How is the word šitā translated from Latvian to English

English translation
whatsit
phrase

Sarunvalodā: saka, kad aizmirsis vārdu, nozīmē “tā lieta, tas cilvēks”.

Colloquial: said when you've forgotten a word, meaning "that thing, that person".

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  • Kur ir šitā… nu, tālvadības pults? — Where's the whatsit… you know, the remote control?

  • Es satiku to šitā, tavu kolēģi. — I met that whatsit, your colleague.

  • Iedod man šito, ar ko griež. — Give me the whatsit you cut with.

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