how to pronounce machine

/ma.ʃin/

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machine is pronounced in two syllables

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An example use of machine in a speech by a native speaker of standard french:

“… vous n'avez pas la machine à breveter …”

meanings of machine

noun:

Machine, device.
Machine (a person who is very efficient).

machine frequency in french - B1 level of CEFR

the word machine occurs in french on average 64.6 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for B1 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.