devine quoi

guess what

→ deviner

phrase Rare #35,952

guess what A casual way to introduce surprising or interesting news. “Devine” addresses one person informally; “devinez” is used for a group or formally.

FR: Devine quoi, j’ai trouvé mes clés !

EN: Guess what, I found my keys!

Mais devine quoi ?

But guess what?

Et devine quoi ?

And guess what?

Devine quoi ?

Guess what?

— Le Roi lion (1994)

Devine quoi, ils se sont trompés de bus !

Guess what, they got on the wrong bus!

Et devine quoi.

And guess what.

— Le Loup de Wall Street (2013)