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guardrailjim
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guardrailjim asked in Society & CultureLanguages · 4 years ago

What does this German word or saying mean in English? It sounds like "oc-toe-libre"?

I was watching a WWII movie and this saying came up.

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  • Dave
    Lv 7
    4 years ago

    I'm the third person (learned German, thoroughly...) that thinks that you are probably hearing 'ach, du lieber!' also...

  • Valleycat1
    Lv 7
    4 years ago

    Ach du lieber! is a shortened form of Ach du lieber Himmel! or Ach du lieber Gott! and translates as:Oh my God!orGood Heavens!.

  • ?
    Lv 7
    4 years ago

    What you're hearing is "Ach du Leiber!" It's "Oh, my God!" in German.

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