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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]
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