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1 astound
əsˈtaund гл. изумлять, поражать It astounded me to find the country so backward. ≈ Меня поразила отсталость страны. It astounded us that they came. ≈ Нас поразило, что они пришли. Syn: amaze, strike dumbastound поражать, изумлять -
2 astound
[ə'staund]гл.изумлять, поражатьIt astounded me to find the country so backward. — Меня изумила отсталость страны.
It astounded us that they came. — Нас поразило, что они пришли.
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