“No way!” Do you know how to say this in French? (#1102)

Les armoiries du Canada encastrées dans un mur, au centre-ville de Montréal

Steve asks about a French expression:

C’est pas vrai!

Literally, of course, this means that’s not true. But it can be used the way, in English, you might say things like no way! get outta here!, etc., to express disbelief or amazement.

For example, if a friend told you he’d won a few thousand dollars in the lottery, you could express your amazement by exclaiming c’est pas vrai!

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