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Definition of ay - Reverso French Dictionary

Interjection

blessure

Dated

exprime une douleur soudaine et vive

Dated

Ay, je me suis cogné le coude !

aïe

ouch

ouille

compassion

Dated

partage la peine ou la douleur de quelqu’un

Dated

Ay, ça a dû faire mal.

aïe

hélas

remords

Dated

signale le regret après une erreur ou une gaffe

Dated

Ay, j’ai oublié ton anniversaire.

hélas

mince

zut

colère

Dated

marque l’agacement quand les choses tournent mal

Dated

Ay, encore ce bug stupide !

mince

zut

fear reaction

Dated

renforce l'inquiétude, la frayeur ou la panique face à une situation

Dated

Ay, le chien court vers nous !

attention

gare

warning sign

Dated

annonce un problème probable, avertit d’une conséquence

Dated

Ay, ça va coûter très cher.

attention

gare

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Origin of ay

possible? null

Examples of ay in a sentence

Ay, tu m’as marché sur le pied !
Ay, ma pauvre, je suis désolé pour toi.
Ay, quel malheur ; je compatis de tout cœur.
Ay, j’ai encore envoyé le message au mauvais destinataire.
Ay, j’aurais dû écouter tes conseils dès le début.
Ay, j'avais pourtant tout sauvegardé avant le plantage.

Ay, encore un train annulé au dernier moment.
Ay, la fumée envahit la cuisine !
Ay, quelqu’un frappe à la fenêtre !
Ay, si tu continues comme ça, tu vas te blesser.
Ay, on va encore rater le train à ce rythme-là.

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English:ow!, ouch, ...
German:Aua!, ach, ...
Italian:ahia, oh, ...
Spanish:¡ay!, ay, ...
Portuguese:Ai!, ai, ...
Chinese:哎哟, 唉, ...
Japanese:あっ, ああ, ...
Arabic:آي, آهِ, ...
Hebrew:אַיי, אַח, ...
Russian:ай, ух, ...
Ukrainian:ай, ох, ...
Catalan:Ai!, ai, ...
Danish:av, åh, ...
Dutch:auw!, ach, ...
Greek:αχ!, αχ, ...
Khmer:អូយ, អូហ៍, ...
Korean:아야, 아이고, ...
Polish:aj, oj, ...
Portuguese (BR):Ai!, ai, ...
Romanian:Au!, vai, ...
Swedish:aj, åh, ...
Thai:โอ๊ย, อ๊าย, ...
Turkish:ay!, Ah, ...
Vietnamese:ái, ôi, ...

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Definition of ay - Reverso French Dictionary

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