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1 engin
engin [ɑ̃ʒɛ̃]1. masculine nouna. ( = machine) machine ; ( = outil) tool ; ( = véhicule) heavy vehicle ; ( = avion) aircraft ; ( = missile) missile2. compounds━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━* * *ɑ̃ʒɛ̃nom masculin1) (machine, objet, instrument) devicequ'est-ce que c'est que cet engin? — (colloq) what's that contraption?
* * *ɑ̃ʒɛ̃ nm1) piece of machinery, piece of equipment2) (d'exploration, à moteur) vehicle3) péjoratif contraption4) AVIATION (= avion) aircraft inv5) MILITAIRE (= missile) missileengin blindé — armoured vehicle Grande-Bretagne armored vehicle USA
* * *engin nm1 (machine, objet, instrument) device; engin de chasse/pêche hunting/fishing device; qu'est-ce que c'est que cet engin○? what's that contraption?;2 Constr, Transp ( véhicule) vehicle; ( grosse machine) piece of equipment; engins de levage/manutention lifting/handling equipment; engin de terrassement earth-moving vehicle;3 Mil ( missile) missile; ( bombe) device; ( véhicule) vehicle; ( matériel du génie) equipment ¢; engins de guerre weapons of war.[ɑ̃ʒɛ̃] nom masculinengin de manutention conveyor, handling equipment -
2 trucmuche
trucmuche (inf!) [tʀykmy∫]masculine nouna. ( = chose) thingumajig (inf)* * *trucmuche○ nm thingumabob○; hé, trucmuche! hey, thingumabob○![trykmyʃ] nom masculin
См. также в других словарях:
thingamabob — or thingumabob [thiŋ′gum΄ē, thiŋ′əm ēthiŋ′ə mə bäb΄] n. [see THINGAMAJIG] Informal THINGAMAJIG: also thingumbob [thiŋ′əm bäb΄] or thingummy [thiŋ′gum΄ē, thiŋ′əm ē] … English World dictionary
thingamabob — thingy UK [ˈθɪŋɪ] / US or thingamabob UK [ˈθɪŋəmɪˌbɒb] / US [ˈθɪŋəməˌbɑb] or thingamajig UK [ˈθɪŋəmɪˌdʒɪɡ] / US [ˈθɪŋəməˌdʒɪɡ] or thingummy UK [ˈθɪŋəmɪ] / US noun Word forms thingy : singular thingy plural thingies Word forms thingamabob : Word… … English dictionary
thingamabob — noun Date: 1750 thingamajig … New Collegiate Dictionary
thingamabob — /thing euh meuh bob /, n. Informal. thingamajig. Also, thingumabob, thingumbob /thing euhm bob /. [1835 45; see THINGAMAJIG, BOB2] * * * … Universalium
thingamabob — noun Placeholder word for a thing or person nonspecific, unknown or forgotten … Wiktionary
thingamabob — , thingamajig … Bryson’s dictionary for writers and editors
thingamabob — n An object for which a name is unavailable. What was thatthingamabob he was holding? 1940s … Historical dictionary of American slang
thingamabob — n. ¨what´s it¨, some object, something whose name is forgotten … English contemporary dictionary
thingamabob — [ θɪŋəməbɒb] (also thingumabob, thingamajig, or thingumajig θɪŋəmədʒɪg) noun another term for thingummy … English new terms dictionary
thingamabob — thing·a·ma·bob … English syllables
thingamabob — thing•a•ma•bob [[t]ˈθɪŋ ə məˌbɒb[/t]] n. cvb inf thingamajig … From formal English to slang