Ooh la la, monsieur, you do have big muscles after all By the way, I am quite impressed with your English. And if I do still make mistakes, it’s mostly because I rarely proofread what I wrote (I should, I know). (Both express a different meaning than they do in English.) I’m pretty sure the record I heard was no less than fourteen — maybe after Zinedine Zidane head-butted his Italian opponent and got ejected in the last couple of minutes of the final.In long strings like that, every sixth “là” or so gets heavily stressed. So the answer to your question is yes, French people really do use the expression “Ooh La La”. "Ooh La La" is a 1973 song by the band Faces, written by Ronnie Lane and Ronnie Wood.

She thought that And another important point to keep in mind is that if I hear a French person say “Update: OK, after a few comments vehemently telling me that no, normal (as in “not a prude and not stuck-up) people also say “One final thing.

I’ll happily correct you if you like.Mmm… You know that “Anglophones” is not a monolithic entity, right?Remember, the only common trait of Anglophones is that they speak English (and very often not even the same English), but your cultures and outlooks on things are extremely different from country to country.Thanks for my English, but I have nothing to be proud of, I’ve probably spoken (and definitely read) more English than French over the past 20 years.

là!

Check out the Oxford dictionary. A young man standing next to me said, “Oh, la la! ooh la la (English)Origin & history French oh là là / ouh là là Pronunciation (Brit.

I can never bring myself to pronounce it the English way.

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I love English humor. Thanks for this thread. We are not even aware of it ! Or simply a beer? What I should have said is anglophones don’t tend to appreciate French-style sarcasm and irony, which tends to be very blatant, almost mean-spirited. Because of her great sex appeal and beauty…another Brigit Bardot, in other wordsA dash-cam video of the November 2015 terrorists attack in Paris recorded the French limousine driver uttering the words “Ooh La La”, as he came upon the scene of death and destruction. The expression “ooh la la” is part of the English language now, whether you like it or not, even though it’s not pronounced or used the way a French person might use it. For example, using French words in English to look fashionable or sophisticated when one doesn’t exactly know the word, it’s meaning, the context in which it is used and all that.’What you mean that thing that French people do with English words? By the way, I didn’t say we Americans suck at irony.

My French isn’t too bad, either. As a french-loving anglophone, I’ve devoted time and effort to learning french language and culture and have basically made france my adoptive home. No need to reply! And the “o” does not sound like “oo” in French, by the way!

How about “croissant”? I’m just used to writing on French speaking forums.Socially acceptable, i.e.

I’m trying to decide what to do about it. I get in trouble all the time with sweet, ironic statements. It sounds awful!

There are differences to be sure, but there are plenty of similiarities. © 2020 Lawless French. See more garbled French expressions .

But other people, beginners who have just embarked on the journey of french-learning, might not be aware and might still be under the impression that “ooh la la” is a “real” French expression; this post is informative, but delivered in a tone that could sound a bit injurious, particularly to beginners who have no ill intentions.

(That’s a joke. Check the Oxford Dictionary. The grin was probably because she was flirting with you by saying that, but you din’t catch on LOLYes, it became a reference to something sexy (or impressive, or exciting), in reference of France, French chic, the French or something along those lines.“Oh la la” in French it’s like the American expression, “Ho my god”.As I understand it, we can largely thank/blame the roles that the actress Fifi D’Orsay was cast in for this American invention.I, a French woman, uses “Oh la la” very often (not to say all the time).

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