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wonder ['wʌndə(r)]1 noun∎ the seven wonders of the world les sept merveilles du monde;∎ the wonders of science les miracles de la science;∎ the wonders of nature les merveilles de la nature;∎ a hot bath worked wonders for her aching body un bain chaud la soulagea à merveille de ses douleurs∎ the wonder (of it) is that he manages to get any work done at all le plus étonnant dans tout cela, c'est qu'il arrive à travailler;∎ it's a wonder that anyone can work in such awful conditions cela me semble incroyable qu'on puisse travailler dans des conditions aussi épouvantables;∎ it's a wonder (that) she didn't resign on the spot c'est étonnant qu'elle n'ait pas démissionné sur-le-champ;∎ no wonder they refused ce n'est pas étonnant qu'ils aient refusé;∎ no wonder! ce n'est pas étonnant!, cela vous étonne?;∎ is it any wonder that he got lost? cela vous étonne qu'il se soit perdu?;∎ it's little or small wonder no one came ce n'est guère étonnant que personne ne soit venu;∎ humorous wonders will never cease! on n'a pas fini d'être étonné!∎ the children were filled with wonder les enfants étaient émerveillés;∎ they looked on, lost in wonder ils regardaient, totalement émerveillés ou éblouis;∎ there was a look of wonder in his eyes il avait les yeux pleins d'étonnement∎ a boy wonder un petit prodige ou génie(drug, detergent) miracle; (child) prodige(a) (ask oneself) se demander;∎ I wonder where she's gone je me demande où elle est allée;∎ I wonder how he managed it je me demande comment il s'y est pris;∎ I wonder why je me demande bien pourquoi;∎ I wonder who invented that je suis curieux de savoir qui a inventé cela;∎ it makes you wonder how safe these power stations are on en vient à se demander si ces centrales électriques sont vraiment sûres;∎ I often wonder that myself je me pose souvent la question;∎ I wonder whether or if she'll come je me demande si elle viendra∎ I was wondering if you were free tomorrow est-ce que par hasard vous êtes libre demain?;∎ I wonder if you could help me pourriez-vous m'aider, s'il vous plaît?(c) (be surprised) s'étonner;∎ I wonder that he wasn't hurt je m'étonne ou cela m'étonne qu'il n'ait pas été blessé;∎ I shouldn't wonder if he were already married cela ne m'étonnerait pas ou cela ne me surprendrait pas qu'il soit déjà marié;∎ she knows a lot more, I shouldn't wonder cela ne m'étonnerait pas qu'elle en sache beaucoup plus long que ça(a) (think, reflect) penser, réfléchir;∎ it makes you wonder cela donne à penser ou à réfléchir;∎ his remarks set me wondering ses remarques m'ont laissé songeur ou m'ont donné à réfléchir;∎ I'm wondering about going tomorrow je me demande si je ne vais pas y aller demain;∎ I was wondering about it too je me posais la même question;∎ the war will be over in a few days - I wonder la guerre sera finie dans quelques jours - je n'en suis pas si sûr;∎ why? - oh, I just wondered pourquoi? - oh, pour rien, comme ça(b) (marvel, be surprised) s'étonner, s'émerveiller;∎ to wonder at sth s'émerveiller de qch;∎ the people wondered at the magnificent sight les gens s'émerveillaient de ce magnifique spectacle;∎ I don't wonder (that) you're annoyed cela ne m'étonne pas que vous soyez contrarié;∎ I don't wonder cela ne m'étonne pas
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