How would you say "what the?" in french?

Question

How would you say "what the?" in french?

Answer 1

Ditto for what everyone else has said, plus I'd add:

Qu’est-ce que c’est ça ?

or

Qu’est-ce que c’est que ça ?

Many "play with word" expressions are not directly translatable, so approximate expressions are used.

JJ

Answer 2

Bonjour !

'what the' could be the beginning of a question but you would need the auxiliairy : to be : what's the....... ?

and you would say : 'qu'est-ce que'..... or  'comment', ou 'quel' depending on the question...

or perhaps you meant : what then ? (forgot the n at the end of the ???  )

in that case, you would say, : 'et alors' ?  or et   'après' ?

Bonne chance !

Answer 3

"Quoi?!"

Pronounced like "Kwah?"

It's just "What?!"

But the direct translation for "What the?" in French wouldn't make sense.

Answer 4

You wouldn't. It would have no meaning.

If you mean to ask what the equivalent is for a phrase like "What the h**l is this?" then the phrase would be "Diable, qu'est-ce que c'est?"