/waw/
Translation
wow, blimey
Word origin
Borrowed from English wow, an exclamation of surprise first recorded in sixteenth-century Scots. It reached everyday French through American films, television and advertising in the second half of the twentieth century.
- Origin
- English
- Root
- wow
Examples
, quelle !
Wow, what a view!
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Wow, did you really do all that on your own?
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Wow, I was not expecting a present.
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She opened the door and just said wow.
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Blimey, slow down, you are going too fast for me.
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