Formas compostas:
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| adding machine n | (assists in simple calculations) | calculadora sf |
answering machine,
telephone answering machine,
also UK: answerphone n | (device: takes phone calls) | secretária eletrônica loc sf |
| | The message that he left on my answering machine was very peculiar. |
| automatic ticket machine n | (device that dispenses tickets) (venda de bilhetes de entrada) | máquina de autoatendimento loc sf |
| | You simply insert your credit card into the automatic ticket machine, make a seat selection, and out pops your airline ticket. |
banking machine,
automatic banking machine,
automated banking machine n | Can, formal (ATM, cashpoint) | caixa eletrônico sm + adj |
| | I was unable to withdraw money because the banking machine was out of order. |
| | Eu não consegui sacar dinheiro porque o caixa eletrônico não estava funcionando. |
| boring machine n | (machine for drilling metal) | máquina de brocar, perfuradora, perfuratriz |
| | Boring machines tunnel through rock. |
cash machine,
cash dispenser,
hole in the wall n | UK (money dispenser) (BRA) | caixa automático loc sm |
| | (BRA) | caixa eletrônico loc sm |
| | (POR) | caixa automática loc sf |
| | (POR, gíria) | multibanco sm |
| | I'll have to get some money out of the cash machine before I can go shopping. |
| | Eu terei de sacar algum dinheiro do caixa automático antes de ir às compras. |
| change machine n | (machine that dispenses coins) | máquina de trocar dinheiro loc sf |
| | They've just installed change machines at the car wash. |
cog in the wheel,
cog in the machine n | figurative (small part of a large system) (pequena parte de sistema grande) | peça no sistema loc sf |
| | | peça na engrenagem loc sf |
| | He's just a cog in the wheel, not a leader. |
| coin exchange machine n | (apparatus: dispenses coins) (troca notas por moedas) | máquina para troco de moedas loc sf |
| dialysis machine n | (device: kidney treatment) | máquina de hemodiálise loc sf |
| | After Paul's kidney transplant, he no longer needed to use a dialysis machine. |
| drum machine n | (electronic instrument: imitates drum) (instrumento musical) | bateria eletrônica sf + adj |
espresso maker,
espresso machine n | (coffee machine) | máquina de café expresso loc sf |
| | We bought an espresso maker that also froths milk for cappuccino; now, we can always enjoy Italian-style coffee at home. |
| exercise machine n | (gym equipment) | aparelho de musculação, aparelho de malhar loc sm |
| | | máquina de exercício loc sf |
| fax machine n | dated, abbreviation (facsimile machine) | aparelho de fax loc sm |
| | We used to have a fax machine in the office. Now that we can email documents, the fax machine in our office is rarely used. |
| | Nós tínhamos uma máquina de fax no escritório. Agora que podemos mandar e-mails, a máquina de fax em nosso escritório é raramente usada. |
| free-form machine quilting n | (patchwork sewn by machine) | patchwork feito a máquina loc sm |
| fruit machine n | (gambling: slot machine) (jogo) | caça-níqueis sm inv |
| | You'll need a licence to put fruit machines in the bar. |
| ghost in the machine n | figurative (human soul or mind) (alma) | fantasma na máquina loc sm |
| grinding machine n | (turns [sth] into powder) | moedor sm |
| grinding machine n | (machine for sharpening tools) (máquina para amolar ferramentas) | esmeril sm |
| knitting machine n | (machine that knits yarn into fabric) | máquina de tricô loc sf |
| lacemaking machine n | (loom for making lace) | tear de renda loc sm |
| | The first truly industrial lace-making machine was invented by John Lively in 1846. |
| laundry machine n | (appliance: washer-dryer) | máquina de lavar loc sf |
| machine compositor n | ([sb] who prepares material for printing) | tipógrafo mecânico loc sm |
| machine gun n | (automatic firearm) | metralhadora sf |
| | The soldier was armed with a machine gun. |
| machine-gun n as adj | (related to machine guns) (relacionado a metralhadora) | de metralhadora loc adj |
| machine gunner n | (soldier armed with an automatic weapon) (soldado que carrega metralhadora) | metralhador sm |
| machine language n | (computer code) (info: código próprio para o processamento de dados) | linguagem de máquina loc sf |
| machine learning n | (artificial intelligence field) (informática) | aprendizado de máquina sm |
machine readable,
machine-readable adj | (computer encoded) (computação) | legível por máquina expres |
| Nota: hyphen used when term is an adj before a noun |
| | The bar code on the cans of food is machine readable. |
| machine screw n | (small bolt) | parafuso mecânico loc sm |
| machine shop n | (workshop, repair shop) (para construção ou reparação de máquinas) | oficina sf |
| machine shop n | (shop where metal is shaped by machine) | oficina de usinagem loc sf |
| | The machine-shop made a new axle for the cart. |
| machine tool n | (large power tool for shaping metal, plastic, wood) | máquina operatriz loc sf |
| machine-gun fire n | (hail of bullets from an automatic firearm) | tiro de metralhadora loc sm |
| | We could hear the sound of machine-gun fire in the distance. |
| machine-wash⇒ vtr | (clean with washing machine) | lavar à máquina loc v |
| milking machine n | (device used to extract cows' milk) | máquina de ordenha loc sf |
photocopier,
photocopying machine n | (machine for photocopying) | fotocopiadora sf |
| | (máquina) | xerox sf |
| | Several offices share the photocopier in the hall. |
| pop machine n | (fizzy drinks vending machine) (máquina de vender refrigerantes gaseificados) | máquina de refrigerantes loc sf |
| | That darned pop machine ate my dollar and didn't give me my can of soda. |
| remote machine n | (separate computer) | computador remoto loc sm |
| | | computador em rede loc sm |
| rowing machine | (exercise machine) | máquina de remo loc sf |
| sewing machine n | (appliance for stitching fabric) | máquina de costura sf |
| | My mother used her sewing machine to make all our clothes when we were young. |
| siege machine n | (apparatus for breaking down defences) (aparato para derrubar a defesa) | trabuco sm |
| slot machine n | (coin-operated gambling machine) (máquina de cassino operada por moedas) | caça-níqueis sm |
| | (formal) | máquina de caça-níqueis sf |
| | I won $500 playing the penny slot machines last night. |
| sub-machine-gun n | (weapon) | submetralhadora sf |
tabulator,
tabulating machine,
tabulation machine n | historical (machine for producing lists, tables) | tabulador sm |
| threshing machine n | (machine for threshing grain) | debulhador adj |
| ticket machine n | (automated ticket dispenser) (vendedor automático de passagens) | máquina de passagens loc sf |
| | | máquina de ingressos loc sf |
| | I had to rush and get my ticket from the ticket machine before the train left. |
| time machine n | (sci-fi: time-travel device) (ficção científica: dispositivo de viagem) | máquina do tempo loc sf |
| vending machine n | (coin-operated dispenser) (máquina de moedas) | máquina de comida sf |
| | | máquina de venda automática sf |
| | Vending machines are usually full of junk food. |
| voting machine n | (electronic vote-counting system) (sistema eletrônico de contagem de votos) | urna eletrônica sf |
| washing machine n | (appliance that does laundry) | máquina de lavar loc sf |
| | (BRA) | lavadora sf |
| | My washing machine's out of order so I'm going to a laundromat. |
| | Minha máquina de lavar está quebrada, por isso vou numa lavanderia automática. |
| weighing machine n | (large measuring scales) (grandes balanças de medição) | balança industrial sf |
| | | báscula sf |
| | (informal) | balança sf |
| wheeling machine n | (appliance for shaping metal) (dispositivo para moldar metais) | torno sm |
x-ray machine,
X-ray machine n | (medical apparatus for radiography) | aparelho de raio-X loc sm |
| | My doctor's office doesn't have an x-ray machine so they sent me to the hospital. |