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quel S’emploie avant un nom singulier pour exprimer une forte réaction, souvent l’admiration, la surprise ou la critique.
EN: What a beautiful day!
FR: Quelle belle journée !

What a pretty dress.

Quelle jolie robe !

— Blue Is the Warmest Color (2013)

What a performer.

Quel artiste !

— GoodFellas (1990)

What a time to come home!

Quel moment pour rentrer à la maison !

— Burnt by the Sun (1994)

What a bore!

Quel ennui !

— The Asthenic Syndrome (1989)

What a horrible event!

Quel événement horrible !

What a gal!

Quelle fille !

— Prisoner of the Mountains (1996)

What a princess!

Quelle princesse !

— Office Romance (1977)

What a drag!

Quelle galère !

— Delicatessen (1991)

What a confusing person you are, Duncan Wedderburn.

Vous êtes une personne déroutante, Duncan Wedderburn.

— Poor Things (2023)

What a unique and marvellous creature.

Quelle créature unique et merveilleuse !

— The Great Beauty (2013)

What a mad night.

Quelle nuit de folie !

— The Irony of Fate, or Enjoy Your Bath! (1976)

What a jerk!

Quel connard!

— Taxi (1998)

What a shitty show!

Quel spectacle lamentable !

What a bad boy you are!

Quel vilain garçon tu fais !

— Nights of Cabiria (1957)

What a gorgeous coat you're wearing!

Quel magnifique manteau tu portes !

What a question?

Quelle question !

— Piku (2015)

What a farce!

Quelle farce !

— The Tale of The Princess Kaguya (2013)

What a noble pelican he was.

Quel pélican noble il était !

— The Boy and the Heron (2023)

Look, what a comfortable mattress.

Regarde, quel matelas confortable !

— The Second Mother (2015)

What a bunch.

Quelle bande !

— Seven Samurai (1954)

What a memory!

Quel souvenir!

But everyone says what a fine, talented boy he was.

Mais tout le monde dit quel garçon remarquable et talentueux il était.

— The Cranes Are Flying (1957)

What a sketch!

Quel croquis !

What a bastard, to die like this!

Quel salaud, mourir comme ça !

— A Dog's Will (2000)

What a great loss!

Quelle grande perte !

— Repentance (1987)

What a ridiculous hat.

Quel chapeau ridicule.

— Wicked (2024)

What a food bill he must have.

Quelle facture alimentaire il doit avoir.

— To Live (1994)

What a pleasure it is to see you!

Quel plaisir de vous voir !

— Diva (1981)

What a deadbeat.

Quel bon à rien.

— Mercy (2026)

I mean he was sweet but what a bore!

Je veux dire, il était gentil, mais quel ennui !

— Dil Chahta Hai (2001)

What a cheap fee.

Quel tarif dérisoire !

— Your Name. (2016)

What a moron!

Quel imbécile !

— Gully Boy (2019)

What a tasty cake!

Quel gâteau délicieux !

What a splendid cake, my dear Keto!

Quel gâteau splendide, ma chère Keto !

— Repentance (1987)

What a handsome face.

Quel beau visage.

— The Flowers of War (2011)

What a freak.

Quel monstre !

— Elephant (2003)

What a pretentious woman!

Quelle femme prétentieuse !

Tell me, what a bad husband are you!

Dis-moi, quel mauvais mari tu es !

— Head-On (2004)

What a dirty Jew.

Quel Juif dégoûtant.

— Jojo Rabbit (2019)

What a perfect gift for a first day.

Quel cadeau parfait pour un premier jour !

— Laurence Anyways (2012)

What a wimp!

Quel lâche !

Lads, what a night.

Les gars, quelle soirée.

— Song of the Sea (2014)

What a clever trick.

Quel tour de passe-passe astucieux !

— Das Boot (1981)

And what a face she has!

Et quel visage elle a !

— La Strada (1954)

What a thrill to find you here.

Quel plaisir de vous trouver ici !

— 8½ (1963)

What a scumbag.

Quel salaud !

— Parasite (2019)

What a funny little animal!

Quel drôle de petit animal !

What a pretty pin.

Quelle jolie broche !

— The Secret World of Arrietty (2010)

What a dope!

Quel idiot !

— Jean de Florette (1986)

What a pitch.

Quel argumentaire.

— Neighboring Sounds (2012)

What a treat to sleep in my dead son's bed.

Quel plaisir de dormir dans le lit de mon fils mort.

— Tokyo Story (1953)

What a lucky person he is!

Quel chanceux !

What a shitty godfather you are.

Quel sale parrain tu fais.

— Anora (2024)

What a question!

Quelle question !

— Picnic (1955)

What a fair they have arranged?

Quelle foire ont-ils organisée ?

— Like Stars on Earth (2007)

What a creepy guy.

Quel type flippant !

— Ponyo (2008)

What a night.

Quelle nuit.

— About Time (2013)

What a vulgar color!

Quelle couleur vulgaire !

— The Garden of Sinners: Paradox Spiral (2008)

What a man we have lost!

Quel homme nous avons perdu !

— Repentance (1987)

What a superficial answer!

Quelle réponse superficielle !

What a kid.

Quel gamin !

— Toy Story 4 (2019)

What a sight!

Quel spectacle !

— Volver (2006)

What a bastard you are!

Quel salaud tu es !

— The Conformist (1971)

What a great fucking honor.

Quel putain d'honneur !

— Farewell My Concubine (1993)

What a fine gentleman!

Quel gentleman distingué !

— Malcolm X (1992)

What a player!

Quel joueur !

— The Hand of God (2021)

What a day!

Quelle journée!

What a pain, why does he have to vacuum in the middle of the night!

Quelle plaie ! Pourquoi faut-il qu’il passe l’aspirateur en pleine nuit ?

What a character.

Quel personnage.

— Agent Zeta (2026)

What a miser.

Quel avare.

— A Taxi Driver (2017)

What a symmetry!

Quelle symétrie !

— The Asthenic Syndrome (1989)

I mean, what a look!

Je veux dire, quel regard !

— Laurence Anyways (2012)

What a big house!

Quelle grande maison !

— Howl's Moving Castle (2004)

What a load of rubbish!

Quelle sottise !

What a solid beat.

Quel rythme solide.

— Munna Bhai M.B.B.S. (2003)

What a rude man!

Quel homme impoli !

What a foolish suggestion!

Quelle suggestion saugrenue !

What a polite young man.

Quel jeune homme poli !

— Paddington 2 (2017)

What a patriot!

Quel patriote !

— The Legend of Bhagat Singh (2002)

What a weirdo.

Quel drôle de type !

— Lars and the Real Girl (2007)

Damn, what a weak body.

Mince alors, quel corps faible.

— Everything Everywhere All at Once (2022)

What a clever boy!

Quel garçon intelligent !

— To Live (1994)

What a nerve!

Quel culot !

— Volver (2006)

What a thought!

Quelle idée !

What a blockhead!

Quel imbécile !

— The Garden of Sinners: Paradox Spiral (2008)

Ah, what a time that was!

Ah, quelle époque c'était !

— Burnt by the Sun (1994)

What a stomachache.

Quel mal de ventre !

— Life Is Beautiful (1997)

What a heartless woman!

Quelle femme sans cœur !

— A Dog's Will (2000)

What a scoundrel!

Quel scélérat !

Wonderful, what a talent!

Merveilleux, quel talent !

— La Strada (1954)

What a fucking loser.

Quel putain de loser.

— The Wailing (2016)

What a disgusting guy!

Quel type répugnant !

What a piece of junk!

Quelle camelote !

What a comeback!

Quel retournement de situation !

What a tough life.

Quelle vie difficile !

— The Chaser (2008)

What a bright animal!

Quel animal brillant !

— A Dog's Will (2000)

What a horrid place!

Quel endroit horrible !

What a dutiful daughter-in-law.

Quelle belle-fille consciencieuse.

— Rang De Basanti (2006)

What a crank he is!

Quel original !

What a view!

Quelle vue !

— Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara (2011)

What a mambo!

Quel mambo !

— Nights of Cabiria (1957)

What a stupid question!

Quelle question stupide !

What a joker!

Quel farceur !

— Burnt by the Sun (1994)

What a show!

Quel spectacle !

— Diva (1981)

What a bad taste!

Quel mauvais goût !

— The Garden of Sinners: Paradox Spiral (2008)

Wow, what a speech!

Waouh, quel discours !

— La Haine (1995)

What a great discovery, you were hungry at home!

Quelle belle découverte : tu avais faim chez toi !

— La Strada (1954)

Look at me, what a healthy complexion I have!

Regardez-moi, j'ai un teint éclatant de santé !

— The Asthenic Syndrome (1989)

What a relief.

Quel soulagement.

— Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989)

What a fighter.

Quel combattant !

— The Wind Rises (2013)

What a cute name?

Quel nom mignon !

— Bajrangi Bhaijaan (2015)

What a pain in the ass!

Quelle galère !

— City of God (2002)

What a surprisingly ordinary reply, Grandma.

Quelle réponse étonnamment banale, Mamie.

— Your Name. (2016)

What a line, Vinz!

Quelle réplique, Vinz !

— La Haine (1995)

What a smart idea!

Quelle idée géniale !

What a great view!

Quelle vue magnifique !

What a rotten month.

Quel mois pourri.

— Das Boot (1981)

What a pleasure, trainee.

Quel plaisir, stagiaire.

— Elite Squad: The Enemy Within (2010)

What a dick!

Quel crétin !

What a pair they make!

Quel beau couple ils forment !

What a weird guy.

Quel type bizarre.

What a chubby little darling!

Quel petit amour tout potelé !

— The Cranes Are Flying (1957)

What a nasty man he is!

Quel homme odieux !

What a lousy day!

Quelle journée pourrie !

What a stench!

Quelle puanteur !

— Princess Mononoke (1997)

What a happy surprise!

Quelle heureuse surprise !

What a scattered family!

Quelle famille dispersée !

— Head-On (2004)

What a fucked-up world.

Quel monde de merde.

— The Dead Don't Die (2019)

What a pretty face!

Quel joli visage !

— Raise the Red Lantern (1991)

What a petty soul!

Quelle âme mesquine !

— The Cranes Are Flying (1957)

What a tone of voice!

Quel ton de voix !

— The Irony of Fate, or Enjoy Your Bath! (1976)

What a bore.

Quel ennui.

— The Tale of The Princess Kaguya (2013)

What a horrible man!

Quel homme horrible !

What a ghastly sight.

Quelle vision horrible !

— Solaris (1972)

What a privilege!

Quel privilège !

— The Motorcycle Diaries (2004)

What a dumb thing to say.

Quelle chose stupide à dire.

— The Barbarian Invasions (2003)

What a cool guy!

Quel type cool !

— City of God (2002)

Fuck, what a day.

Putain, quelle journée.

— [REC] (2007)

What a useless argument!

Quel argument inutile !

— Piku (2015)

What a mad story.

Quelle histoire folle.

— Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown (1988)

What a stupid moustache.

Quelle moustache ridicule !

— The Wind Rises (2013)

What a jerk.

Quel imbécile.

— The Intouchables (2011)

What a shitty world this is.

Quel monde de merde.

— The Hand of God (2021)

What a bad film!

Quel mauvais film !

What a gorgeous dress!

Quelle robe magnifique !

— Pan's Labyrinth (2006)

What a rare pleasure.

Quel plaisir rare !

— Run Lola Run (1998)

What a farewell party, huh?

Quelle fête d'adieu, hein ?

— Y Tu Mamá También (2001)

What a cute girl!

Quelle jolie fille !

What a case, Jesus Christ.

Quelle affaire, Jésus-Christ !

— The Secret in Their Eyes (2009)

What a knot!

Quel nœud !

— Life Is Beautiful (1997)

What a slut!

Quelle salope !

— Paris Je T'aime (2006)

What a beast.

Quelle bête !

— My Friend Ivan Lapshin (1985)

What a great man we have lost!

Quel grand homme nous avons perdu !

— Repentance (1987)

What a ridiculous man.

Quel homme ridicule !

— Solaris (1972)

What a pleasure to see you again!

Quel plaisir de vous revoir !

— Pinocchio (2019)

What a dear.

Quelle adorable personne !

— Suspiria (1977)

What a weird bloke!

Quel drôle de type !

What a cheapskate!

Quel radin !

What a mother!

Quelle mère !

— La Haine (1995)

What a temper!

Quel caractère !

— The Flowers of War (2011)

What a bitch!

Quelle garce !

— The Visitors (1993)

What a splendid creature!

Quelle créature splendide !

— La Dolce Vita (1960)

What a handsome young man!

Quel beau jeune homme !

— La Dolce Vita (1960)

What a sad thing to say.

C'est vraiment triste à dire.

What a fright one looked in those days.

Quelle allure effrayante on avait à cette époque !

— Wild Strawberries (1957)

What a pretty ball you have there.

Quelle jolie balle vous avez là.

— M (1931)

What a dirty habit!

Quelle sale habitude !

— All About My Mother (1999)

What a perfect night!

Quelle soirée parfaite !

And what a magnificent event you have organized, ma'am.

Et quel événement magnifique vous avez organisé, madame.

— RRR (2022)

What a boor!

Quel rustre !

— The Irony of Fate, or Enjoy Your Bath! (1976)

Dude, what a moron.

Mec, quel abruti.

— Look Who's Back (2015)

What a seducer.

Quel séducteur !

— The Intouchables (2011)

I'll tell Tom what a tremendous job you did.

Je dirai à Tom quel travail formidable tu as accompli.

What a fuss about nothing!

Quel tapage pour rien !

What a pretty woman!

Quelle jolie femme !

What a dope.

Quel crétin !

— Spirited Away (2001)

What a confession the prisoner made.

Quelle confession le prisonnier a faite.

What a tricky design.

Quel design astucieux !

— The Garden of Sinners: Paradox Spiral (2008)

What a ludicrous idea!

Quelle idée saugrenue !

What a stroke of luck!

Quel coup de chance !

— Delicatessen (1991)

What a hypocrite!

Quel hypocrite !

What a shitty question!

Quelle question de merde !

— The Hand of God (2021)

What a question, Dina!

Quelle question, Dina !

— Carandiru (2003)

What a family!

Quelle famille !

— Burnt by the Sun (1994)

What a crisis!

Quelle crise !

— Taxi (1998)

What a marvellous sentence!

Quelle phrase magnifique !

What a beauty!

Quelle beauté !

— Jean de Florette (1986)

What a killer line!

Quelle réplique géniale !

— La Haine (1995)

You know what a hurry we're in!

Tu sais bien qu’on est pressés !

— The Princess Bride (1987)

What a silly thing to say!

Quelle bêtise de dire ça !

— Office Romance (1977)

What a bastard you are, dear.

Quel salaud tu fais, mon cher.

— Kin-dza-dza! (1986)

What a great hideout.

Quelle cachette géniale !

— Porco Rosso (1992)

What a ridiculous comment!

Quel commentaire ridicule !

What a fine view!

Quelle belle vue !

What a player.

Quel joueur.

— Weathering with You (2019)

What a day.

Quelle journée.

— Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood (2019)

What a pain.

Quelle douleur.

— Raw (2017)

What a charming companion.

Quel compagnon charmant !

— The Wind Rises (2013)

What a misfortune!

Quel malheur !

— Repentance (1987)

What a tacky idea!

Quelle idée de mauvais goût !