quidam

kɥidam

Definition

Definition of quidam - Reverso French Dictionary

Noun, masculine

personne

Dated

individu quelconque sans importance particulière

Dated

Ce quidam prétend tout savoir sur le sujet.

individu

quelqu'un

citoyen moyen

Dated

personne ordinaire représentant le citoyen moyen

Dated

Le quidam de la rue ne comprend pas cette mesure.

citoyen lambda

anonyme

Dated

personne dont on ignore ou ne veut pas dire le nom

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Le témoin a vu un quidam sortir de la maison.

anonyme

inconnu

Pronoun

inconnu

Dated

pronom désignant une personne non précisée, anonyme ou indéterminée

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Si quidam se présente à la porte, demandez-lui son identité.

quelqu'un

untel

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Origin of quidam

latin, quidam (quelqu'un)

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pékin

quidam

personne ordinaire et anonyme

clampin

quidam

personne quelconque, individu ordinaire

Examples of quidam in a sentence

Ce n'est qu'un quidam parmi tant d'autres.
Un quidam s'est exprimé lors de la réunion publique.
Ce quidam n'a rien d'extraordinaire, mais il est honnête.
Un quidam a laissé un message étrange sur la porte.
La police recherche un quidam aperçu près de la scène.
Quidam a laissé ce colis à l'accueil.

Si quidam téléphone encore, notez son numéro.

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English:nobody, someone, ...
German:Irgendjemand, jemand, ...
Italian:tizio, taluno, ...
Spanish:don nadie, alguien, ...
Portuguese:fulano, fulano qualquer, ...
Chinese:某个人, 普通人, ...
Japanese:名無しの人物, ある人, ...
Arabic:شخص عادي, شَخْص مَا, ...
Hebrew:אָדָם אִקְרָאִי, פְּלוֹנִי, ...
Russian:тип, кое-кто, ...
Ukrainian:якийсь чоловік, дехто, ...
Catalan:fulano, algú, ...
Danish:hr. hvem som helst, en eller anden, ...
Dutch:figuur, een zekere, ...
Greek:άγνωστος, κάποιος, ...
Khmer:ជនម្នាក់, នរណាម្នាក់, ...
Korean:아무개, 어떤 사람, ...
Polish:osobnik, ktoś, ...
Portuguese (BR):fulano, alguém, ...
Romanian:individ oarecare, cineva, ...
Swedish:obetydlig person, någon, ...
Thai:คนธรรมดา, คนหนึ่ง, ...
Turkish:herhangi biri, birisi, ...
Vietnamese:người nào đó, ai đó, ...

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Definition of quidam - Reverso French Dictionary

Noun, masculine

Pronoun

Origin of quidam

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