Dutch-English translations for automaat

automatic
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The automatic clothes washer was a great labor-saving device.The reaction was automatic: flight!Absent-minded doodling is a form of automatic art.
automaton
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But if an entrepreneur purchases a machine or an automaton, he does not need to pay any wages or any secondary labour costs. Als een ondernemer echter een machine of automaat aanschaft, hoeft hij geen salaris of indirecte loonkosten te betalen. Due to her strict adherence to her daily schedule, Jessica was becoming more and more convinced that she was an automaton.