Jul 1, 2023 21:09
11 mos ago
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English term
whatchamacallit
English to French
Other
General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters
used when you are speaking about something or someone whose name you can not remember:
Proposed translations
(French)
Change log
Jul 1, 2023 23:34: writeaway changed "Field" from "Art/Literary" to "Other"
Proposed translations
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39 mins
Erzsébet Czopyk
Hungary
Hungary
Works in field
Hungary
sworn translator, linguist, DPO
Native in: Hungarian (Variant: Hungary) 
Works in: Russian to Hungarian, Hungarian to Russian, Latvian to Russian, and 10 more.
Related KudoZ points
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4
Selected
"je-ne-sais-quoi" / Je Ne Sais Quoi (or Jenesequa)
Whatchamacallit, a shortened version of "what you may call it"
How Do You Use the Phrase Je Ne Sais Quoi?
Je ne sais quoi is mostly used when we’re describing a certain quality or characteristic that makes something or someone special, interesting, or unique. It can apply to a wide variety of things like fashion, art, music, and even people.
https://grammarist.com/usage/je-ne-sais-quoi/
How Do You Use the Phrase Je Ne Sais Quoi?
Je ne sais quoi is mostly used when we’re describing a certain quality or characteristic that makes something or someone special, interesting, or unique. It can apply to a wide variety of things like fashion, art, music, and even people.
https://grammarist.com/usage/je-ne-sais-quoi/
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Merci !"
+3
9 hrs
Véronique Martinaud
Canada
Canada
Native in French
Canada
Embedded Text Translation EN to FR
Native in: French (Variants: Canadian, Standard-France)
Works in: English to French, French, English
Machin chose
This is another very good translation option.
Peer comment(s):
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writeaway
: It's also much closer to the meaning and register of the English
3 hrs
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Daryo
15 hrs
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Yvonne Gallagher
4 days
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+4
10 hrs
Philippe Barré
France
France
Native in French
Specializes in field
France
A passion for precision
Native in: French 
Works in: English to French, French to English
Related KudoZ points
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6
machin-chouette / machin-truc-chouette
Tournure familières, moins raffinées que "Je-ne-sais-quoi".
Peer comment(s):
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writeaway
: C'est beaucoup plus proche de l'anglais que "je-ne-sais-quoi".
2 hrs
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Bourth
: As Writeaway says.
13 hrs
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Daryo
14 hrs
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Yvonne Gallagher
4 days
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+1
15 hrs
Jennifer Levey
Chile
Chile
Native in English
Chile
Human-scale Globalization
Native in: English (Variant: British)
Works in: Spanish to English, French to English, English to Spanish, and 2 more.
Related KudoZ points
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71
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