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macchina

car

noun MAHK-kee-nah Common
Travel & Places Transportation

Origin: Latin machina, from Greek mekhanē (device, contrivance)

Also means

machine, engine

Usage Note

Macchina is the standard everyday word for 'car' in Italian — more common in speech than automobile or auto. It also means any machine or engine: macchina da cucire ('sewing machine'), macchina fotografica ('camera'). The phrase andare in macchina means 'to go by car'. Its plural macchine is regular.

Examples

"Ho parcheggiato la macchina qui vicino."

Natural Translation

I parked the car nearby.

Literal Translation

I-have parked the car here nearby.

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