"well, I never" meaning in English

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Interjection

Audio: En-au-well, I never.ogg [Australia]
Head templates: {{en-interj}} well, I never
  1. (idiomatic) An exclamation of great surprise. Tags: idiomatic Synonyms: I never did, fancy that, well, well, well Translations (exclamation of great surprise): 真想不到;不敢相信 (Chinese), Nu har jeg aldrig! (Danish), wel heb ik ooit (Dutch), asjemenou (Dutch), en olisi ikinä odottanut (Finnish), ça alors (French), απίστευτο (apístefto) (Greek), még ilyet (Hungarian), no de ilyet (Hungarian), nohát (Hungarian), nahát (Hungarian), a kutyafáját (Hungarian), teringettét (Hungarian), ki hallott már ilyet (Hungarian), masz babo placek (Polish), air m'urram! (Scottish Gaelic), dra på trissor! (Swedish)

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      "sense": "exclamation of great surprise",
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      "sense": "exclamation of great surprise",
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      "sense": "exclamation of great surprise",
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      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "exclamation of great surprise",
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      "sense": "exclamation of great surprise",
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