so-and-so in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for so-and-so in the French»English Dictionary

Untel (Unetelle) [œ̃tɛl, yntɛl] N m (f)

Monsieur Untel

Mr so-and-so

Madame Unetelle

Mrs so-and-so

aimable [ɛmabl] ADJ

1. aimable (sympathique):

aimable personne

pleasant

aimable mot

kind

c'est très aimable à vous

it's very kind of you

votre aimable invitation

your kind invitation

nous informons notre aimable clientèle que …

we wish to inform our customers that …

trop aimable!

how very kind of you!

2. aimable (poli):

aimable lettre, propos:

polite

c'était une façon aimable de refuser

it was a polite way of saying no

3. aimable liter lieu, visage:

aimable

pleasant

4. aimable (digne d'amour) arch:

aimable personne

amiable arch

être aimable comme une porte de prison

to be a miserable so-and-so

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

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le bougre!

that so and so!

vous le pensez et moi pareillement

you think so and so do I ou and me too

so-and-so in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for so-and-so in the English»French Dictionary

so-and-so N inf

so-and-so

type m

Mr./Mrs. so-and-so

M./Mme Untel

Translations for so-and-so in the French»English Dictionary

charrette² [ʃaʀɛt] N f CH (coquin, canaille)

charrette

so-and-so

Untel (Unetelle) [ɛ͂tɛl, yntɛl] N m, f

Untel (Unetelle)

so-and-so

I.insolent(e) [ɛ͂sɔlɑ͂, ɑ͂t] ADJ

1. insolent (impertinent):

insolent(e)

insolent

2. insolent (arrogant):

insolent(e)

arrogant

3. insolent (provocant):

insolent(e)

unashamed

II.insolent(e) [ɛ͂sɔlɑ͂, ɑ͂t] N m(f)

insolent(e)

insolent person

petit insolent

insolent little so-and-so

monsieur <messieurs> [məsjø, mesjø] N m

1. monsieur souvent non traduit (homme à qui on s'adresse):

monsieur

Sir

bonjour monsieur

good morning

bonjour Monsieur Larroque

good morning, Mr. Larroque

bonjour messieurs

good morning, gentlemen

Mesdames, mesdemoiselles, messieurs!

Ladies and Gentlemen!

messieurs et chers collègues ...

gentlemen and colleagues ...

Monsieur le Professeur Dupont/le Président François

Professor Dupont/President François

Monsieur Untel

Mister So-and-so

2. monsieur (sur une enveloppe):

Monsieur Pujol

Mr. Pujol

3. monsieur (en-tête):

(Cher) Monsieur,

Dear Sir,

Madame, Monsieur,

Sir, Madam,

Madame, Mademoiselle, Monsieur,

Mr., Mrs., Miss

messieurs dames

Ladies and Gentlemen

4. monsieur (un homme):

un monsieur

a gentleman

Monsieur Tout-le-monde

the average guy

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

For example, a person might be called father of so-and-so, etc.

en.wikipedia.org

Body-something or other, you know that class so-and-so goes to, the one she's always going on about?

www.independent.co.uk

But to go out of our way and say that so-and-so is not a real people?

en.wikipedia.org

The boy's a squirmy so-and-so, however, and with a bit of effort wriggles free and makes a run for it.

www.telegraph.co.uk

Yes, such-and-such newspaper reported that thus-and-so claim was made by so-and-so.

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You know, you hear so-and-so was in that movie and it should have been me.

news.nationalpost.com

Ever wondered how that lucky so-and-so on your flight managed to score a last-minute upgrade to business class at the check-in counter?

www.huffingtonpost.com.au

This would be such a great song for so-and-so.

www.usnews.com

The answer is usually because that so-and-so is spending 10 times what we are in marketing.

digiday.com

The headlines are saying this and this about so-and-so, and you have to come up with something which is approved by an editor.

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