Engine

Noun

engine

1. a mechanical device used to produce rotation to move vehicle or otherwise provide the force needed to generate kinetic energy.
2. a powered locomotive used for pulling cars on railways.
3. a person or group of people which influence a larger group.
4. (informal) the brain or heart.

Translations

• Dutch: motor m (1), aandrijving (1)f, locomotief m (2)
• Finnish: moottori (1), veturi (2)
• French: moteur m (1), locomotif m (2)
• German: Motor m
• Interlingua: motor (1); locomotiva (2)
• Portuguese: motor m (1); locomotiva f (2)
• Romanian: motor n (1,2)
• Russian: двигатель m (1)
• Spanish: motor m
• Swedish: motor

Derived words and phrases

steam engine, engine driver, fire engine, jet engine, engine trouble