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1 stupéfait
stupéfait, e [stypefε, εt]adjective• stupéfait de voir que... astounded to see that...* * *stupéfaite stypefɛ, ɛt adjectif astounded, dumbfoundedrester stupéfait de quelque chose/d'apprendre — to be astounded at something/to hear
* * *stypefɛ, ɛt adj stupéfait, -e* * *stupéfait, stupéfaite adj astounded, dumbfounded; rester stupéfait de qch/d'apprendre to be astounded at sth/to hear.( féminin stupéfaite) [stypefɛ, ɛt] adjectif -
2 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
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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 -
3 estomaquer
estomaquer (inf) [εstɔmake]➭ TABLE 1 transitive verb* * *(colloq) ɛstɔmake verbe transitif to flabbergast* * *ɛstɔmake vt ** * *estomaquer○ verb table: aimer vtr to flabbergast, to astound; être estomaqué to be flabbergasted ou astounded.[ɛstɔmake] verbe transitif -
4 ébahi
ébahi, e [ebai]* * *ebai adj ébahi, -edumbfounded, flabbergasted* * *A pp ⇒ ébahir.B pp adj dumbfounded, astounded (de voir to see).prendre un air ébahi to look flabbergasted ou stunned -
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 éberlué
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7 époustoufler
époustoufler (inf) [epustufle]➭ TABLE 1 transitive verb* * *(colloq) epustufle verbe transitif to amaze* * *epustufle vtto flabbergast, to astound* * *époustoufler○ verb table: aimer vtr to amaze, to astound; être époustouflé de/par qch to be flabbergasted ou astounded at/by sth.[epustufle] verbe transitif -
8 ébaubir
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9 stupéfié
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10 abasourdi
past part. 'Bowled over', astounded. T'aurais dû voir cette gueule abasourdie! You should have seen his face! -
11 baver
v. trans, & intrans.1. To 'natter', to chatter, to talk endlessly.2. To 'backbite', to talk behind someone's back.3. En baver:a To 'graft', to work very hard.b To be green with envy.c To be 'hopping mad', to be furious.d To be 'flabbergasted', to be astounded. (Another more picturesque alternative with this meaning is en baver des ronds de chapeau.)4. En faire baver à quelqu'un: To make someone's life a misery. -
12 bougie
n. f.1. 'Bean', 'block', head.2. 'Mush', 'dial', face. Faire une drôle de bougie: To pull a face, to look astounded.3. Avoir les bougies encrassées (fig.): To be 'slow on the uptake', to be rather dim. ( Bougies are spark-plugs; when they are clogged with dirt, ignition is a problem, hence the imagery of the expression.) -
13 bras
n. m.1. In a number of expressions the English equivalent of bras is 'hand' or 'hands'. Avoir quelqu'un sur les bras: To have someone on one's hands. Mes bras sont liés: My hands are tied. Etre le bras droit de quelqu'un: To be someone's right-hand man.2. Avoir le bras long: To have 'plenty of pull', to be influential.3. Faire le gros bras: To play the tough guy, to throw one's weight about.4. Mettre le bras jusqu'au coude: To go all out at something, to spare no effort.5. En avoir les bras coupés: To be 'flabbergasted', to be astounded by something (also: m avoir les bras qui tombent).6. En avoir plein les bras: To be 'sick up to here', to be fed up with something. J'en ai plein les bras de cette affaire! I'm fed up to the back teeth with all this!7. Frapper ( quelqu'un) à bras raccourcis (also: tomber sur quelqu'un à bras raccourcis): To 'pitch into someone', to shower someone with blows.8. Ça m'est resté sur les bras: I've been lumbered with it—I'm stuck with it. -
14 désossé
I.n. m. 'Gawk', lanky person. (At the turn of the century, Valentin le Désossé, a famous dancer at the Moulin Rouge, astounded the cabaret crowds with his indiarubber-man antics.)II.adj. 'Lanky', tall and skinny. Il est drôlement désossé! There's about as much fat on him as on a butcher's pencil! -
15 sidéré
past part. 'Knocked-out', 'flabbergasted', astounded.
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