machins in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for machins in the French»English Dictionary

machin [maʃɛ̃] N m inf

1. machin (objet dont on ne trouve pas le nom):

machin

thing

machin

thingummy inf

machin

whatsit inf

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. machin (chose):

machin

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 inf

un vieux machin noir qui me descendait aux chevilles

a long black affair that came down to my ankles

3. machin (personne):

vieux machin

old so-and-so inf

le pays est dirigé par de vieux machins

the country is ruled by old fogeys inf

I.Machin (Machine) [maʃɛ̃, in] inf N m (f) (pour remplacer un patronyme)

Machin (Machine)

what's-his-name/what's-her-name inf

tu as vu Machin?

have you seen what's-his-name?

la mère Machine

Mrs whatsit

II.Machin(-) COMP

Machin-chose inf , Machin-chouette inf , Machin-truc inf

what's-his-name

Translations for machins in the English»French Dictionary

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doodah

machin m inf

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machin m inf

gizmo

machin m inf

contraption (device)

machin m inf

what-d'yer-call-it

machin m inf

hickey inf

machin m inf

thingamabob

machin m inf

Mr thingamabob

M. Machin inf

whatsit inf

machin m inf

Mr/Mrs Whatsit

M./Mme Machin

machins in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for machins in the French»English Dictionary

machin [maʃɛ̃] N m inf (truc)

machin

thingummy Brit

machin

whatchamacallit Am

Machin(e) [maʃɛ̃, in] N m(f) inf

Machin(e)

what's-his-name(her-name) m (f)

Translations for machins in the English»French Dictionary

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

whatsit

machin m

thingamabob

machin m

what's-his-name

machin mf

doings

machin m

sucker

machin m

thing inf

machin m

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

French

Tout est possible aux machins devenus les machines, aux chimères devenues réalités.

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