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n infmlHe bought this new thingamajig for opening beer bottles — Он купил эту штуковину, чтобы открывать бутылки с пивом
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[ˏθɪŋæm`eɪʤɪg]штуковина, штукаАнгло-русский большой универсальный переводческий словарь > thingamajig
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['θɪŋəməˌʤɪg]сущ.; разг.; = thingamajigштуковина, штука (обычно о вещи, название которой неизвестно говорящему или забыто)Tristen sets a thingumajig in the rock. — Тристен закрепляет какую-то штуковину в скале.
I would drive through Hyde Park in a victoria, and everybody would say: "There goes the editress of the Thingumajig Magazine!" (E. Banks) — Я бы проехалась по Гайд-Парку в шикарном открытом экипаже, и все говорили бы: "Вот едет редакторша такого-то журнала!"
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8 make something tick
expr infmlI tried to understand what made that thingamajig tick — Я хотел понять, как устроена эта штука
The new dictionary of modern spoken language > make something tick
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1. n разг. побрякушка; безделушка2. n разг. штучка, штуковинаСинонимический ряд:business (noun) business; dingus; dofunny; doohickey; gadget; gizmo; jigger; rigamajig; thingamabob; thingamajig; thingum; thingumajig; thingumbob; thingummy -
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n разг. приспособление, штука, штуковинаСинонимический ряд:1. device (noun) device; object; thing2. gadget (noun) dingus; doodad; gadget; gizmo; jigger; thingamabob; thingamajig; whatchamacallit -
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1. n разг. приспособление или устройство2. n разг. техническая новинкаСинонимический ряд:1. device (noun) apparatus; appliance; contraption; contrivance; device; gear; invention; jigger; mechanism; thing2. doodad (noun) business; concern; dingus; dofunny; doodad; gimmick; gizmo; rigamajig; thingum; thingumajig; thingumbob; thingummy; widget3. doohickey (noun) doohickey; toy; trinket4. implement (noun) implement; tool; utensil5. mechanical contrivance (noun) accessory; mechanical contrivance; object; thingamajig -
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1. n разг. парень, тип2. n разг. рабочий, промывающий руду; сортировщик3. n разг. амер. мерный стаканчик для разливания спиртных напитков4. n разг. глоток спиртного5. n разг. амер. разг. выпивка6. n разг. велосипед, мотовелосипед7. n разг. гончарный круг8. n разг. горн. отсадочная машина9. n разг. тех. встряхивающий механизм10. n разг. радио трансформатор затухающих колебаний11. n разг. мор. хват-тали12. n разг. мор. выносная бизань13. n разг. мор. полигр. отметка, метка14. n разг. мор. джиггер15. n разг. мор. сл. подставка для киёв16. n тот, кто танцует джигу17. n артист, работающий с марионетками; кукловод18. v разг. судорожно дёргаться19. v разг. танцевать, встав в круг20. v разг. путать, вносить неразбериху21. n энт. блоха песчаная22. n короткое женское пальтоСинонимический ряд:1. doodad (noun) business; concern; dingus; dofunny; doodad; doohickey; gimmick; gizmo; rigamajig; thingamabob; thingamajig; thingum; thingumajig; thingumbob; thingummy; widget2. thing (noun) contraption; contrivance; gadget; thing
См. также в других словарях:
thingamajig — also thingumajig, 1824, see THING (Cf. thing) … Etymology dictionary
thingamajig — or thingumajig [thiŋ′ə məjig΄] n. [extension of older thingum,THING1] Informal any device, contrivance, gadget, etc.: jocular substitute for a name not known or temporarily forgotten … English World dictionary
thingamajig — 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
thingamajig — thing|a|ma|jig [ˈθıŋəmıdʒıg] n also thing|a|ma bob [ˈθıŋəmıbɔb US ba:b]thing|y [ˈθıŋi] spoken [Date: 1800 1900; Origin: thingum thingamajig (17 19 centuries), from thing] 1.) used when you cannot remember or do not know the name of the thing you… … Dictionary of contemporary English
thingamajig — noun Something that one does not know the name of. He used this, this... this thingamajig you saw him with the other day to fix the problem. Syn: gizmo, jobbyjobber, whatchamacallit, whatshumacallit, thing, thingamabob, thingy, hoobajoob, d … Wiktionary
thingamajig — A term that can be applied to something you ve forgotten...also a candy bar in the US, I think... Pass me that, um, you know, that thingamajig over there...the grey one … Dictionary of american slang
thingamajig — A term that can be applied to something you ve forgotten...also a candy bar in the US, I think... Pass me that, um, you know, that thingamajig over there...the grey one … Dictionary of american slang
thingamajig — also thing.a.ma.bob, thingy noun (C) spoken used when you cannot remember or do not know the name of the person or thing you want to mention: Have you got the thingamajig for opening the wine? | Is thingy coming tonight, you know, that bloke with … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
thingamajig — AND thingy [“0irj3mad3ig AND “Girji] n. a gadget for which the proper name has been forgotten or is unknown. □ Hand me that thingamajig with the copper base, will you? □ What’re ya supposed to do with this thingy? … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
thingamajig — or thingumajig noun Etymology: alteration of earlier thingum, from thing Date: 1828 something that is hard to classify or whose name is unknown or forgotten … New Collegiate Dictionary
thingamajig — /thing euh meuh jig /, n. Informal. a gadget or other thing for which the speaker does not know or has forgotten the name. Also, thingumajig. [1870 75; thingum or thingummy + JIG1, metrically patterned like GOBBLEDYGOOK, RIGAMAROLE; thingum perh … Universalium