"ach was" meaning in German

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Interjection

IPA: /ax ˈvas/ Forms: ach was ! [canonical]
Etymology: ach (“oh”) + was (“what”) Head templates: {{head|de|interjection}} ach was, {{tlb|de|informal}} (informal)
  1. An emphatic rejection of something one has just heard and does not believe or agree with; nonsense!, come on!, come now! Tags: informal
    Sense id: en-ach_was-de-intj-3-vN8HJ9 Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 38 41 20 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 41 37 22
  2. used as intensifier Tags: informal
    Sense id: en-ach_was-de-intj-nZ28EwkK Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 38 41 20 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 41 37 22 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 28 43 29
  3. a response to the obvious; oh really!, you don't say! Tags: informal
    Sense id: en-ach_was-de-intj-XhOQ09qS Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 38 41 20 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 41 37 22
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  "forms": [
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      "form": "ach was !",
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      ]
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  ],
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        "1": "de",
        "2": "interjection"
      },
      "expansion": "ach was",
      "name": "head"
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        "2": "informal"
      },
      "expansion": "(informal)",
      "name": "tlb"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "German",
  "lang_code": "de",
  "pos": "intj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "38 41 20",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "German entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "41 37 22",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "An emphatic rejection of something one has just heard and does not believe or agree with; nonsense!, come on!, come now!"
      ],
      "id": "en-ach_was-de-intj-3-vN8HJ9",
      "links": [
        [
          "nonsense",
          "nonsense"
        ],
        [
          "come on",
          "come on"
        ],
        [
          "come",
          "come"
        ],
        [
          "now",
          "now"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "informal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "38 41 20",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "German entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "41 37 22",
          "kind": "other",
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "28 43 29",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
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        {
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            [
              10,
              17
            ]
          ],
          "bold_translation_offsets": [
            [
              11,
              24
            ]
          ],
          "english": "Hundreds – no, make that thousands – of people flocked to the fairground.",
          "text": "Hunderte, ach was - Tausende Menschen strömten auf den Festplatz.",
          "translation": "Hundreds – no, make that thousands – of people flocked to the fairground.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "used as intensifier"
      ],
      "id": "en-ach_was-de-intj-nZ28EwkK",
      "tags": [
        "informal"
      ]
    },
    {
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          "name": "German entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "41 37 22",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "a response to the obvious; oh really!, you don't say!"
      ],
      "id": "en-ach_was-de-intj-XhOQ09qS",
      "links": [
        [
          "oh really",
          "oh really"
        ],
        [
          "you don't say",
          "you don't say"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "informal"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ax ˈvas/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ach was"
}
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    "German informal terms",
    "German interjections",
    "German lemmas",
    "German multiword terms",
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    "Pages with entries"
  ],
  "etymology_text": "ach (“oh”) + was (“what”)",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "ach was !",
      "tags": [
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      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
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      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "interjection"
      },
      "expansion": "ach was",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "informal"
      },
      "expansion": "(informal)",
      "name": "tlb"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "German",
  "lang_code": "de",
  "pos": "intj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "An emphatic rejection of something one has just heard and does not believe or agree with; nonsense!, come on!, come now!"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "nonsense",
          "nonsense"
        ],
        [
          "come on",
          "come on"
        ],
        [
          "come",
          "come"
        ],
        [
          "now",
          "now"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "informal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "German terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              10,
              17
            ]
          ],
          "bold_translation_offsets": [
            [
              11,
              24
            ]
          ],
          "english": "Hundreds – no, make that thousands – of people flocked to the fairground.",
          "text": "Hunderte, ach was - Tausende Menschen strömten auf den Festplatz.",
          "translation": "Hundreds – no, make that thousands – of people flocked to the fairground.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "used as intensifier"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "informal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "a response to the obvious; oh really!, you don't say!"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "oh really",
          "oh really"
        ],
        [
          "you don't say",
          "you don't say"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "informal"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ax ˈvas/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ach was"
}

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