zou

Definition

Definition of zou - Reverso French Dictionary

Interjection

encouragementexclamation pour encourager quelqu'un à se dépêcher ou avancer

Zou, on y va les enfants, on va être en retard !

allez

en avant

hop

impatienceexpression d'impatience pour que quelque chose se passe vite

Zou, dépêche-toi de finir tes devoirs !

plus vite

vite

mouvement rapideaccompagne un mouvement rapide ou soudain

Et zou, elle a sauté par-dessus la barrière.

hop

zip

ordre de départordre familier pour dire à quelqu'un de partir ou s'en aller

Zou, dehors ! Tu as assez fait de bêtises aujourd'hui.

file

ouste

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Origin of zou

français, zou (cri militaire)

Examples of zou in a sentence

Zou, tout le monde dehors pour la récréation !
Zou, on y va sans tarder !
Zou, file à la douche maintenant !
Il a attrapé son sac et zou, il est parti.
Zou, on y va avant qu'il pleuve !
Zou, file dans ta chambre tout de suite !

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English:let's go, chop-chop, ...
German:Los!, los, ...
Italian:Dai!, su, ...
Spanish:¡Vamos!, hala, ...
Portuguese:vá lá, bora, ...
Chinese:加油, 快快, ...
Japanese:さあ, ほら, ...
Arabic:يلا, زُو, ...
Hebrew:יָאלְלָה, נוּ כְּבָר, ...
Russian:ну-ка, давай, ...
Ukrainian:ходімо, давай швидше, ...
Catalan:vinga, Zas!, ...
Danish:kom så, så, ...
Dutch:kom op, zou, ...
Greek:Πάμε, Άντε, γρήγορα, ...
Hungarian:Gyerünk, na, ...
Khmer:តោះ, ឆាប់ឡើង, ...
Korean:자, 가자, 자, 빨리!, ...
Polish:No dalej, Zaraz, szybko!, ...
Portuguese (BR):vamos lá, Vamos lá!, ...
Romanian:hai, Hai grăbește-te, ...
Swedish:kom igen, så, ...
Thai:ไปเลย!, เร็วเข้า!, ...
Turkish:hadi, çabuk, ...
Vietnamese:Nhanh lên, Nhanh lên!, ...

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