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1 truc
truc [tʀyk]masculine nounb. ( = tour, trucage) trick• je lui ai offert un petit truc pour son anniversaire I gave him a little something for his birthday• c'est quoi, ce truc-là ? what's that thing?• le ski, c'est pas mon truc skiing isn't my thing (inf)* * *tʀyknom masculin1) (colloq) ( procédé) knackça y est, j'ai pigé le truc — that's it, I've got it
2) (colloq) ( chose) thing; ( dont on a oublié le nom) thingummy (colloq), whatsit (colloq)passe-moi le truc qui est sur la table — pass me the thingummy (colloq) ou whatsit (colloq) on the table
3) (colloq) ( fait quelconque) thingle vélo, c'est pas mon truc — (colloq) cycling's not my thing
moi, mon truc c'est les vacances à la campagne — what I love is a holiday GB ou vacation US in the country
4) ( savoir-faire) tricky a un truc — (colloq) there's a trick to it
5) ( personne) what's-his-name/what's-her-name, thingy (colloq)* * *tʀyk nm1) (= astuce) trick, knack, I'll show you a trick that never fails.2) (= chose) thingJ'ai plein de trucs à faire ce week-end. — I've got loads of things to do this weekend.
3) (chose dont on ignore le nom) thing, thingy, *c'est pas son truc * — it's not really his thing, *
* * *truc nm1 ○( procédé) knack; trouver le truc pour faire qch to find the knack of doing sth; avoir un truc pour gagner de l'argent to know a good way of making money; ça y est, j'ai pigé le truc○ that's it, I've got it;2 ○( chose) thing; ( dont on a oublié le nom) thingummy○, whatsit○; qu'est-ce que c'est que ce truc? what on earth is that thing○?; il y a un tas de trucs à faire dans la maison there are loads○ of things to do in the house; c'est pas mal ton truc it's not bad, that thing of yours○; passe-moi le truc qui est sur la table pass me the thingummy○ ou whatsit○ on the table;3 ○( fait quelconque) thing; il y a un truc qui ne va pas there's something wrong; ils nous ont raconté des trucs épouvantables they told us some dreadful things; je viens juste de penser à un truc I've just thought of something; le vélo, c'est pas mon truc○ cycling's not my thing; moi, mon truc c'est les vacances à la campagne what I love are holidays GB ou vacations US in the country; c'était une maison superbe, gigantesque, au bord de la mer, tu vois le truc! it was a fantastic house, enormous, by the sea, do you get the idea?;4 ( savoir-faire) trick; un truc du métier a trick of the trade; y'a un truc○ there's a trick to it;5 ○( personne) what's-his-name/what's-her-name;[tryk] nom masculin1. [astuce] trickil doit y avoir un truc, c'est trop beau there's bound to be a catch, it's too good to be true3. [chose précise] thingtu devrais t'acheter un truc pour nettoyer ton four you ought to buy something to clean your oven withsa maladie, c'est un sale truc her illness is a nasty businessce n'est pas/c'est mon truc it's not/it's my cup of teale rock, c'est pas mon truc rock is not my (kind of) thing, rock doesn't turn me onl'écologie, c'est vraiment son truc he's really into environmental issues5. [personne dont on a oublié le nom] -
2 machin
masculine nouna. ( = chose) thing• hé ! Machin ! hey you, what's-your-name! (inf)* * *(colloq), Machine maʃɛ̃, in nom masculin, féminin what's-his-name (colloq)/what's-her-name (colloq)* * *maʃɛ̃, in nm/f Machin, -e* (personne dont on a oublié le nom) what's-his-name, thingyMachine — what's-her-name, thingy
* * *machin○ nm1 ( objet dont on ne trouve pas le nom) thing, thingummy○, whatsit○; passe-moi le machin qui est sur la table pass me that thingummy that's on the table; qu'est-ce que c'est que ce machin-là? what on earth's that?;2 ( chose) thing; les armes! je me méfie de ces machins-là weapons! I steer clear of that sort of stuff; il vaut mieux ne pas toucher à ces machins-là it's best to keep away from that sort of stuff; ce sont des machins dangereux they're dangerous things; vieux machins old things; le seul que je possède est un vieux machin des années 30 the only one I've got is an old 1930's job○; un vieux machin noir qui me descendait aux chevilles a long black affair that came down to my ankles;3 ( personne) vieux machin old so-and-so○; le pays est dirigé par de vieux machins the country is ruled by old fogeys○.[maʃɛ̃] nom masculinc'est quoi, ce machin? what on earth's this?2. (péjoratif)vieux machin old fogey ou fuddy-duddy -
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4 Machin
masculine nouna. ( = chose) thing• hé ! Machin ! hey you, what's-your-name! (inf)* * *(colloq), Machine maʃɛ̃, in nom masculin, féminin what's-his-name (colloq)/what's-her-name (colloq)* * *maʃɛ̃, in nm/f Machin, -e* (personne dont on a oublié le nom) what's-his-name, thingyMachine — what's-her-name, thingy
* * *machin○ nm1 ( objet dont on ne trouve pas le nom) thing, thingummy○, whatsit○; passe-moi le machin qui est sur la table pass me that thingummy that's on the table; qu'est-ce que c'est que ce machin-là? what on earth's that?;2 ( chose) thing; les armes! je me méfie de ces machins-là weapons! I steer clear of that sort of stuff; il vaut mieux ne pas toucher à ces machins-là it's best to keep away from that sort of stuff; ce sont des machins dangereux they're dangerous things; vieux machins old things; le seul que je possède est un vieux machin des années 30 the only one I've got is an old 1930's job○; un vieux machin noir qui me descendait aux chevilles a long black affair that came down to my ankles;3 ( personne) vieux machin old so-and-so○; le pays est dirigé par de vieux machins the country is ruled by old fogeys○., Machine [maʃɛ̃, in] nom masculin, nom féminin(familier) [en s'adressant à la personne] what's-your-nameMachin chouette [personne] whatshisname -
5 bidule
masculine noun( = machin) thingumajig (inf)* * *(colloq) bidyl nom masculin ( objet) thingy (colloq) GB, thingamajig (colloq)* * *bidyl nm ** * *bidule○ nm3 ( de taxi) (taxi) sign.[bidyl] nom masculin -
6 muche
n. f.1. 'Thingummy', 'whatsit', thing (also: trucmuche).2. Little known in its own right, muche is more often than not found as a humorous suffix sometimes replacing the normal ending of a word as in Ménilmuche for Ménilmontant, or just tacked on as in argomuche for argot. -
7 scoubidou
n. m.1. (joc.): 'Doo-dah', 'whatsit', thing. (This word gained tremendous momentum with the song 'Des pommes, des poires, des scoubidous' which launched the crooner Sacha Distel into a successful career.)2. Key-holder made of plaited coloured flex in the manner and spirit of a corn-dolly. (The scoubidou craze did a lot for the electrical flex industry!) -
8 trucmuche
n. m. 'Doodah', 'whatsit', indeterminate thing.
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whatsit — also whatsis or what is it noun Etymology: whatsit & whatsis contraction of what is it Date: circa 1882 thingamajig … New Collegiate Dictionary
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whatsit — noun A thing (used in a vague way to refer to something whose name one cannot recall, or that one is embarrassed to say) Pass me one of those whatsits, will you? … Wiktionary