Holy cow Meaning in English

expression

US

ˈhoʊɫi/ /ˈkaʊ

HOH-lee KOW

UK

hˈəʊli/ /kˈaʊ

HOH-lee KOW

التعريف

A mild exclamation used to express surprise, shock, or amazement. It's informal and not offensive.

الاستخدام والفروق الدقيقة

Very informal and dated; often replaced by 'oh my God', 'wow', or 'no way.' Never used in formal or written contexts. Used in American English, especially in cartoons and by older speakers.

• Spanish: vaya - caramba - dios mío
• Portuguese (BR): nossa - caramba - meu Deus
• Portuguese (PT): bolas - caramba - fogo
• Chinese (Simplified): 天哪 - 我的天
• Chinese (Traditional): 天啊 - 我的天
• Hindi: अरे बाप रे - हे भगवान
• Arabic: يا إلهي - يا للعجب
• Bengali: হলিড্যা (হলিড্যা! খুব অবাক বা চমকাবার সময় বলা হয়) - হায় রে - বাহ
• Russian: ничего себе - вот это да - обалдеть
• Japanese: なんてこった - うそでしょ - びっくりした
• Vietnamese: trời ơi - ôi trời - ghê thật
• Korean: 세상에 - 헐 - 이런
• Turkish: vay canına - aman tanrım - yok artık
• Urdu: ارے بابا - اوہ میرے خدا - واہ
• Indonesian: astaga - ya ampun - waduh

جمل نموذجية

Holy cow, that's a huge dog!

basic

Holy cow, it's already midnight!

basic

Holy cow, you finished your homework so fast!

basic

Holy cow, I didn't see that coming at all.

natural

Holy cow, look at all this snow outside!

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Holy cow, did you see that goal?

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