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1 greatly
greatly [ˈgreɪtlɪ][regret] vivement ; [surprise] beaucoup ; [prefer] de beaucoup ; [admire, influence, increase] énormément ; [improve, diminish] considérablement ; [exaggerate] largement• to be greatly superior to sb/sth être nettement supérieur à qn/qch* * *['greɪtlɪ]adverb [admire, regret, influence] beaucoup, énormément; [exceed] de beaucoup; [admired, surprised, distressed] très, extrêmement; [improved, changed] considérablement; [superior, inferior] bien -
2 shock
shock [ʃɒk]1 noun(a) (surprise) choc m, surprise f;∎ she got a shock when she saw me again ça lui a fait un choc de me revoir;∎ what a shock you gave me! qu'est-ce que tu m'as fait peur!∎ that comes as no shock to me ça ne m'étonne pas;∎ it's all been a bit of a shock for us tous ces événements nous ont bouleversés;∎ the shock killed him, he died of the shock le choc l'a tué;∎ the news of his death came as a terrible shock to me la nouvelle de sa mort a été un grand choc pour moi;∎ it came as a shock to the system to see her ex again after ten years ça lui a fait un choc de revoir son ex au bout de dix ans;∎ getting up at 6 a.m. every morning/moving to Poland came as a shock to the system ça m'a fait un sacré changement de me lever à six heures tous les matins/de partir vivre en Pologne;(c) Electricity décharge f (électrique);∎ to get a shock recevoir ou prendre une décharge (électrique);∎ I got a nasty shock from the toaster j'ai pris une sacrée décharge en touchant le grille-pain(d) (impact → of armies, vehicles) choc m, heurt m; (vibration → from explosion, earthquake) secousse f∎ to be in (a state of) shock, to be suffering from shock être en état de choc;∎ postoperative shock choc m post-opératoire∎ a shock of hair une tignasse(measures, argument, headline) choc (inv); (attack) surprise (inv); (tactics) de choc; (result, defeat, decision) inattendu;∎ to use shock tactics employer la manière forte∎ I was shocked to hear that she had left j'ai été stupéfait d'apprendre qu'elle était partie;∎ she was deeply shocked by her daughter's death elle a été profondément bouleversée par la mort de sa fille(b) (offend, scandalize) choquer, scandaliser;∎ his behaviour shocked them son comportement les a choqués ou scandalisés;∎ a book that shocked the public un livre qui a fait scandale;∎ she is easily shocked elle se choque facilement;∎ I'm not easily shocked, but that book… il en faut beaucoup pour me choquer, mais ce livre…∎ to shock sb into action secouer qn pour qu'il/elle agisse;∎ to shock sb into doing sth secouer qn jusqu'à ce qu'il/elle fasse qch;∎ the news reports shocked them out of their apathy les bulletins d'information les ont fait sortir de leur torpeur(d) Electricity donner une secousse ou un choc électrique à►► shock absorber amortisseur m;American familiar shock jock = animateur ou animatrice de radio au ton irrévérencieux et provocateur;shock therapy, shock treatment Medicine (traitement m par) électrochoc m, sismothérapie f; figurative traitement m de choc;Military shock troops troupes fpl de choc -
3 amaze
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4 astonish
[ə'stoniʃ](to surprise greatly: I was astonished by his ignorance.) étonner- astonishment -
5 confound
(to puzzle and surprise greatly.) confondre
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