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"die Maschine ist im Eimer" is something "old" people like myself would happily say about the, well, engine of a car that broke. Maschinenschaden. broken engine.

greetings from Nürnberg, Mittelfranken...




Yeah, but Maschine is machine. Or at least I thought so.


yup that's also tempting

Dampfmaschine = steam engine

which unless specified otherwise boils down to locomotive...

the two languages are so similar yet different. what amazed me the most was that in English speaking countries they learn beautiful English words, famose worte of sorts.




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