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quelquechose

British  
/ ˈkɛlkəˈʃəʊz /

noun

  1. an insignificant thing; mere trifle

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of quelquechose

French, literally: something

Example Sentences

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It is long odds that a war would bring some M. Quelquechose to the front with a rush.

From Project Gutenberg

They are now blissfully ensconced in Jeanne's country house, and throughout France the middle-aged men are singing a variation on the old Piaf standard: Oui, je regrette quelquechose.

From Time Magazine Archive

Then there was a large Frenchwoman, Madame la Marquise de Quelquechose, who lent the lustre of her title and her ancestral jewels to our bourgeois board.

From Project Gutenberg

Il donnait la sensation de quelquechose outr�.

From Project Gutenberg

Compair Chivreil si tan sire quelquechose compère Avocat dire lui.

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