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hah

/hɑ/

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Ха-ха, хаха

A representation of laughter.

Examples :

"Ha, ha, ha! That’s funny."

Ха-ха, ха-ха, ха-ха! Это смешно.

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interjection

Ха-ха, ура

An exclamation of triumph or discovery.

Examples :

"Ha! Checkmate!"

Ха! Шах и мат!

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Ах, увы

An exclamation of grief.

Examples :

""My favorite toy broke! Hah, now I'm really sad." "

«Моя любимая игрушка сломалась! Ах, теперь мне очень грустно».

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interjection

Э, ну

A sound of hesitation: er, um.

Examples :

""I need to, hah, finish my homework before dinner." "

«Мне нужно, э, закончить домашнее задание до ужина».

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Ха! Атака!

Said when making a vigorous attack.

Examples :

"The tennis player yelled, "Hah!" as she slammed the ball across the net with all her might. "

Теннисистка крикнула: «Ха! Атака!», когда изо всех сил ударила по мячу через сетку.

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Ха-ха, хе-хе

(with falling pitch) used to express amusement or subtle surprise.

Examples :

""My little brother tried to blame the broken vase on the dog," she said, "Hah! As if I'd believe that." "

«Мой младший брат попытался свалить вину за разбитую вазу на собаку, — сказала она, — Ха-ха! Как будто я в это поверю».

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interjection

А?, что?, хм

Used to express doubt or confusion.

Examples :

"Huh? Where did they go?"

А? Куда они пошли?

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А?

(with rising pitch) Used to reinforce a question.

Examples :

"Where were you last night? Huh?"

Где ты был прошлой ночью? А?

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interjection

Ха-ха, ну да

(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.

Examples :

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

А: «Убийство — это плохо». Б: «Ха-ха!»

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Что?

(with rising pitch) Used to indicate that one did not hear what was said.

Examples :

"Huh? Could you speak up?"

Что? Не могли бы вы говорить погромче?

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Да?

(with falling pitch) Used to create a tag question.

Examples :

"You like pizza, hah? "

Тебе нравится пицца, да?

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noun

Пятая буква многих семитских алфавитов

The fifth letter of many Semitic alphabets (Phoenician, Aramaic, Hebrew, Syriac, Arabic and others).

Examples :

"In Hebrew class, we practiced writing the letter "hah" until our hands were tired. "

На уроке иврита мы практиковались в написании буквы «хах», пока наши руки не устали.

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