motor

/moˈtoɾ/, [moˈt̪oɾ]

engine, motor


Adjective motor (feminine motora, masculine plural motores, feminine plural motoras)

  1. moving

Noun motor m (plural motores)

  1. motor (mechanical device)
  2. (mechanics) engine
  3. (figuratively) driving force, driver, mover
  4. (figuratively) powerhouse
  5. (computing) backend, back end

Source: Wiktionary available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License


Examples
  • El motor no parte.

    The engine wouldn't start.

  • ¿Alguna vez has echado a andar este motor?

    Have you ever started this engine?

  • Él ingenió un nuevo motor que no utiliza gasolina.

    He contrived a new engine that does not use gas.

  • Mañana probaremos el motor.

    Tomorrow we will test the engine.

  • El motor no arranca.

    The engine won't start.

  • Apaga el motor.

    Cut the engine.

  • ¿Has comprobado el motor?

    Have you checked the engine?

  • Algo anda mal con el motor.

    Something is wrong with the engine.

  • Una característica de este nuevo auto es que el motor no partirá si lo conduce un borracho.

    A feature of this new car is that if a drunk person is driving, the engine won't start.

  • Tom entró en el coche y encendió el motor.

    Tom got in the car and started the engine.

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