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câline de bine

French, interjection/ka.lin də bin/

câline de bine is a French interjection meaning “expression of suprise, excitement: holy smokes!” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Exclamation populaire plutôt non-dépréciative manifestant l’étonnement, l'enthousiasme ou la déception”.

What does câline de bine mean in English?

interjection

  1. 1

    Quebecexpression of suprise, excitement: holy smokes!

Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How French dictionaries define it

interjection: 1. Exclamation populaire plutôt non-dépréciative manifestant l’étonnement, l'enthousiasme ou la déception.

The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.

Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.

Forms of câline de bine

  • câline de binne

Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce câline de bine?

  • /ka.lin də bin/
  • /kɑ.lin də bin/
  • \kɑ.lin də bin\

Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.