Grammatical class
Noun
machin
thingy, thingamabob
Details
Syllables
ma-chin
Phonetics
ma.ʃɛ̃
Grammatical class
Noun
Freq. (books)
5116
Freq. (movies)
3243
Freq. (news)
27139
Sentences
C'est quoi ce machin ?
What's this doohickey?
A1
Peux-tu me passer ce machin ?
Can you pass me that thingamajig?
A1
Tu peux me passer le machin ?
Can you pass me the thingy?
A1
Comment appelles-tu ce machin ?
What do you call that contraption?
A1
Eh bien, je n'ai aucune idée de ce que ce machin est supposé faire.
Why, I wouldn't know what this contraption is supposed to do.
B2