Imaginez que je suis sur le parking et j'essaye de démarrer ma voiture mais quelqu'un vient et me pose une question: "ça votre voiture?
Moi, je dis, “à votre avis” ? Donc, ici, à votre avis, ça veut dire, “Qu’est-ce que vous pensez”. En anglais on dit, “What else do you think?” ç'est ça?
FYI: I know the meaning of " À votre avis "but that meaning doesn't fit well in the upper scenario.
Merci!
Hi Rahul,
What about -
Ça alors!
Tu m'en diras tant!
Bah dis donc!
Sans blague!
but all said with a sarcastic tone!
You can't translate literally from English to French. The sarcastic use of "what do you think?" in English can't be translated as "À votre avis". In French you could say:
C'est pas vrai! or J'y crois pas!, both meaning something like "you don't say!".
But I'm sure Cécile has some more options to offer.
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