well, well, well

well, well, well

English

Interjection

well, well, well

1. Indicating pondering or consideration, often with sarcasm or mock surprise.

   Well, well, well. What have we here?

   Well, well, well. Look who's back. And they said we'd never see him again.

Usage notes

This form may be a little stronger, or more sarcastic, than well, well.

Alternative forms

• well, well

Translations

indicating consideration

Catalan: please add this translation if you can Chinese: Mandarin: 哦哟哟 (oyoyo), 行了，行了 (xíngle xíngle) Czech: ale, ale, ale Finnish: jaa-ha, kappas vain Greek: βρε, βρε, βρε (vre, vre, vre) Hungarian: nocsak, nocsak, nocsak Italian: bene, bene Polish: proszę (pl) (sometimes duplicated) Portuguese: ora, ora, ora Russian: так-так (tak-tak) Spanish: bueno, bueno, bueno Swedish: men, men, men

See also

• hmm