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motor

engine

noun moh-TOHR Less Common
Travel & Places Transportation

Also means

motor

Usage Note

Motor is used for the mechanical engine of a vehicle or machine, and is borrowed into compounds like motor de búsqueda (search engine). The related adjective motriz (f.) appears in fuerza motriz (driving force).

Examples

"El motor del coche no arranca."

Natural Translation

The car engine won't start.

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