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1 astonishment
Erstaunen, das* * *noun To my astonishment she burst into tears.) das Erstaunen* * *aston·ish·ment[əˈstɒnɪʃmənt, AM -ˈstɑ:nɪʃ-]everyone expressed their \astonishment at his sudden death alle waren erstaunt über seinen plötzlichen Todto the \astonishment of sb, to sb's \astonishment zu jds Verwunderung [o Erstaunen]to scream in \astonishment vor Verblüffung schreiento stare in \astonishment verblüfft starren* * *[ə'stɒnɪʃmənt]nErstaunen nt, Überraschung f (at über +acc)look of astonishment — erstaunter or überraschter Blick
she looked at me in ( complete) astonishment — sie sah mich( ganz) erstaunt or überrascht an
* * *to my astonishment zu meinem Erstaunen;cause astonishment Erstaunen erregen;fill with astonishment in Erstaunen setzen* * *noun, no pl.Erstaunen, das* * *n.Erstaunen n.Überraschung f. -
2 consternation
nounBestürzung, die; (confusion) Aufregung, diein consternation — bestürzt/aufgeregt
be filled with consternation — sehr bestürzt/aufgeregt sein
* * *[konstə'neiʃən](astonishment or dismay: To my consternation, when I reached home I found I had lost the key of the house.) die Bestürzung* * *con·ster·na·tion[ˌkɒn(t)stəˈneɪʃən, AM ˌkɑ:n(t)stɚˈ-]a look of \consternation eine bestürzte Mienea look of \consternation crossed his face er machte ein bestürztes Gesichtto cause \consternation Bestürzung hervorrufento fill sb with \consternation jdn bestürzenin \consternation bestürzt▪ to sb's \consternation zu jds Bestürzung, mit Bestürzung* * *["kɒnstə'neISən]n(= dismay) Bestürzung f; (= concern, worry) Sorge f; (= fear and confusion) Aufruhr mto cause consternation (state of £, sb's behaviour) — Grund zur Sorge geben; (news) Bestürzung auslösen
the news filled me with consternation — ich war bestürzt, als ich das hörte
* * *my consternation zu meiner Bestürzung;be filled with consternation konsterniert oder bestürzt sein* * *nounBestürzung, die; (confusion) Aufregung, diein consternation — bestürzt/aufgeregt
be filled with consternation — sehr bestürzt/aufgeregt sein
* * *n.Bestürzung f.
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