so-and-so im Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Übersetzungen für so-and-so im Französisch»Englisch-Wörterbuch

Untel (Unetelle) [œ̃tɛl, yntɛl] SUBST m (f)

Monsieur Untel

Mr so-and-so

Madame Unetelle

Mrs so-and-so

aimable [ɛmabl] ADJ

1. aimable (sympathique):

aimable personne

pleasant

aimable mot

kind

c'est très aimable à vous

it's very kind of you

votre aimable invitation

your kind invitation

nous informons notre aimable clientèle que …

we wish to inform our customers that …

trop aimable!

how very kind of you!

2. aimable (poli):

aimable lettre, propos:

polite

c'était une façon aimable de refuser

it was a polite way of saying no

3. aimable liter lieu, visage:

aimable

pleasant

4. aimable (digne d'amour) arch:

aimable personne

amiable arch

être aimable comme une porte de prison

to be a miserable so-and-so

machin [maʃɛ̃] SUBST m ugs

1. machin (objet dont on ne trouve pas le nom):

machin

thing

machin

thingummy ugs

machin

whatsit ugs

passe-moi le machin qui est sur la table

pass me that thingummy that's on the table

qu'est-ce que c'est que ce machin-là?

what on earth's that?

2. machin (chose):

machin

thing

les armes! je me méfie de ces machins-là

weapons! I steer clear of that sort of stuff

il vaut mieux ne pas toucher à ces machins-là

it's best to keep away from that sort of stuff

ce sont des machins dangereux

they're dangerous things

vieux machins

old things

le seul que je possède est un vieux machin des années 30

the only one I've got is an old 1930's job ugs

un vieux machin noir qui me descendait aux chevilles

a long black affair that came down to my ankles

3. machin (personne):

vieux machin

old so-and-so ugs

le pays est dirigé par de vieux machins

the country is ruled by old fogeys ugs

Weitere Übersetzungen und typische Wortverbindungen mit dem Suchbegriff

le bougre!

that so and so!

vous le pensez et moi pareillement

you think so and so do I ou and me too

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Übersetzungen für so-and-so im Englisch»Französisch-Wörterbuch

so-and-so SUBST abw ugs

so-and-so

type m

Mr./Mrs so-and-so

M./Mme Untel

Übersetzungen für so-and-so im Französisch»Englisch-Wörterbuch

charrette² [ʃaʀɛt] SUBST f CH (coquin, canaille)

charrette

so-and-so

Untel (Unetelle) [ɛ̃tɛl, yntɛl] SUBST m, f

Untel (Unetelle)

so-and-so

I.finaud(e) [fino, od] ADJ

finaud(e)

crafty

II.finaud(e) [fino, od] SUBST m(f)

finaud(e)

crafty so-and-so

I.futé(e) [fyte] ADJ

futé(e)

smart

II.futé(e) [fyte] SUBST m(f)

petit futé

clever so-and-so

I.cossard(e) [kɔsaʀ, aʀd] ADJ fam

cossard(e)

lazy

II.cossard(e) [kɔsaʀ, aʀd] SUBST m(f) fam

cossard(e)

lazy so-and-so

I.flemmard(e) [flemaʀ, aʀd] ADJ ugs

flemmard(e)

lazy

II.flemmard(e) [flemaʀ, aʀd] SUBST m(f) ugs

flemmard(e)

lazy so-and-so

I.vicelard(e) [vislaʀ, aʀd] ugs ADJ

1. vicelard (malin):

vicelard(e) personne

devious

2. vicelard (vicieux):

vicelard(e) histoire

sleazy

vicelard(e) personne, air

sly

II.vicelard(e) [vislaʀ, aʀd] ugs SUBST m(f)

vicelard(e)

dirty old so-and-so

I.insolent(e) [ɛ̃sɔlɑ̃, ɑ̃t] ADJ

1. insolent (impertinent):

insolent(e)

insolent

2. insolent (arrogant):

insolent(e)

arrogant

3. insolent (provocant):

insolent(e)

unashamed

II.insolent(e) [ɛ̃sɔlɑ̃, ɑ̃t] SUBST m(f)

insolent(e)

insolent person

petit insolent

insolent little so-and-so

I.rosse [ʀɔs] ADJ

1. rosse (mordant):

rosse critique, satire

vicious

2. rosse (méchant):

rosse personne

nasty

3. rosse (sévère):

rosse

tough

II.rosse [ʀɔs] SUBST f ugs (personne)

quelle vieille rosse!

what a horrible old so-and-so!

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Englisch

For example, a person might be called father of so-and-so, etc.

en.wikipedia.org

Body-something or other, you know that class so-and-so goes to, the one she's always going on about?

www.independent.co.uk

But to go out of our way and say that so-and-so is not a real people?

en.wikipedia.org

The boy's a squirmy so-and-so, however, and with a bit of effort wriggles free and makes a run for it.

www.telegraph.co.uk

Yes, such-and-such newspaper reported that thus-and-so claim was made by so-and-so.

en.wikipedia.org

You know, you hear so-and-so was in that movie and it should have been me.

news.nationalpost.com

Ever wondered how that lucky so-and-so on your flight managed to score a last-minute upgrade to business class at the check-in counter?

www.huffingtonpost.com.au

This would be such a great song for so-and-so.

www.usnews.com

The answer is usually because that so-and-so is spending 10 times what we are in marketing.

digiday.com

The headlines are saying this and this about so-and-so, and you have to come up with something which is approved by an editor.

en.wikipedia.org