le
masculine
/ma.ʃɛ̃/
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Translation
thingy, whatsit
Word origin
A familiar shortening of machine, used as a placeholder for an unnamed object or person. Machine comes from Latin machina, from Greek mekhane ('device, contrivance').
- Origin
- Greek
- Root
- mekhane
- English cognates
- machine, mechanic, mechanism
Grammar
Gendermasculine
Pluralmachins
Examples
- , ' .
Pass me that thingy on the table, please.
fonctionne.
I don't know how this thingy works.
tiroir.
There's a strange thingy in the drawer.
prêter ?
Can you lend me your whatsit to open the box?
' .
This thingy costs too much for what it is.
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