How to Say "machine gun" in Spanish
The Spanish word for “machine gun” is “ametralladora” — B2 level.
Examples
Los soldados están entrenando con la ametralladora.
The soldiers are training with the machine gun.
Ese museo tiene una ametralladora muy antigua del siglo pasado.
That museum has a very old machine gun from the last century.
Ella habla tan rápido que parece una ametralladora.
She speaks so fast that she sounds like a machine gun.
The '-adora' Machine Ending
In Spanish, words ending in '-adora' often describe machines or tools that perform a specific action, similar to '-er' in English (like 'washer' or 'blender').
Always Feminine
Even though it refers to a powerful weapon often associated with soldiers, the word is always feminine ('la ametralladora').
Gender Error
Mistake: “El ametralladora”
Correction: La ametralladora. Always use the feminine 'la' because the word ends in 'a'.
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