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un truc

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Definition: (informal) - thingie, whatsit, trick

J'ai perdu ce truc que tu m'avais donné - I lost that thingie you gave me

J'ai pensé à un truc - I thought of something

Il a trouvé le truc pour le faire - He figured out how to do it

Synonyms: un machin (informal), un trucmuche (familiar)

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