Significado de engine em inglês
engineengine /ˈendʒɪn/ noun [countable] 
Ver todas as traduções1the part of a vehicle that produces power to make it movea parte de um veículo que produz energia para fazê-lo se moverstart/switch on an engine
The engine won’t start.O motor não pega.stop/turn off/switch off an engine He switched off the car’s engine and waited.Ele desligou o motor do carro e esperou. Is the engine running smoothly?O motor está funcionando bem?diesel/petrol etc engine an old steam engineuma velha máquina a vapor We were stranded with engine trouble on a deserted highway.Ficamos presos com problema no motor em uma rodovia deserta.2a vehicle that pulls a railway trainveículo que puxa um trem3[usually singular] formalformal something powerful that causes great changes in societyalgo poderoso que causa grandes mudanças na sociedadeengine of change/growth etc The Marshall Plan was the engine of post-war economic growth.O Plano Marshall foi o motor do crescimento econômico do pós-guerra. Rome’s deadly war enginea mortífera máquina de guerra de Roma → fire engineCOLLOCATIONSCOLOCAÇÕESverbsverbosswitch on/turn on/start an engine· I fastened my seat belt and turned on the engine.Eu coloquei o cinto de segurança e liguei o motor.switch off/turn off/stop an engine· Maggie pulled over and switched off the engine.Maggie parou o carro no acostamento e desligou o motor.rev (up) an engine British English, gun an engine American English (=make an engine go very fast)· As the lights turned green, Chris gunned the engine and we surged forward.Quando o sinal abriu, Chris pisou fundo no acelerador e avançamos rapidamente.an engine runs· He parked outside the bank and kept the engine running.Ele estacionou na frente do banco e deixou o motor ligado.an engine idles/ticks over (=runs slowly while the vehicle, machine etc is not moving)· The taxi waited at the kerb, its engine idling noisily.O táxi esperava junto ao meio-fio com o motor em marcha lenta fazendo barulho.an engine cuts out (=stops suddenly)· The engine keeps cutting out.O motor fica apagando.adjectivesadjetivosbig/powerful· The newer model has a more powerful engine.O modelo mais novo tem um motor mais potente.small· The engine is small, so it's quite economical to run.O motor é pequeno, por isso é bem econômico para rodar.a petrol/diesel engine· The van has a 2.5 litre diesel engine.A van tem um motor a diesel de 2,5 litros.a jet engine· the plane's powerful jet enginesos potentes motores a jato do aviãoa car/motorbike etc engine· I heard the sound of a car engine in the distance.Eu ouvi o som de um motor de carro ao longe.engine + NOUNengine + SUBSTANTIVOengine trouble (=problems with an engine)· When the boat developed engine trouble, the crew had to abandon ship.Quando o barco apresentou problema no motor, a tripulação teve que abandonar o navio.engine failure (=when an engine stops working suddenly)· Their aircraft suffered engine failure and crashed into the sea.A aeronave deles sofreu uma falha no motor e caiu no mar.engine capacity (=an engine's size or power)· The engine capacity of motorcycles ranges from 50cc to 1800cc.A cilindrada das motocicletas varia de 50cc a 1800cc.
Ver todas as traduções1the part of a vehicle that produces power to make it movea parte de um veículo que produz energia para fazê-lo se moverstart/switch on an engine The engine won’t start.O motor não pega.stop/turn off/switch off an engine He switched off the car’s engine and waited.Ele desligou o motor do carro e esperou. Is the engine running smoothly?O motor está funcionando bem?diesel/petrol etc engine an old steam engineuma velha máquina a vapor We were stranded with engine trouble on a deserted highway.Ficamos presos com problema no motor em uma rodovia deserta.2a vehicle that pulls a railway trainveículo que puxa um trem3[usually singular] formalformal something powerful that causes great changes in societyalgo poderoso que causa grandes mudanças na sociedadeengine of change/growth etc The Marshall Plan was the engine of post-war economic growth.O Plano Marshall foi o motor do crescimento econômico do pós-guerra. Rome’s deadly war enginea mortífera máquina de guerra de Roma → fire engineCOLLOCATIONSCOLOCAÇÕESverbsverbosswitch on/turn on/start an engine· I fastened my seat belt and turned on the engine.Eu coloquei o cinto de segurança e liguei o motor.switch off/turn off/stop an engine· Maggie pulled over and switched off the engine.Maggie parou o carro no acostamento e desligou o motor.rev (up) an engine British English, gun an engine American English (=make an engine go very fast)· As the lights turned green, Chris gunned the engine and we surged forward.Quando o sinal abriu, Chris pisou fundo no acelerador e avançamos rapidamente.an engine runs· He parked outside the bank and kept the engine running.Ele estacionou na frente do banco e deixou o motor ligado.an engine idles/ticks over (=runs slowly while the vehicle, machine etc is not moving)· The taxi waited at the kerb, its engine idling noisily.O táxi esperava junto ao meio-fio com o motor em marcha lenta fazendo barulho.an engine cuts out (=stops suddenly)· The engine keeps cutting out.O motor fica apagando.adjectivesadjetivosbig/powerful· The newer model has a more powerful engine.O modelo mais novo tem um motor mais potente.small· The engine is small, so it's quite economical to run.O motor é pequeno, por isso é bem econômico para rodar.a petrol/diesel engine· The van has a 2.5 litre diesel engine.A van tem um motor a diesel de 2,5 litros.a jet engine· the plane's powerful jet enginesos potentes motores a jato do aviãoa car/motorbike etc engine· I heard the sound of a car engine in the distance.Eu ouvi o som de um motor de carro ao longe.engine + NOUNengine + SUBSTANTIVOengine trouble (=problems with an engine)· When the boat developed engine trouble, the crew had to abandon ship.Quando o barco apresentou problema no motor, a tripulação teve que abandonar o navio.engine failure (=when an engine stops working suddenly)· Their aircraft suffered engine failure and crashed into the sea.A aeronave deles sofreu uma falha no motor e caiu no mar.engine capacity (=an engine's size or power)· The engine capacity of motorcycles ranges from 50cc to 1800cc.A cilindrada das motocicletas varia de 50cc a 1800cc.