English-Finnish translations for engine

moottoriLuottamus on talouskasvun moottori. Confidence is the engine of economic growth. Pk-yritykset ovat kuitenkin Euroopan talouden moottori. Yet they are the engine of Europe' s economy. EU:n kehityksen moottori yskähtelee. The engine of European development is spluttering.
veturiOlimme niin sanoakseni lähes ainoa ?veturi? koko prosessissa. We were, you might say, almost the only engine in this whole process. Tämä suhde perustuu ymmärrykseen siitä, että kauppa on kehitysmaiden kasvun veturi. That relationship is based upon an understanding that trade is the engine of growth for developing countries. On tietysti muistettava, että kyseessä on mies, joka ei erota veturin etupäätä sen takapäästä ja jonka asiantuntemus aiheesta rajoittuu Tuomas Veturi -lastenfilmeihin. Of course, this is a man who would not know one end of a railway locomotive from the other and whose expertise is restricted to Thomas the Tank Engine.

A large construction used in warfare, such as a battering ram, catapult etc.
A complex mechanical device which converts energy into useful motion or physical effects.
The part of a car or other vehicle which provides the force for motion, now especially one powered by internal combustion.
A software or hardware system responsible for a specific technical task .
Ingenuity; cunning, trickery, guile.
Natural talent; genius.
To equip with an engine; said especially of steam vessels
To assault with an engine
To contrive; to put into action

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