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Familiar French Expression
Meaning | holy cow! damn! wow! blimey! | |
Literally | the cow! | |
Register | familiar | |
Pronunciation | ![]() |
[lah vahsh] |
IPA | [la vaʃ] |
Usage notes: La vache ! This familiar French exclamation is an inoffensive, ubiquitous way of expressing surprise, whether good, bad, or neutral.
Par exemple…
La vache, c’est bon ! | Wow, that’s good! | |
La vache ! Tu m’as fait peur ! | Holy cow! You startled me! | |
J’ai oublié mon portefeuille, la vache ! | I forgot my wallet, damn! |
Variations
- ah la vache !
- oh la vache !
Synonyms
Partial synonyms
* Good surprise
- chouette
- ouah
- super
- tiens
and more synonyms for bon
* Bad surprise
- oh là lÃ
- sacrebleu (archaic)
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