 | English  | German | |
 | naut. port {adj} [attr.] [e.g. engine, helm, side, watch] | 899 Backbord- [z. B. Motor, Ruder, Seite, Wache] | |
| tech. rough {adj} [running of engine] | 336 unrund | |
| FireResc responding {adj} {pres-p} [e.g. fire engine] | 11 ausrückend [z. B. Löschfahrzeug] | |
| poky {adj} [Br.] [coll.] [of an engine - powerful] | 10 kräftig | |
| zoomed {past-p} [of an engine] | gesurrt | |
| Verbs |
| to fail [harvest, machine, engine, electricity, gas, water] | 623 ausfallen [Ernte, Maschine, Motor, Strom, Gas, Wasser] | |
| to restrain sth. [volume, engine etc.] | 314 etw.Akk. drosseln [Motor etc.] | |
| automot. to rev [engine] | 225 aufheulen [Motor] | |
| to stall [engine] | 214 absterben [ugs.] [stehen bleiben (Motor)] | |
| to start sth. [an engine, a car, a machine, etc.] | 209 etw. anlassen [einen Motor, ein Auto, eine Maschine usw.] | |
| to install sth. [e.g. a new shower, an engine] | 208 etw.Akk. einbauen [z. B. eine neue Dusche, einen Motor] | |
| engin. to decarbonise [Br.] [an engine] | 122 entkohlen [einen Motor] | |
| engin. to decarbonize [an engine] | 119 entkohlen [einen Motor] | |
| to roar [fig.] [of an engine] | 73 röhren [fig.] [Motor] | |
| to flood [engine] | 69 absaufen [ugs.] [Motor] | |
| to putter [sound of an engine] | 63 tuckern | |
| to scream [wind, engine, siren] | 58 heulen [Wind, Sirene, Motor] | |
| to chuff [engine] | 50 tuckern | |
| to clatter [vehicle, two-stroke engine] | 29 knattern [Oldtimer, Zweitakter] | |
| to chuff [steam engine] | 26 puffen [ugs.] | |
| electr. to suppress sth. [engine, distributor, electrical appliance] | 26 etw.Akk. entstören | |
| automot. to ping [engine] [Am.] | 22 klopfen [Verbrennungsmotor] | |
| to zoom [sound of an engine] | 22 surren | |
| naut. to sail [to travel in a ship or boat using sails or engine power] | 20 fahren [mit einem Schiff oder Boot] | |
| naut. to bunker [load a vessel's bunker with coal or oil for the engine] | 17 bunkern | |
| tech. to detonate [engine] | 11 klopfen [Motor] | |
| tech. to splutter [e.g. engine] | 5 spotzen [ugs.] [regional] [z. B. Motor] | |
| to overheat [car, engine, etc.; also: economy] | sichAkk. überhitzen [Auto, Motor etc.; auch: Konjunktur] | |
| to varoom [spv.] [vroom] [loud roaring noise of an engine] | röhren [fig.] [Motor, Motorrad, Auto, usw.] | |
| Nouns |
| automot. alternator [auxiliary generator of an engine] | 781 Lichtmaschine {f} | |
| aviat. engine [jet engine] | 518 Triebwerk {n} | |
| siren [police, ambulance, fire engine] | 88 Martinshorn {n} | |
| tech. tuning [of an engine] | 76 Einstellung {f} [eines Motors] | |
| aviat. propjet [engine] | 50 Turboprop {f} | |
| aviat. power [of engine] | 37 Schubkraft {f} | |
| automot. revs {pl} [coll.] [engine speed] | 35 Drehzahl {f} | |
| automot. starting [of an engine] | 32 Anspringen {n} | |
| aviat. turboprop [engine] | 31 Propellerturbine {f} | |
| aviat. glide [without engine] | 25 Gleitflug {m} | |
| aviat. propjet [engine] | 21 Propellerturbine {f} | |
| FireResc appliance [Br.] [fire engine] | 19 Löschfahrzeug {n} | |
| aviat. turboprop [engine] | 18 Turboprop {f} | |
| siren [police, ambulance, fire-engine] | 12 Einsatzhorn {n} | |
| aviat. turbojet [jet engine] | 10 Strahlturbine {f} | |
| automot. tech. knocking [engine] | 9 Zündfunkenklopfen {n} [Motor] | |
| naut. chadburn [engine-room telegraph] | 6 Maschinentelegraf {m} [im Schiff] | |
| automot. dieseling [of an engine] | 5 Nachdieseln {n} [eines Motors] | |
| backfire [of an engine] | Rückzündung {f} [Fehlzündung] | |
| rail banker [Br.] [banking engine / locomotive] | Schiebelok {f} | |
| boat [attr.] [e.g. bridge, building, cover, deck, engine, race, rental] | Boots- [z. B. Steg, Bau, Plane, Deck, Motor, Rennen, Verleih] | |
