone sotakone sotakoneisto

Français arme de siège engin de siège machination machine de guerre machine de siège

Galego enxeño manguela

Hrvatski интрига сплетка

Magyar machináció üzelmek

Íslenska ráðabrugg

Italiano arma d'assedio complotto cospirazione intrigo macchina d'assedio macchinazione tiro mancino

日本語てのうち攻城兵器策動策謀

한국어 권모술수 책동

Latina machinamentum machinatio manganum

Македонски интрига сплетка

Nederlands belegeringswapen belegeringswerk

Polski machinacja

Português arma de assédio arma de cerco maquinação

Русский интрига козни махинация оса́дное ору́дие происки

Српски интрига сплетка

Svenska belägringsmaskin krigsmaskin ränker

Українська інтри́га махінація

Examples

““Aut hōc inclūsī lignō occultantur Achīvī, aut haec in nostrōs fabricāta est māchina mūrōs, īnspectūra domōs ventūraque dēsuper urbī, aut aliquis latet error ….” “Either the Grecian [warriors], having enclosed [themselves] in this wood[en horse], are hiding [there], or else they have built a [war] machine [for use] against our walls, to watch [our] homes and reach [our] city from above, or it conceals some other deception ….” – Laocoön”

(See: Roman siege engines.)

CEFR level

Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.

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