ah bon

French

FWOTD – 1 September 2018

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a bɔ̃/

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Interjection

ah bon ?

1. (informal) really? for real? is that so?

   Synonyms: vraiment ?, sérieux ?, sérieusement ?, tiens ?

   • 2011, Guillaume Gest, Homo, hétéro ou bisexuel ? [Gay, straight, or bisexual?]‎^[1], →ISBN, page 19:

     Martine – Tu n’as pas l’air bien.
     Thomas – Je me suis levé du pied gauche ce matin.
     Martine – Ah bon ? Pourquoi ?

     Martine: You don't look good.
     Thomas: I got up on the wrong side of the bed this morning.
     Martine: Really? Why?