well, well, well

English

Interjection

well, well, well

1. (current in UK, but dated in the US and Canada) Indicating pondering or consideration, often with sarcasm or mock surprise.

   Well, well, well. What have we here?

   Well, well, well. Look who's back. And they said we'd never see him again.

Usage notes

This form may be a little stronger, or more sarcastic, than well, well.

Alternative forms

• well, well

Translations

indicating consideration

• Catalan: please add this translation if you can
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 哦哟哟 (oyoyo), 行了，行了 (xíngle xíngle)

• Czech: ale, ale, ale
• Finnish: jaa-ha, kappas vain
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Greek: βρε, βρε, βρε (vre, vre, vre)
• Hungarian: nocsak, nocsak, nocsak
• Italian: bene, bene
• Portuguese: ora, ora, ora
• Russian: так-так (tak-tak)
• Spanish: bueno, bueno, bueno

See also

• hmm