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Informal French Expression
| Meaning | how about that, my goodness | |
| Literally | that then | |
| Register | informal | |
| Pronunciation |  | [sah ah luhr] |
| IPA | [sa a lɔʀ] | |
Don’t contract the two words into [sa lɔʀ] – both a’s must be pronounced separately with a tiny pause between them.
Usage notes: Ça alors is an exclamative French phrase that can indicate any of a variety of medium-strong reactions: pleasure, incredulity, indignation, etc. It doesn’t really mean anything in and of itself, but rather draws attention to what comes next, or reacts to what was just said.
Par exemple…
| – Nous allons faire le tour du monde. – Ça alors, c’est formidable ! | – We’re going to take a trip around the world. – How about that! / Hey, that’s great! | |
| – La femme de Christian l’a viré. – Ça alors, je lui avait dit d’arrêter ses aventures ! | – Christian’s wife kicked him out. – Well, really, I told him to stop fooling around! | |
| Ça alors ! Je n’ai jamais vu une voiture si compliquée. | My goodness! I’ve never seen such a complicated car. |
Somewhat synonymous
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