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mecánico

mechanical

adjective noun meh-KAH-nee-koh Less Common
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Also means

automatic

Usage Note

Mecánico as an adjective means operating by machinery or done without thought — un gesto mecánico ('a mechanical gesture'). As a noun, el mecánico is 'the mechanic'. The feminine noun la mecánica means both the female mechanic and the academic field of mechanics. Stress always falls on the antepenultimate syllable: me-CÁ-ni-co.

Examples

"El movimiento era puramente mecánico."

Natural Translation

The movement was purely mechanical.

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