was soll der

what's with the

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phrase Common #9,182
what's with the Usually followed by a masculine noun; often expresses annoyance or surprise.
GE: Was soll der Krach?
EN: What's with all the noise?

Was soll der Laborkittel?

What's the point of the lab coat?

— Bacurau (2019)

Was soll der Quatsch?!

What is this nonsense?!

— Der Spiegel (1975)

Was soll der Spruch mit der alten Mühle?

What's with the saying about the old mill?

— State and Main (2000)

Was soll der Zirkus?

What's with the circus?

— Kung Fu Hustle (2004)

Was soll der Lärm?

What's with all the noise?

— Leviathan (2014)

Was soll der Trubel?

What’s all the fuss about?

Was soll der ganze Zirkus?

What's all this circus about?

Was soll der Aufstand?

What is the point of the uprising?

— Parasite (2019)

Was soll der Krach?

What's all the noise about?

— Prinzessin Mononoke (1997)

Was soll der Quatsch?

What's all this nonsense?

— Plötzlich Papa (2016)

Was soll der Unsinn?

What's all this nonsense?

— Ziemlich beste Freunde (2011)

Hey, was soll der Mist?

Hey, what is this crap?

— Der Hauptmann (2018)

Was soll der Scheiss?

What the fuck?

— Die Unfassbaren 3 - Now you see me (2025)

Was soll der Tanz und die Musik?

What's with the dancing and music?

— Indian Love Story - Kal Ho Naa Ho (2003)

Was soll der Angriff?!

What’s with the attack?!

— Star Trek II - Der Zorn des Khan (1982)

Was soll der Joint?

What's with the joint?

— Mommy (2014)

Was soll der Mist?

What is this nonsense?

— Der Schacht (2019)

Was soll der Umhang?

What's the point of the cloak?

— Die Besucher (1993)