En exclamacions admiratives, el català fa servir les expressions «que+adjectiu» i «quin+nom». A grans trets, l'anglès tradueix la primera per «how+adjectiu» i la segona per «what+nom», si el nom és no comptable o plural, o «what a + nom» si el nom és comptable. Exemples:
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how absurd! — que absurd! how amazing/astonishing! — que increïble! how awful/horrible/terrible/dreadful! — que esgarrifós! how beautiful/lovely! — que bonic! how boring! — que avorrit! how charming/delightful! — quina gràcia! how clever! — que ingeniós! how cool! — que "guai"! how cruel! — que cruel! how disgusting! — quin fàstic! how embarrassing! — quina vergonya how exciting! — que emocionant! how humiliating/insulting! — que humiliant! how interesting! — que interessant! how ironic! — quin ironia! how nice! — que bé! how quaint! — que pintoresc! how ridiculous! — que ridícul! how romantic! — que romàntic! how rude! — que maleducat! how sad! — que trist! how silly/stupid! — que fava! how strange/odd/curious! — que estrany! how sweet/cute! — que bufó! how tacky! — quin mal gust! how true! — és veritat! how wonderful/marvelous/good/excellent! — que meravellós!
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what a blast! — quina meravella! what a bore! — quin pesat! what a change! — quin canvi! what a coincidence! — quina coincidència! what a concept! — quina idea! what a country! — quin país! what a crowd! — quina gentada! what a day! — quin dia! what a deal! — quina ganga! what a difference! — quina diferència! what a disappointment! — quin disgust! what a disaster! — quin desastre! what a dork/fool! — quin ximplet! what a feeling! — quina sensació! what a find! — quina troballa! what a hoot! — que divertit! what a jerk! — quin pocavergonya! what a joke/crock! — quina bestiesa! what a life! — quina vida! what a loser! — quin inútil! what a man! — quin home! what a mess! — quin embolic/cacau/desgavell! what a night! — quina nit! what a pain! — quina llauna! what a play! — quina jugada! what a question! — quina pregunta! what a racket! — quin engany / quina estafa! what a relief! — quina alleujament! what a revelation! — quina revelació! what a rush! — quina pressa! what a scene! — quin show! what a shame/pity! — quina llàstima! what a shock! — quin ensurt/esglai! what a shot! — quin xut/tir! what a show! — quin espectacle! what a sight! — quina impressió! what a sight! — quina vista! [paisatge] what a story! — quin conte! what a surprise! — quina sorpresa! what a thought! — quina idea! what a view! — quines vistes! what a waste! — quin malbaratament! what a week! — quina setmana! what a woman! — quina dona! what a world! — quin món! what an honor! — quin honor! what an idea! — quina idea! what an idiot! — quin idiota! what an insult! — quin insult! |