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1 astonish
ə'stoniʃ(to surprise greatly: I was astonished by his ignorance.) forbause, forbløffe- astonishmentforbauseverb \/əˈstɒnɪʃ\/overraske, forbause, forbløffebe astonished at være\/bli forundret over -
2 electrify
1) (to convert (a railway etc) to the use of electricity as the moving power.) legge om til strøm, elektrifisere2) (to excite or astonish: The news electrified us.) fascinere, fjetre, oppildneverb \/ɪˈlektrɪfaɪ\/1) elektrifisere, gå over til elektrisk drift, bygge om til elektrisk drift2) elektrisere, gjøre elektrisk, sende strøm gjennom3) ( overført) begeistre, oppflamme, elektrisere, oppildne, fascinere, fjetre -
3 stagger
'stæɡə1) (to sway, move or walk unsteadily: The drunk man staggered along the road.) sjangle, rave2) (to astonish: I was staggered to hear he had died.) bli lamslått/rystet3) (to arrange (people's hours of work, holidays etc) so that they do not begin and end at the same times.) forskyve•raving--------vaklIsubst. \/ˈstæɡə\/1) vakling, sjangling, raving, tumling2) spredning3) plassering i sikksakk, forskjøvet plasseringthe staggers eller mad staggers eller blind staggers ( veterinærfag) koller (hjernesykdom eller annen sykdom som kjennetegnes ved ustø gange)IIverb \/ˈstæɡə\/1) vakle, rave, sjangle, tumle, få til å vakle, få til å sjangle2) ( overført) vakle, nøle, tvile, få til å vakle, få til å nøle3) forbløffe, forvirre, lamslå, ryste4) (om arbeidstid, lunsjpauser e.l.) forskyve, forklaring: ordne slik at de ikke blir sammenfallende5) forklaring: plassere eller stille opp i sikksakk, plassere eller anbringe forskjøvet i forhold til hverandre (gjelder sideveier i et veikryss, eiker i et hjul eller vingene på en dobbeltdekker)stagger to one's feet komme seg vaklende på bena, reise seg ustøtt -
4 stun
past tense, past participle - stunned; verb1) (to make unconscious or knock senseless eg by a blow on the head: The blow stunned him.) slå i svime/bevisstløs2) (to shock or astonish: He was stunned by the news of her death.) sjokkere, lamslå•- stunningoverveldeIsubst. \/stʌn\/1) bedøvende slag2) sjokk(tilstand), lamslått tilstandin a stun bedøvet sjokkert, lamslåttIIverb \/stʌn\/1) bedøve2) slå bevisstløs, svimeslå3) ( overført) gjøre målløs, lamslå, svimeslå, sjokkeremåten han snakket på, gjorde publikum målløse
См. также в других словарях:
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
astonish — c.1300, astonien, from O.Fr. estoner to stun, daze, deafen, astound, from V.L. *extonare, from L. ex out + tonare to thunder (see THUNDER (Cf. thunder)); so, lit. to leave someone thunderstruck. The modern form (influenced by English verbs in ish … Etymology dictionary
astonish — *surprise, astound, amaze, flabbergast Analogous words: nonplus, dumbfound, bewilder, confound (see PUZZLE): impress, strike, touch, *affect … New Dictionary of Synonyms
astonish — [v] surprise amaze, astound, bewilder, blow away*, blow one’s mind*, boggle, bowl over*, confound, daze, dumbfound, flabbergast, floor*, knock over*, overwhelm, put one away*, shock, spring on, stagger, startle, stun, stupefy, take aback, throw a … New thesaurus
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
astonish — [ə stän′ish] vt. [altered < ME astonien < OFr estoner < VL * extonare (for L attonare) < ex , intens. + tonare, to THUNDER] to fill with sudden wonder or great surprise; amaze SYN. SURPRISE astonishing adj. astonishingly adv … English World dictionary
astonish */ — UK [əˈstɒnɪʃ] / US [əˈstɑnɪʃ] verb [transitive] Word forms astonish : present tense I/you/we/they astonish he/she/it astonishes present participle astonishing past tense astonished past participle astonished to surprise someone very much Beth… … English dictionary
astonish — See amaze. See amaze, astonish, surprise … Dictionary of problem words and expressions
astonish — v. 1) to astonishgreatly, very much 2) (R) it astonished me to learn that he was here; it astonished us that they were able to survive * * * [ə stɒnɪʃ] it astonished us that they were able to survive very much (R) it astonished me to learn that… … Combinatory dictionary
astonish — as|ton|ish [əˈstɔnıʃ US əˈsta: ] v [T] [Date: 1500 1600; Origin: astone to astonish (14 17 centuries) (from Old French estoner, from Vulgar Latin extonare, from Latin tonare to thunder ) + ish (as in abolish)] to surprise someone very much =… … Dictionary of contemporary English