um Himmels Willen

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary
Jump to navigation Jump to search

German

[edit]

Pronunciation

[edit]
  • Audio:(file)

Phrase

[edit]

um Himmels Willen!

  1. Oh my God!, Oh dear!, Oh no!, No way! (expletive used to express extreme surprise, shock or disbelief)
    Synonyms: Oh mein Gott!, Oh nein!, Ach du meine Güte!, Ach du grüne Neune!, Das kann doch nicht wahr sein!

Adverb

[edit]

um Himmels Willen

  1. on earth (expletive used for emphasis after an interrogative word)
    Synonyms: in Gottes Namen, in aller Welt, um alles in der Welt