Erm, may I stay here?
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Erm
//ɜːm//
Synonyms for "erm" (8 found)
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Translations
26 translations across 14 languages.
Dutch
2 entries- euh intj (expression of uncertainty)
- euh intj (indication of secondary message)
Estonian
1 entries- ää intj (expression of uncertainty)
Finnish
4 entries- tota intj (indication of secondary message)
- tuota intj (indication of secondary message)
- umm intj (expression of uncertainty)
- ää intj (expression of uncertainty)
French
2 entries- euh intj (expression of uncertainty)
- MCE name (European Exchange Rate Mechanism)
German
1 entries- äh intj (expression of uncertainty)
Icelandic
1 entries- hérna intj (expression of uncertainty)
Italian
1 entries- uhm intj (expression of uncertainty)
Polish
2 entries- hm intj (expression of uncertainty)
- hmm intj (expression of uncertainty)
Portuguese
1 entries- hm intj (expression of uncertainty)
Russian
3 entries- хммм intj (expression of uncertainty)
- эммм intj (expression of uncertainty)
- эээ intj (expression of uncertainty)
Serbo-Croatian
2 entries- ovaj intj (expression of uncertainty)
- umm intj (expression of uncertainty)
Spanish
1 entries- MTC name (European Exchange Rate Mechanism)
Swedish
1 entries- öh intj (expression of uncertainty)
Welsh
1 entries- ym intj (expression of uncertainty)
Sample sentences
5 total sentences available.
She was going to, erm... the salon, I think.
Source: wiktionary
Erm, I don't think that was supposed to happen.
Source: wiktionary
– Bob would never say something like that! – Erm, he just did.
Source: wiktionary
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