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1 the mind boggles!
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2 boggle
tr['bɒgəl]1 sobresaltarse, quedarse boquiabierto,-a\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLthe mind boggles! ¡alucina!the mind boggles!: ¡es increíble!n.• vacilación s.f.v.• retroceder v.'bɑːgəl, 'bɒgəl['bɒɡl]the mind boggles — (hum) uno se queda helado or pasmado, uno alucina (Esp, Méx fam)
1.VI pasmarse, quedarse patidifuso *to boggle (at) — (=hesitate) quedarse patidifuso (ante) *; (=be afraid) quedarse helado (ante)
the mind boggles! — te quedas helado or patidifuso *
2.VT* * *['bɑːgəl, 'bɒgəl]the mind boggles — (hum) uno se queda helado or pasmado, uno alucina (Esp, Méx fam)
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3 boggle
s.fantasma, espectro, objeto espantoso.v.1 sobresaltarse.2 embotar, entumecer.3 aturdir.vi. (familiar)he boggled at the thought of her reaction le horripilaba pensar cómo reaccionaría ellashe boggled at paying such a price se quedó pasmada de tener que pagar un precio tan altothe mind boggles! no me lo puedo ni imaginarThe mind boggles uno se queda helado o pasmado, uno alucina(pt & pp boggled)
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
