"machin-chose" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [Français]

IPA: \ma.ʃɛ̃.ʃoz\ Forms: machin-choses [plural]
  1. Mot utilisé quand on ne connait pas le nom d’une personne.
    Sense id: fr-machin-chose-fr-noun-v2jW1zCl Categories (other): Exemples en français
  2. Mot utilisé quand on ne connait pas le nom d’une chose incongrue.
    Sense id: fr-machin-chose-fr-noun-J9h1KIPD Categories (other): Exemples en français
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: trucmuche Translations: whatchamacallit (Anglais), whatdoyoucallit (Anglais), fulano (Portugais), sicrano (Portugais), troço (Portugais), coisa (Portugais)

Inflected forms

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    "Composé de machin et de chose."
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          "ref": "Harlan Coben, Dans les bois, Belfond, 2008",
          "text": "– Où est votre détective ? Celia Machin-Chose ?"
        },
        {
          "text": "Donne-le à faire à Machin-Chose, le nouveau, dans ton service."
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          "text": "Comment s’appelle-t-il déjà, Machin-Chose ?"
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    {
      "lang": "Anglais",
      "lang_code": "en",
      "word": "whatchamacallit"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Anglais",
      "lang_code": "en",
      "word": "whatdoyoucallit"
    },
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      "lang": "Portugais",
      "lang_code": "pt",
      "word": "fulano"
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    {
      "lang": "Portugais",
      "lang_code": "pt",
      "word": "sicrano"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Portugais",
      "lang_code": "pt",
      "word": "troço"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Portugais",
      "lang_code": "pt",
      "word": "coisa"
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    "Composé de machin et de chose."
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  "lang_code": "fr",
  "pos": "noun",
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        {
          "ref": "Harlan Coben, Dans les bois, Belfond, 2008",
          "text": "– Où est votre détective ? Celia Machin-Chose ?"
        },
        {
          "text": "Donne-le à faire à Machin-Chose, le nouveau, dans ton service."
        },
        {
          "text": "Comment s’appelle-t-il déjà, Machin-Chose ?"
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        "Mot utilisé quand on ne connait pas le nom d’une personne."
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        "Mot utilisé quand on ne connait pas le nom d’une chose incongrue."
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      "lang": "Anglais",
      "lang_code": "en",
      "word": "whatchamacallit"
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    {
      "lang": "Anglais",
      "lang_code": "en",
      "word": "whatdoyoucallit"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Portugais",
      "lang_code": "pt",
      "word": "fulano"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Portugais",
      "lang_code": "pt",
      "word": "sicrano"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Portugais",
      "lang_code": "pt",
      "word": "troço"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Portugais",
      "lang_code": "pt",
      "word": "coisa"
    }
  ],
  "word": "machin-chose"
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