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ce truc-là

that thing

→ ce
phrase Rare #32,582
that thing Colloquial. Refers to an object, idea, or situation already being discussed or pointed out.
FR: Je ne comprends pas ce truc-là.
EN: I don't understand that thing.

Ce truc-là se vend tout seul.

This stuff sells itself.

C'est quoi ce truc-là ?

What is that thing?

Ça vaut quoi, ce truc-là ?

What's this thing worth?

Ce truc-là ?

That thing?

Tu fais un truc, tu deviens ce truc-là.

You do something, you become that thing.

J'ai jamais pigé l'obsession de Gordon et toi pour ce truc-là.

I’ve never understood Gordon’s and your obsession with that thing.

— Cold Storage (2026)

Tu ne sais pas te servir de ce truc-là.

You don't know how to use that thing.

— Cours, Lola, cours (1998)

Ça vaut au moins près d'un million, ce truc-là.

That thing is worth close to a million, at least.

— Les Quatre Cents Coups (1959)

Chuck, on ne peut pas diffuser ce truc-là.

Chuck, we can't broadcast this stuff.