patente
🇨🇦 French slang from Québec
What does “patente” mean?
thingamajig, gadget
Example
“C'est quoi, cette patente-là ?”
What's that thingamajig?
Who you can say it to
Fine with anyone
☕ Everyday
The textbook way to say it: un machin
Heard in a conversation
Moving Day, July 1st
Sophie T'es fin ! Mais fais attention au divan, c'est le cadeau de ma mère.
You're so sweet! But be careful with the couch, it's my mum's gift.
Jérémie Pis c'est quoi, cette patente-là ? Ça pèse une tonne !
And what's this gadget? It weighs a ton!
Sophie Ma machine à pâtes. Niaise pas avec ça, j'en ai besoin !
My pasta maker. Don't mess around with that, I need it!
🧩 How other countries say “thing, thingamajig”
- 🇫🇷 trucFrance
- 🇧🇪 machinBelgium
More from Québec
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- c'est plateit's boring; that sucks
- magasinerto go shopping
- tiguidougreat, all good
- pantoutenot at all
- icittehere
- niaiserto kid around, mess with
- jaserto chat
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