Tuesday, February 14, 2012

Word of the Day


Truc: (pronounced trook) meaning whatchamacallit, doodad, whats-his/her-name, trick, knack, or just “thing” in general.

Ex: If you saw a poster advertising la varappe, and you wanted to know what varappe was, you might ask your friend “qu’est-ce que c’est, ce truc-la?”
(La varappe is rock climbing, by the way)

In my French classes, we always learned “chose” as the French equivalent of “thing.” Truc is much more popular, although less formal.

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