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huh

/hʌ/ /hə/
Visuelle Illustration von huh: Hä?, Ach so!
interjection

Hä?, Ach so!

(with falling pitch) Used either to belittle the issuer of a statement/question, or sarcastically to indicate utter agreement, and that the statement being responded to is an extreme understatement. The intonation is changed to distinguish between the two meanings - implied dullness for belittlement, and feigned surprise for utter agreement.

"(agreement) A: "Murder is bad." B: "Huh!""

A: „Mord ist schlecht.“ B: „Ach so!“

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