ah

ah [ˈα]

exclamation

oh!

• ah bon or oui ? is that so?

• ah bon (résignation) oh well

• ah oui yes indeed

• ah non certainly not

• ah ! j'allais oublier oh! I nearly forgot

• ah, ah ! je t'y prends aha! I've caught you at it

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ɑ
1.

nom masculin invariable (d'étonnement, admiration) gasp; (de soulagement, satisfaction) sigh

2.

exclamation oh!

ah non alors! — certainly not!

ah, tu vois! — see!

ah bon? — really?

ah ah ah! — (rire) ha ha ha!

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'ɒ excl

ah!

ah bon? — really?, is that so?

ah mais ... — yes, but ...

ah non! — oh no!

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ah

A nm inv (d'étonnement, admiration) gasp; (de soulagement, satisfaction) sigh.

B excl oh!; ah non alors! certainly not!; ah, tu vois! see!; ah! c'est dégoûtant! ugh! it's revolting!; ah oui or bon? really?; ah ah, il est parti en voyage d'affaires? iron so, it's a business trip, is it? iron; ah ah ah! (rire) ha ha ha!

[a] interjection

1. [renforce l'expression d'un sentiment] ah, oh

2. [dans une réponse]

il est venu — ah bon! he came — did he (really)?

ils n'en ont plus en magasin — ah bon! [ton résigné] they haven't got any more in stock — oh well!

ah non alors! certainly not!

ah oui? really?

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[a] nom masculin invariable

ah

pousser des oh et des ah to ooh and ah