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1 surprisingly
surprisingly adv [accurate, calm, cheap, dense, high, realistic, strong] incroyablement ; [bad] très ; [well, quickly] étonnamment ; surprisingly beautiful/frank d'une beauté/franchise étonnante ; surprisingly few people know about it c'est étonnant que si peu de gens le sachent ; surprisingly, … cela peut paraître étonnant, mais… ; they didn't know her, surprisingly enough chose étonnante, ils ne la connaissaient pas ; not surprisingly, … (ce n'est) pas étonnant que… (+ subj) ; more surprisingly, … ce qui est plus étonnant, c'est que… -
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surprisingly [səˈpraɪzɪŋlɪ][big, sad] étonnamment• surprisingly enough,... chose étonnante,...* * *[sə'praɪzɪŋlɪ]adverb [calm, cheap, strong] incroyablement; [bad] très; [well] étonnammentthey didn't know her, surprisingly enough — chose étonnante, ils ne la connaissaient pas
not surprisingly,... — (ce n'est) pas étonnant que... (+ subj)
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3 surprisingly
surprisingly [sə'praɪzɪŋlɪ]étonnamment;∎ for a ten-year-old, she's surprisingly mature elle est vraiment très mûre pour une fille de dix ans;∎ surprisingly, he managed to win chose surprenante ou étonnante, il a quand même gagné;∎ he apologized, surprisingly enough chose surprenante ou étonnante, il s'est excusé;∎ not surprisingly, the play sold out toutes les places ont été louées, ce qui n'a rien d'étonnantUn panorama unique de l'anglais et du français > surprisingly
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4 surprisingly
adverb Surprisingly, he did win.) étonnamment -
5 strange to say/tell/relate
(surprisingly: Strange to say, he did pass his exam after all.) chose étrange -
6 somewhat
somewhat [ˈsʌmwɒt]* * *['sʌmwɒt] -
7 uncannily
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8 unusually
unusually [ʌnˈju:ʒʊəlɪ][large, quiet, cheerful] exceptionnellement* * *[ʌn'juːʒəlɪ]1) ( exceptionally) [large, difficult, talented] exceptionnellement2) ( surprisingly) exceptionnellementunusually for her, she... — chose rare, elle...
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9 surprise
1. noun((the feeling caused by) something sudden or unexpected: His statement caused some surprise; Your letter was a pleasant surprise; There were some nasty surprises waiting for her when she returned; He stared at her in surprise; To my surprise the door was unlocked; ( also adjective) He paid them a surprise visit.) surprise2. verb1) (to cause to feel surprise: The news surprised me.) surprendre2) (to lead, by means of surprise, into doing something: Her sudden question surprised him into betraying himself.) surprendre (au point que)3) (to find, come upon, or attack, without warning: They surprised the enemy from the rear.) surprendre•- surprising - surprisingly - take by surprise -
10 shock
A n1 ( psychological) choc m ; to get ou have a shock avoir un choc ; to give sb a shock faire un choc à qn ; the shock of seeing/hearing le choc de voir/d'entendre ; it came as a bit of a shock cela m'a fait comme un choc ; her death came as a shock to us sa mort a été un choc pour nous ; it's a shock to the system when… c'est un vrai choc quand… ; to recover from ou get over the shock surmonter le choc ; a sense of shock un choc ; he's in for a nasty ○ shock when he gets the bill il va avoir un sacré ○ choc quand il recevra la note ; to express one's shock ( indignation) exprimer son indignation ; ( amazement) exprimer sa surprise ; his shock at their mistreatment son indignation en apprenant leur mauvais traitement ; her shock at her surprisingly good results sa surprise en apprenant ses bons résultats ; shock! horror! journ ou hum scandale épouvantable! ; minister's resignation shock! journ coup de théâtre: le ministre démissionne! ;2 Med état m de choc ; to be in (a state of) shock être en état de choc ; to go into shock entrer en état de choc ; to treat sb for shock soigner qn en état de choc ; in deep shock en grave état de choc ; to be suffering from shock souffrir d'un choc ; severe/mild shock choc grave/léger ;3 Elec décharge f ; electric shock décharge électrique ; to get/receive a shock prendre/recevoir une décharge ; to give sb a shock donner une décharge à qn ;4 ( physical impact) ( of collision) choc m ; ( of earthquake) secousse f ; ( of explosion) souffle m ;D shocked pp adj ( distressed) consterné ; ( scandalized) choqué ; to be shocked at ou by sth être choqué or consterné par qch ; to be shocked to hear ou learn that… être choqué or consterné d'apprendre que… ; she's not easily shocked on ne la choque pas facilement. -
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somewhat adv ( with adj) plutôt ; ( with verb) un peu ; ( with adverb) un peu, quelque peu ; somewhat disturbed/discouraging plutôt dérangé/décourageant ; somewhat faster/happier un peu plus vite/plus heureux ; things have changed somewhat les choses ont un peu changé ; somewhat differently/reluctantly/defensively un peu différemment/à contrecœur/sur la défensive ; somewhat ironically/improbably/surprisingly de façon quelque peu ironique/improbable/surprenante ; somewhat to her disappointment/surprise à sa grande déception/surprise ; they were more than somewhat surprised/disappointed to hear that ils étaient plus que surpris/déçus d'apprendre que. -
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13 unusually
1 ( exceptionally) [large, difficult, talented] exceptionnellement ;2 (surprisingly, untypically) exceptionnellement ; unusually for this time of year, the streets are very crowded exceptionnellement pour cette époque de l'année, les rues sont noires de monde ; unusually, they have been awarded damages exceptionnellement, on leur a accordé des dommages et intérêts ; unusually for her, she made several mistakes chose rare, elle a fait quelques erreurs. -
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∎ she ran offstage elle quitta la scène en courant∎ offstage, she was surprisingly reserved en privé, elle était étonnamment réservée∎ an offstage row une querelle de coulisses -
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steer ['stɪə(r)]∎ the lorry was surprisingly easy to steer le camion était étonnamment facile à conduire;∎ she steered the car into the garage/out onto the main road elle a rentré la voiture au garage/conduit jusqu'à la route principale∎ to steer a course for mettre le cap sur;∎ figurative to steer a middle course trouver un compromis;∎ figurative the management has decided to steer a radically different course la direction a décidé de changer radicalement de cap;∎ figurative it's a dangerous course you're steering vous vous engagez sur un terrain dangereux;∎ steered course route f au compas ou apparente∎ she steered me over to a sofa elle m'a guidé vers un canapé;∎ try to steer him away from the bar essayez de l'éloigner du bar(d) (conversation, project etc) diriger;∎ I tried to steer the conversation round to/away from the subject j'ai essayé d'amener la conversation sur le sujet/de détourner la conversation du sujet;∎ she successfully steered the company through the crisis elle a réussi à sortir la société de la crise;∎ to steer a bill through Parliament réussir à faire voter un projet de loi par le Parlement∎ I'd feel safer if you steered with both hands! je me sentirais mieux si tu conduisais des deux mains!;∎ I steered carefully into the garage j'ai manœuvré avec soin pour entrer dans le garage;∎ she steered smoothly round the bend elle prit le virage en douceur∎ the ferry was steering for Dover le ferry se dirigeait vers Douvres;∎ steer for that buoy mettez le cap sur cette bouée;∎ to steer clear of sb/sth éviter qn/qch;∎ steer clear of her husband, he's a real bore évite son mari, c'est un vrai raseur∎ this car steers very well/badly cette voiture a une excellente/très mauvaise direction;∎ a taxi steered out of a side street un taxi a débouché d'une rue latérale3 noun(a) Agriculture bœuf m -
16 unexpectedly
unexpectedly [‚ʌnɪk'spektɪdlɪ](a) (arrive) à l'improviste, de manière imprévue; (fail, succeed) contre toute attente, de manière inattendue(b) (surprisingly) étonnammentUn panorama unique de l'anglais et du français > unexpectedly
См. также в других словарях:
surprisingly — 1660s, from surprising (see SURPRISE (Cf. surprise)) + LY (Cf. ly) (2) … Etymology dictionary
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surprisingly — adverb Date: 1661 1. in a surprising manner ; to a surprising degree < a surprisingly fast runner > 2. it is surprising that < surprisingly, voter turnout was high > … New Collegiate Dictionary
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surprisingly — adv. Surprisingly is used with these adjectives: ↑accurate, ↑bright, ↑candid, ↑comfortable, ↑complex, ↑consistent, ↑cool, ↑delicate, ↑early, ↑easy, ↑effective, ↑ … Collocations dictionary
surprisingly — adverb 1. in a surprising manner (Freq. 5) he was surprisingly friendly • Derived from adjective: ↑surprising 2. in an amazing manner; to everyone s surprise (Freq. 2) amazingly, he finished medical school in three years … Useful english dictionary
Surprisingly — Surprising Sur*pris ing, a. Exciting surprise; extraordinary; of a nature to excite wonder and astonishment; as, surprising bravery; a surprising escape from danger. {Sur*pris ing*ly}, adv. {Sur*pris ing*ness}, n. [1913 Webster] Syn: Wonderful;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
surprisingly — See surpriser. * * * … Universalium