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vt/i (jemanden) amaze, astound; (sprachlos machen) dumbfound, stupefy; (verwirren) bewilder; seine Offenheit verblüffte his openness was astounding; sich ( nicht) durch etw. verblüffen lassen (not) be taken in by s.th.* * *to stump; to astound; to amaze; to knock out; to confound; to stun; to dumbfound; to flabbergast; to flummox; to nonplus; to stupefy; to take aback; to baffle* * *ver|blụ̈f|fen [fɛɐ'blʏfn] ptp verblü\#fftvt(= erstaunen) to stun, to amaze; (= verwirren) to baffle* * *1) (to surprise greatly: I was amazed at his stupidity.) amaze2) (to puzzle and surprise greatly.) confound3) (to puzzle or baffle completely: I'm stumped!) stump* * *ver·blüf·fen *[fɛɐ̯ˈblʏfn̩]vt* * *transitives, auch intransitives Verb astonish; amaze; astound; (verwirren) baffle* * *verblüffen v/t & v/i (jemanden) amaze, astound; (sprachlos machen) dumbfound, stupefy; (verwirren) bewilder;seine Offenheit verblüffte his openness was astounding;sich (nicht) durch etwas verblüffen (not) be taken in by sth* * *transitives, auch intransitives Verb astonish; amaze; astound; (verwirren) baffle* * *v.to amaze v.to astound v.to baffle v.to dumbfound v.to flabbergast v.to flummox* v.to nonplus v.to puzzle v.to stump v.to stupefy v. -
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v/t astonish, amaze* * *frap|pie|ren [fra'piːrən] ptp frappiert1. vt(= verblüffen) to astound, to astonish, to amaze2. vi(Sache) to be astounding or astonishing* * *frap·pie·ren *[fraˈpi:rən]vt2. KOCHK to cool sth rapidly with crushed ice* * *transitives Verb (geh.) astonish; astound* * *frappieren v/t astonish, amaze* * *transitives Verb (geh.) astonish; astound -
3 überraschen
vt/i (untr., hat) surprise; Unvorhergesehenes, Unwetter etc.: catch s.o. out, Am. trip s.o. up, catch s.o. by surprise; (überrumpeln) take s.o. by surprise; jemanden bei etw. überraschen (ertappen) catch s.o. doing s.th.; der Einbrecher wurde von einem Nachbarn überrascht the burglar was surprised by a neighbo(u)r; im Schlaf überrascht werden be caught sleeping; der Torwart wurde von dem Schuss überrascht the shot caught the goalkeeper unawares; vom Regen überrascht werden be caught in the rain; es überrascht, dass... it’s surprising that...; ich lass mich / lassen wir uns überraschen umg. I’ll / let’s wait and see* * *to overtake; to take aback; to surprise; to take by surprise; to astonish; to come upon* * *über|rạ|schen [yːbɐ'raʃn] ptp überra\#schtvt insepto surpriseSee:→ auch überrascht* * *(to cause to feel surprise: The news surprised me.) surprise* * *über·ra·schen *[y:bɐˈraʃn̩]vt▪ jdn \überraschen to surprise sbjdn mit einem Besuch \überraschen to surprise sb with a visit, to give sb a surprise visit2. (ertappen)▪ jdn dabei \überraschen, wie jd etw tut to catch sb doing sthlassen wir uns \überraschen! (fam) let's wait and see [what happens]4. (erstaunen)du überrascht mich! you surprise me!, I'm surprised at you!▪ jdn \überraschen to take sb by surprisevom Regen überrascht werden to get caught in the rain* * *transitives Verb surprise; <storm, earthquake> take by surprise; (durch einen Angriff) take by surprise; catch unawaresjemanden beim Rauchen/Stehlen überraschen — catch somebody smoking/stealing
* * *überraschen v/t & v/i (untrennb, hat) surprise; Unvorhergesehenes, Unwetter etc: catch sb out, US trip sb up, catch sb by surprise; (überrumpeln) take sb by surprise;jemanden bei etwas überraschen (ertappen) catch sb doing sth;der Einbrecher wurde von einem Nachbarn überrascht the burglar was surprised by a neighbo(u)r;im Schlaf überrascht werden be caught sleeping;der Torwart wurde von dem Schuss überrascht the shot caught the goalkeeper unawares;vom Regen überrascht werden be caught in the rain;es überrascht, dass … it’s surprising that …;ich lass mich/wir uns überraschen umg I’ll/let’s wait and see* * *transitives Verb surprise; <storm, earthquake> take by surprise; (durch einen Angriff) take by surprise; catch unawaresjemanden beim Rauchen/Stehlen überraschen — catch somebody smoking/stealing
* * *v.to astonish v.to overtake v.(§ p.,p.p.: overtook, overtaken)to surprise v.to take by surprise expr.
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astound — ► VERB ▪ shock or greatly surprise. DERIVATIVES astounded adjective astounding adjective. ORIGIN related to ASTONISH(Cf. ↑astonishment) … English terms dictionary
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astound — verb To astonish, bewilder or dazzle … Wiktionary
astound — verb shock or greatly surprise. Derivatives astounding adjective astoundingly adverb Origin ME: from astoned, past participle of obs. astone (see astonish) … English new terms dictionary
astound — verb (T) to make someone very surprised or shocked: The judge s decision astounded everyone. astounded adjective: an astounded look … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
astound — verb Syn: amaze, astonish, stagger, surprise, startle, stun, confound, dumbfound, take aback, leave open mouthed; informal flabbergast, bowl over; Brit.; informal knock for six … Synonyms and antonyms dictionary
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astound */ — UK [əˈstaʊnd] / US verb [transitive] Word forms astound : present tense I/you/we/they astound he/she/it astounds present participle astounding past tense astounded past participle astounded to surprise or shock someone very much … English dictionary
astound — [[t]əsta͟ʊnd[/t]] astounds, astounding, astounded VERB If something astounds you, you are very surprised by it. [V n] He used to astound his friends with feats of physical endurance. [Also V] Syn: astonish … English dictionary
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