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boggles

  • 1 boggle

    intransitive verb
    (be startled) sprachlos sein

    the mind boggles [at the thought] — bei dem Gedanken wird einem schwindlig

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    bog·gle
    [ˈbɒgl̩, AM ˈbɑ:-]
    I. vi sprachlos sein
    he \boggled at the suggestion der Vorschlag verschlug ihm die Sprache
    what she said made the imagination \boggle was sie sagte, war kaum vorstellbar
    the mind \boggles at how much they spend on food man fasst sich an den Kopf, wenn man hört, wie viel sie für Essen ausgeben
    II. vt
    to \boggle the mind unglaublich sein, die Vorstellungskraft übersteigen
    it rather \boggles the mind, doesn't it? da bleibt einem doch der Mund offen stehen! fam
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    ['bɒgl]
    vi (inf)
    glotzen (inf), völlig sprachlos sein

    the mind boggles — das ist nicht or kaum auszumalen (inf)

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    boggle [ˈbɒɡl; US ˈbɑɡəl]
    A v/i
    1. a) erschrecken, zusammenfahren
    b) zurückschrecken (at vor dat)
    c) scheuen (Pferd) (at vor dat)
    2. stutzen, zögern, schwanken
    3. Schwierigkeiten machen (Person)
    4. überwältigt oder fassungslos sein, Bauklötze staunen umg:
    imagination ( oder the mind) boggles at the thought es wird einem schwindlig bei dem (bloßen) Gedanken
    5. US pfuschen, stümpern (beide pej)
    B v/t US verpfuschen
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    intransitive verb
    (be startled) sprachlos sein

    the mind boggles [at the thought] — bei dem Gedanken wird einem schwindlig

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    v.
    zurück schrecken v.
    zurückschrecken (alt.Rechtschreibung) v.

    English-german dictionary > boggle

  • 2 boggle

    bog·gle [ʼbɒgl̩, Am ʼbɑ:-] vi
    sprachlos sein;
    he \boggled at the suggestion der Vorschlag verschlug ihm die Sprache;
    what she said made the imagination \boggle was sie sagte, war kaum vorstellbar;
    the mind \boggles at how much they spend on food man fasst sich an den Kopf, wenn man hört, wie viel sie für Essen ausgeben vt
    to \boggle the mind unglaublich sein, die Vorstellungskraft übersteigen;
    it rather \boggles the mind, doesn't it? da bleibt einem doch der Mund offen stehen! ( fam)

    English-German students dictionary > boggle

См. также в других словарях:

  • boggles — bog·gle || bÉ’gl v. prevent; hesitate; be shocked, be awed; shock …   English contemporary dictionary

  • BOGGLES — …   Useful english dictionary

  • boggles the mind — makes one crazy, astound, astonish, cause to be filled with awe …   English contemporary dictionary

  • something boggles the mind — sth boggles the ˈmind idiom (also the mind ˈboggles) (informal) if sth boggles the mind or the mind boggles at it, it is so unusual that people find it hard to imagine or accept • The vastness of space really boggles the mind …   Useful english dictionary

  • (the) mind boggles — sth boggles the ˈmind idiom (also the mind ˈboggles) (informal) if sth boggles the mind or the mind boggles at it, it is so unusual that people find it hard to imagine or accept • The vastness of space really boggles the mind …   Useful english dictionary

  • the mind boggles —    The expression the mind boggles is used as a reaction to something that you find amazing or difficult to understand.     She crossed the Atlantic alone can you imagine? the mind boggles! …   English Idioms & idiomatic expressions

  • (the) mind boggles. — something that you say which means that a situation or subject is very difficult to understand or imagine. A cloned sheep? The mind boggles. The mind boggles at the thought of what you could do with all that money. (often + at) …   New idioms dictionary

  • (the) mind boggles — it is very difficult to understand or imagine. The mind boggles at the thought of what you could do with all that money …   New idioms dictionary

  • boggle — bog|gle [ˈbɔgəl US ˈba: ] v [Date: 1500 1600; Origin: Perhaps from bogle; BOGEY] the/your mind boggles also sth makes the/your mind boggle also sth boggles the/your mind informal if your mind boggles when you think of something, it is difficult… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • boggle — verb 1 the mind/imagination boggles informal if your mind etc boggles when you think of something, it is difficult for you to imagine or accept it: Did you know Keith s a father now? Good God, no, the mind boggles. (+ at): My mind boggles at the… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • boggle — UK [ˈbɒɡ(ə)l] / US [ˈbɑɡ(ə)l] verb Word forms boggle : present tense I/you/we/they boggle he/she/it boggles present participle boggling past tense boggled past participle boggled 1) [intransitive/transitive] if the mind boggles, or if something… …   English dictionary

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