Phrase · 😏 Irony & understatement
Nossa, que surpresa!
Wow, what a surprise! (when it's no surprise at all)
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Why every word is where it is
- Nossa → surpresa: interjection + exclamation
- que → surpresa: que + noun (exclamative)
Why it's built this way
The notes match the numbers above.
- 1«Nossa!» (from Nossa Senhora) expresses surprise; with a predictable fact it turns ironic. Figurative language & rhetorical devices →