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1 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 -
2 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
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