Why does the doctor say Allons-y?

Joining the pantheon of great TV catchphrases, like "D'oh", "How you doin'?", and "Did I do that?", is a French phrase from a British sci-fi show—"Allons-y!" It means "let's go," which makes it a fitting catchphrase for the Tenth Doctor, who would probably explode a Fit Bit with all his running around.
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What does Allons y mean?

Phrase. allons-y. (informal) first-person plural imperative of y aller. let's go. let's go there.
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What is the 12th Doctor's catchphrase?

Forget “Shut up,” because “Clara” was actually the Twelfth Doctor's real catchphrase. He said this hundreds of times when Clara was his companion, and each time it had true emotion behind it.
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What is the 10th Doctor's catchphrase?

French for “let's go!”, “allons-y” was the Tenth Doctor's catchphrase for pretty much his entire run.
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What is the doctor's Gallifreyan name?

Is Theta Sigma the Doctor's real name? Theta Sigma was the Doctor's unique nickname when he was studying at the Time Lord Academy on Gallifrey. Although this identified the Doctor from all the other Time Lords at the academy, the Seventh Doctor (Sylvester McCoy) dismisses it as just a nickname in The Happiness Patrol.
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Fantastic!, Allons-y!, Geronimo! (Doctor Who)



Is Clara a Time Lord?

It's in that repair we discover something even more amazing about Clara: she's a Time Lord. Think about it. Clara is there on Gallifrey to persuade the first Doctor to take the TARDIS with the wonky steering. It has been stated that only Time Lords are allowed on Gallifrey.
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Can the TARDIS translate Gallifreyan?

River Song explicitly mentions that High Gallifreyan writing "doesn't translate" -- even the TARDIS can't do it for someone who doesn't read it.
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What is the 13th Doctor's catchphrase?

I'm sorry. I've messed up. I am never good enough. I've let you down.
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What is the 8th Doctor's catchphrase?

Never look back. Well, hardly ever." Once more, the Eighth Doctor gives us more insight into his character with this quote, which feels strangely similar to a quote uttered by the Ninth Doctor when he first met future companion Rose.
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Who said wibbly wobbly timey wimey?

Larry Nightingale , The Doctor : "Are you gonna read out the whole thing?" Larry Nightingale : Sorry. The Tenth Doctor : People assume that time is a strict progression of cause to effect, but actually, from a nonlinear, non-subjective viewpoint, it's more like a big ball of wibbly-wobbly, timey-wimey... stuff.
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What is the Doctor real name?

John Smith. The Doctor's most common alias (apart from the Doctor, obviously), this is his standard pseudonym on Earth.
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Who will be the 14th Doctor?

Doctor Who casts Sex Education's Ncuti Gatwa as 14th Doctor - Polygon.
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What are all the doctors catch phrases?

Top 10 'Doctor Who' catchphrases
  • “Well…” / “I'm sorry…” How many times does the 10th Doctor say “Well…”? ...
  • “Fantastic!” 'Farting aliens? ...
  • “Would you like a jelly baby?” ...
  • “Geronimo!” ...
  • “Allons-y!” ...
  • “Spoilers!” ...
  • “Run!” ...
  • “Reverse the polarity of the neutron flow.”
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Which doctor who said Allons y?

This line was spoken by the Tenth Doctor (played by David Tennant) in various episodes of Doctor Who (2005- ).
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What is the difference between on'y va and Allons y?

This sentence CAN be emphasised with an exclamation mark "On y va !" -> "We're going!", expressing excitement, and in some cases be translated as "Let's go!"). As for "Allons-y !", it is in L'Impératif Présent, which expresses commands and advice, and is the literal translation of "Let's go!".
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How do you use Allez in Y?

You'll often hear the more polite form — allez-y — used by waiters when they're ready to take your order. So, for example once a waiter has checked that everyone at your table is ready to order, they might say: Allez-y, je vous écoute — 'Go ahead, I'm listening'.
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Why does Doctor Who Say Geronimo?

Geronimo's name later came to be popularised as a battle cry, often uttered before someone attempted to do something daring or dangerous.
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How did river song know the Doctor's name?

"She learned the Doctor's name when the doctor last saw her". No, false. She never says when she learned his name. Rather, it is the (10th) Doctor himself who says that "there's only one situation where I would tell someone my name".
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Why is Gallifrey in a bubble?

At the conclusion of "The Day of the Doctor" (2013), Gallifrey is revealed to have actually survived the Time War, though it was frozen in time and transported into a bubble universe, before being unfrozen and arriving at the end of the universe at a chronological point before "Hell Bent" (2015).
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What did Amy see in her room?

In series 6 of the new Doctor Who series, The God Complex episode, there is a room for everyone (maybe even Rory, we don't know for sure). Amy saw herself waiting for The Doctor as a child. It scared her and reminded her of her faith in The Doctor and made her reach for her faith, which the Minotaur would feed on.
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Why does the Tardis not like Clara?

In answering that question in Doctor Who Magazine, Moffat suggested that the TARDIS' dislike of the current companion may be due to her sceptical nature and how she did not seem suitably awed by the Doctor's spaceship. Or, as he said, “It's almost like it's all building to something…
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Is Amy Pond Clara's Nan?

No they didn't have the same ring on. SO, no Clara's Granny is not Amy Pond. There are also various other reasons, like the fact that Amy and Rory's son's last name was Williams, not Oswald OR Ravenwood.
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Why is River Song a Time Lord?

In "A Good Man Goes to War", it is revealed that River is Amy and Rory's daughter Melody (Harrison and Maddison Mortimer), who was conceived in the TARDIS while it was in the Time Vortex and consequently carries Time Lord DNA.
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How many regenerations does the Doctor have left?

But as every "Whovian" knows, the Doctor cannot last for ever: Time Lords are able to regenerate only 12 times before they die.
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