How is the word machin translated from French to English

English translation
whatsit
noun

Sert à remplacer un mot qu'on ne retrouve pas.

Said in place of a word you can't recall.

Examples with “machin”

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  • Donne-moi le machin, l'ouvre-bouteille. — Give me the whatsit, the opener.

  • C'est dans le machin, le tiroir du haut. — It's in the whatsit, the top drawer.

  • Demande au machin — le monsieur d'en haut. — Ask the whatsit — the man from upstairs.

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