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1 astonish
[ə'stɒnɪʃ]verbo transitivo stupire, sorprendere, meravigliare* * *[ə'stoniʃ](to surprise greatly: I was astonished by his ignorance.) sorprendere- astonishment* * *[ə'stɒnɪʃ]verbo transitivo stupire, sorprendere, meravigliare -
2 astonish aston·ish vt
[ə'stɒnɪʃ]stupire, meravigliareI was astonished to learn that... — fui sorpreso nell'apprendere che...
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3 (to) astonish
(to) astonish /əˈstɒnɪʃ/v. t.stupire; sorprendere; meravigliare: You really astonish me!, mi stupisci davvero!; I was astonished by the news, sono stato sorpreso dalla notizia; She was astonished at seeing ( o to see) me, fu sorpresa di vedermi. -
4 (to) astonish
(to) astonish /əˈstɒnɪʃ/v. t.stupire; sorprendere; meravigliare: You really astonish me!, mi stupisci davvero!; I was astonished by the news, sono stato sorpreso dalla notizia; She was astonished at seeing ( o to see) me, fu sorpresa di vedermi. -
5 stagger
I ['stægə(r)]II 1. ['stægə(r)]with a stagger — (weakly) vacillando; (drunkenly) barcollando
1) (astonish) sconcertare, meravigliare2) (spread out) scaglionare [holidays, journeys, payments]2.verbo intransitivo [ person] (from weakness, illness) vacillare; (drunkenly) barcollare; [ animal] vacillareto stagger in, out, off — entrare, uscire, andarsene barcollando
* * *['stæɡə]1) (to sway, move or walk unsteadily: The drunk man staggered along the road.) barcollare2) (to astonish: I was staggered to hear he had died.) sconcertare3) (to arrange (people's hours of work, holidays etc) so that they do not begin and end at the same times.) scaglionare•* * *stagger /ˈstægə(r)/n.1 (solo al sing.) barcollamento; ondeggiamento; vacillamento; andatura barcollante3 (pl.) (med.) vertigini5 (mecc.) sfalsamento6 (aeron.) scalamento.(to) stagger /ˈstægə(r)/A v. i.1 barcollare; traballare; vacillare: He staggered out of the room, è uscito barcollando dalla stanza2 esitare; ondeggiare; titubareB v. t.2 scuotere ( anche fig.); far vibrare; commuovere; impressionare; sconcertare; sbalordire; mettere nell'imbarazzo: He was staggered by the news, la notizia lo ha sconcertato3 (fig.) scaglionare; distribuire nel tempo: The vacation periods have been staggered, i periodi delle ferie sono stati scaglionati4 (mecc.) sfalsare● to stagger about (o around), camminare barcollando □ to stagger along, avanzare barcollando □ ( di un pugile atterrato, ecc.) to stagger up, alzarsi barcollando.* * *I ['stægə(r)]II 1. ['stægə(r)]with a stagger — (weakly) vacillando; (drunkenly) barcollando
1) (astonish) sconcertare, meravigliare2) (spread out) scaglionare [holidays, journeys, payments]2.verbo intransitivo [ person] (from weakness, illness) vacillare; (drunkenly) barcollare; [ animal] vacillareto stagger in, out, off — entrare, uscire, andarsene barcollando
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6 astonished
[ə'stɒnɪʃt] 1. 2.to be astonished that — essere stupito o stupirsi del fatto che
* * *astonished /əˈstɒnɪʃt/a.stupito; sorpreso; sbalordito; meravigliato: to be astonished at st., stupirsi (o meravigliarsi) di qc.● an astonished look, uno sguardo di stupore.* * *[ə'stɒnɪʃt] 1. 2.to be astonished that — essere stupito o stupirsi del fatto che
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7 stupefy
['stjuːpɪfaɪ] [AE 'stuː-]1) (astonish) stupefare2) (make torpid) intorpidire, ottundere* * *(to bewilder, confuse or amaze.) stupefare* * *['stjuːpɪfaɪ] [AE 'stuː-]1) (astonish) stupefare2) (make torpid) intorpidire, ottundere -
8 surprise
I 1. [sə'praɪz]1) (unexpected event, gift) sorpresa f.it came as o was a complete surprise to me è stata una vera sorpresa per me; to spring a surprise on sb. fare una sorpresa a qcn.; surprise, surprise! sorpresa! is he in for a surprise! — vedrai che sorpresa per lui!
2) (astonishment) sorpresa f., stupore m.to express surprise at sth. — manifestare (la propria) sorpresa per qcs.
2.to take sb. by surprise — cogliere o prendere qcn. di sorpresa
modificatore [announcement, result] inaspettato; [party, attack] a sorpresaII [sə'praɪz]to pay sb. a surprise visit — fare una sorpresa o un'improvvisata a qcn
1) (astonish) sorprendere, meravigliare, stupireyou (do) surprise me! — iron. tu mi stupisci!
go on, surprise me! — forza, stupiscimi!
2) (come upon) sorprendere [ intruder]; attaccare [qcs.] di sorpresa [ garrison]* * *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.) sorpresa2. verb1) (to cause to feel surprise: The news surprised me.) sorprendere2) (to lead, by means of surprise, into doing something: Her sudden question surprised him into betraying himself.) sorprendere (al punto da/che)3) (to find, come upon, or attack, without warning: They surprised the enemy from the rear.) sorprendere•- surprising
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- take by surprise* * *I 1. [sə'praɪz]1) (unexpected event, gift) sorpresa f.it came as o was a complete surprise to me è stata una vera sorpresa per me; to spring a surprise on sb. fare una sorpresa a qcn.; surprise, surprise! sorpresa! is he in for a surprise! — vedrai che sorpresa per lui!
2) (astonishment) sorpresa f., stupore m.to express surprise at sth. — manifestare (la propria) sorpresa per qcs.
2.to take sb. by surprise — cogliere o prendere qcn. di sorpresa
modificatore [announcement, result] inaspettato; [party, attack] a sorpresaII [sə'praɪz]to pay sb. a surprise visit — fare una sorpresa o un'improvvisata a qcn
1) (astonish) sorprendere, meravigliare, stupireyou (do) surprise me! — iron. tu mi stupisci!
go on, surprise me! — forza, stupiscimi!
2) (come upon) sorprendere [ intruder]; attaccare [qcs.] di sorpresa [ garrison] -
9 stun
[stʌn]1) (physically) stordire, intontire2) (amaze, shock) sbalordire* * *past tense, past participle - stunned; verb1) (to make unconscious or knock senseless eg by a blow on the head: The blow stunned him.) stordire2) (to shock or astonish: He was stunned by the news of her death.) sbalordire•- stunning* * *stun /stʌn/n. [uc]stordimento; intontimento; assordamento● ( biliardo) stun and stab, bilia battente ferma ( dopo l'impatto con un'altra palla) □ stun gun, pistola (o fucile) per stordire animali o aggressori; storditore elettrico.(to) stun /stʌn/v. t.2 stordire; intontire; sbalordire; istupidire; far restare (q.) di sasso: They were stunned by the sight, rimasero sbalorditi a quella vista* * *[stʌn]1) (physically) stordire, intontire2) (amaze, shock) sbalordire -
10 surprise **** sur·prise
[sə'praɪz]1. n(gen) sorpresa, (astonishment) stupore m, sorpresamuch to my surprise; to my great surprise — con mia grande sorpresa
to take by surprise — (person) cogliere di sorpresa, (Mil: town, fort) attaccare di sorpresa
2. vt(astonish) sorprendere, stupire, (catch unawares) sorprendere, cogliere di sorpresa3. adj(present, visit) inaspettato (-a), (attack) di sorpresa -
11 electrify
[ɪ'lektrɪfaɪ]1) elettrificare [railway, region]2) fis. elettrizzare (anche fig.)* * *1) (to convert (a railway etc) to the use of electricity as the moving power.) elettrificare2) (to excite or astonish: The news electrified us.) elettrizzare* * *[ɪ'lektrɪfaɪ]1) elettrificare [railway, region]2) fis. elettrizzare (anche fig.)
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Astonish — As*ton ish, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Astonished}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Astonishing}.] [OE. astonien, astunian, astonen, OF. estoner, F. [ e]tonner, fr. L. ex out + tonare to thunder, but perhaps influenced by E. stun. See {Thunder}, {Astound}, {Astony}.] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
astonish — index confound, confuse (bewilder), overcome (overwhelm), overwhelm Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
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astonish — *surprise, astound, amaze, flabbergast Analogous words: nonplus, dumbfound, bewilder, confound (see PUZZLE): impress, strike, touch, *affect … New Dictionary of Synonyms
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astonish — ► VERB ▪ surprise or impress greatly. DERIVATIVES astonished adjective astonishing adjective astonishment noun. ORIGIN Old French estoner «stun, stupefy», from Latin tonare to thunder … English terms dictionary
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