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1 étonner
astonish, surprise, wonder -
2 sidérer
➭ TABLE 6 transitive verb( = abasourdir) to stagger (inf)• je suis sidéré par son intelligence/son insolence I'm dumbfounded by his intelligence/his insolence• la foule regardait, sidérée the crowd watched, dumbfounded* * *(colloq) sideʀe verbe transitif to stagger (colloq), to astonish* * *sideʀe vt[personne] [nouvelle] to staggerLa nouvelle les a tous sidérés. — They were all staggered by the news.
* * *sidérer○ verb table: céder vtr to stagger○, to astonish.[sidere] verbe transitif(familier) [abasourdir] to staggerj'étais sidéré d'apprendre cela I was staggered to hear that, you could have knocked me down with a feather when I heard that -
3 confondre
confondre [kɔ̃fɔ̃dʀ]➭ TABLE 41 transitive verba. ( = mêler) [+ choses, dates] to confuse• confondre qch/qn avec qch/qn d'autre to mistake sth/sb for sth/sb elseb. ( = déconcerter) to astoundc. ( = démasquer) [+ ennemi, menteur] to confound* * *kɔ̃fɔ̃dʀ
1.
1) ( ne pas distinguer) to mix up, to confuse2) ( mêler) liter to merge3) ( décontenancer) fml to stagger4) ( démasquer) to expose [accusé, traître]
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se confondre verbe pronominal1) ( se mêler) [formes, couleurs] to merge; [événements, faits] to become confused2) ( être identique) [intérêts, espoirs] to coincide3) ( se répandre) fml* * *kɔ̃fɔ̃dʀ vt1) [jumeaux, faits] to confuse, to mix upconfondre qn avec qn d'autre — to mistake sb for sb else, to mix sb up with sb else
On le confond souvent avec son frère. — People often mistake him for his brother., People often mix him up with his brother.
2) [témoin, menteur] to confound* * *confondre verb table: rompreA vtr1 ( ne pas distinguer) to mix up, to confuse; je l'ai confondu avec son cousin I got him mixed up with his cousin, I mistook him for his cousin; confondre le sel avec le sucre to mistake the salt for the sugar; tu confonds la science et la technologie you are confusing science with technology; ce n'était pas moi, vous devez confondre it wasn't me, you must be confusing me with somebody else; tu confonds tout! you're getting it all mixed up!; tous partis/secteurs confondus all parties/sectors taken together; toutes catégories confondues all categories taken together;2 ( mêler) liter to merge; les projecteurs confondent leurs faisceaux the beams of the floodlights merge; dans son œuvre, l'architecte et le sculpteur confondent leur art his/her works bring architecture and sculpture together;3 ( décontenancer) fml to stagger; il a confondu les journalistes par son érudition he staggered the journalists with his learning; leur ignorance me confondait I found their ignorance staggering;B se confondre vpr1 ( se mêler) [formes, couleurs] to merge; [événements, faits] to become confused; se confondre avec qch to merge with sth; la mer et le ciel se confondent à l'horizon sea and sky merge on the horizon; les deux dates se sont confondues dans mon esprit the two dates have become confused in my mind; les caméléons se confondent avec leur environnement chameleons merge with their background;2 ( être identique) [intérêts, espoirs, points de vue] to coincide; notre avenir se confond avec celui de l'Europe our future is bound up with that of Europe; sa vie se confond/ne se confond pas avec son œuvre his/her life and his/her work are one/are separate;3 ( se répandre) fml il s'est confondu en excuses he apologized profusely; il s'est confondu en remerciements/politesses he was effusive in his thanks/courtesies.[kɔ̃fɔ̃dr] verbe transitifil a confondu la clef du garage et celle de la porte he mistook the garage key for the door key, he mixed up the garage key and the door keyconfondre quelqu'un/quelque chose avec to mistake somebody/something foron ne se connaît pas, vous devez confondre we've never met, you must be making a mistake ou be mistakenattention, ce n'est pas ce que j'ai dit, ne confondons pas! hey, let's get one thing straight, that's not what I saidêtre ou rester confondu devant to be speechless in the face of ou astounded by————————se confondre verbe pronominal intransitif2. [être embrouillé] to be mixed up ou confused————————se confondre en verbe pronominal plus prépositionse confondre en excuses/remerciements to be effusive in one's apologies/thanks, to apologize/thank profusely -
4 stupéfier
stupéfier [stypefje]➭ TABLE 7 transitive verb( = étonner) to astound* * *stypefje1) ( étonner) to astound, to stun* * *stypefje vt1) (= étonner) to astonish, to stunSa réponse m'a stupéfié. — I was astonished by his answer., I was stunned by his answer.
2) (rendre inerte, insensible) to stupefy* * *stupéfier verb table: plier vtr1 ( étonner) to astound, to stun;[stypefje] verbe transitif2. (littéraire) [suj: froid, peur] to stupefy -
5 ébahir
ébahir [ebaiʀ]➭ TABLE 2 transitive verb* * *ebaiʀ
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verbe transitif to dumbfound
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s'ébahir verbe pronominal to be dumbfounded (de, devant by)* * *ebaiʀ vtto astonish, to astound* * *ébahir verb table: finirA vtr to dumbfound, astound; elle m'ébahit par son audace her audacity dumbfounds me.B s'ébahir vpr to be dumbfounded, astounded (de, devant by).[ebair] verbe transitif————————s'ébahir de verbe pronominal plus prépositionto marvel ou to wonder at -
6 étonner
étonner [etɔne]➭ TABLE 11. transitive verb• ça m'étonne que... I am surprised that...2. reflexive verb• je m'étonne que... I am surprised that...* * *etɔne
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verbe transitif to surprise
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* * *etɔne vtCela m'étonnerait que le colis soit déjà arrivé. — I'd be surprised if the parcel has arrived yet.
* * *étonner verb table: aimerA vtr to surprise; ta réaction m'étonne I'm surprised by your reaction; ‘il viendra?’-‘ça m'étonnerait (fort)’ ‘will he come?’-‘I'd be (very) surprised if he did’; ça m'étonnerait qu'elle refuse I'd be surprised if she refused; tu m'étonneras toujours you never cease to amaze me; ‘tu vas accepter?’-‘tu m'étonnes○!’ ( évidemment) ‘are you going to accept?’-‘of course I am!’B s'étonner vpr to be surprised (que that; de qch at sth); il ne faut pas s'étonner que it should come as no surprise that; pourquoi s'étonner de voir why should it come as a surprise to see.[etɔne] verbe transitif————————s'étonner verbe pronominal intransitif -
7 asphyxier
v. trans.1. To 'flabbergast', to astonish (literally to take the wind out of someone).2. To 'pull the wool over someone's eyes', to fool.3. Etre asphyxié: To be 'pissed', 'blotto', to be drunk.
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