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truc — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • bag noun A flexible container, often with an opening at the top, used to hold or carry items.
  • doohickey noun A thing (used in a vague way to refer to something whose name one does not know or cannot recall)
  • force noun Strength or power exerted to move, influence, or affect something.
  • gimmick noun A clever trick, feature, or gadget used mainly to attract attention rather than add real value.
  • gizmo noun A small device or gadget, especially one whose name or purpose isn't known.
  • hickey noun A bruise-like mark left on the skin from kissing or sucking, typically on the neck.
  • item noun A single thing, especially one on a list or among a group of things.
  • ploy noun A cunning tactic or trick used to gain an advantage.
  • shtick noun A repeated, characteristic routine or gimmick used to attract attention or amuse an audience.
  • stuff noun Miscellaneous items, belongings, or unspecified material.
  • thing noun Any object, item, or entity that isn't named more specifically.
  • thingamabob noun A thing or person whose actual name is unknown or forgotten.
  • thingamajig noun Something that one does not know the name of.
  • thingy noun An informal word for an object whose name the speaker can't recall or doesn't need to state.
  • trick noun An action meant to deceive, fool, or outsmart someone.
  • whatchamacallit noun An informal word for an object whose name you can't remember or don't know.

Senses

truc is used for these senses in English:

  • bag (colloquial) One's preference.
  • doohickey (slang, originally, US) A thing (used in a vague way to refer to something whose name one does not know or cannot recall)
  • force (countable) A magic trick in which the outcome is known to the magician beforehand, especially one involving the apparent free choice of a card by another person.
  • gizmo (slang) Something, generally a device, for which one does not know the proper term.
  • hickey (informal, slang) An object whose name is unknown or cannot be recalled. [from 1909]
  • item A distinct physical object.
  • ploy A tactic, strategy, or scheme.
  • shtick A gimmick.

bag — full definition

  1. noun A flexible container, often with an opening at the top, used to hold or carry items.
  2. verb To put something into a bag, or more broadly, to succeed in getting or catching something.

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