huh

En français : hein, oh

1. Used to express doubt or confusion. · Huh? Where did they go?
2. Used to express amusement or subtle surprise. · Huh! I'm sure I locked it when I left.
3. Used to reinforce a question. · Where were you last night? Huh?
4. 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. (slang) · (belittlement) A: "We should go to an amusement park; it would be fun." B: "Huh."· (agreement) A: "Murder is bad." B: "Huh!"
5. Used to indicate that one did not hear what was said. (informal) · Huh? Could you speak up?
6. Used to create a tag question. (informal) · It's getting kind of late, huh?
7. Representing the sound of heavy breathing.
8. Representing a chuckling sound.